Parts of Speech
What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
How do you describe an action that is happening right now?
Present tense
What is the term for a sentence that makes a statement?
declarative
What punctuation mark is used at the end of a question?
a question mark
What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
antonym
Which part of speech shows action or a state of being?
Name the tense used to describe an action that has already been completed.
past tense
Which type of sentence shows strong emotion or excitement?
exclamatory
Which punctuation is used to separate items in a list?
a comma
What term describes a word with the same or similar meaning as anther word?
synonym
Name the part of speech that modifies a noun or pronoun.
adjective
What tense describes an action that will happen in the future?
Future tense
Name a type of sentence that asks a quesiton?
Interrogative
What punctuation marks are used to show something is speaking?
quotation marks
Identify the term for words that sound the same but have different meanings.
homophones
Name the part of speech that modifies a noun or pronoun.
conjunction
Which tense is used for an action that started int he past and is still continuing?
Present tense
What is a sentence called that gives a command or makes a request?
imperative
Which punctuation is used to form a contraction or show possession?
apostrophe
What do you call a word that compares two things using the words like or as?
Simile
Identify the part of speech that takes the place of a noun.
pronoun
Identify the tense used to show an action that was ongoing on in the past.
Past tense
Identify the structure of a simple sentence.
independent clause
Name the punctuation used to join two independent clauses?
Semicolon
What is the term for an expression that used figurative language to mean something different that is literal words?
idiom