3rd Grade Grammar: Parts of Speech

Nouns

100

Define a noun.

A noun is the part of speech that names a PERSON, a PLACE or a THING.

200

What are the 2 nouns in this sentence? Which is proper and which is common?

Ella dropped her pencil.

Ella - proper

pencil - common

300

Name 3 common nouns and 3 proper nouns.

Answers will vary.

400

The word HAPPY is a noun. True or False?

False

500

What are the 3 nouns in this sentence? Which are common and which are proper?

Mr. Morton rode the bus with his students.

Mr. Morton - proper

bus - common

students - common

Verbs

100

Define a verb.

A verb is the part of speech that describes the ACTION (what is doing/done) or STATE OF BEING (how something is) in a sentence.

200

What is the correct form of the verb: They (WANT/WANTS) to go again.

They WANT to go again

300

Pam jumped into the pool.

What is the verb?

jumped

400

The word RAN is a verb. True or False?

True

500

When the bell rings, I walk home.

Find the 2 verbs.

rings, walk

Adjectives

100

Define an adjective

An adjective is the part of speech that MODIFIES (DESCRIBES) a noun, telling SIZE, COLOR OR HOW MANY.

200

Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence: The girl sat on the small, brown chair.

SMALL; BROWN

300

Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: "The wedding gown was lovely and expensive."

LOVELY; EXPENSIVE

400

Does this adjective tell what kind, which one, or how many?

Juan bought several candy bars.

how many

500

Find the adjectives: The fat, orange cat pounces.

fat, orange

Adverbs

100

Define an adverb.

An adverb is the part of speech that MODIFIES (DESCRIBES) a verb in time (WHEN), manner (HOW), or place (WHERE).

200

What is the SUFFIX that will help identify the ADVERB in a sentence?

-LY

300

What is the adverb? "The bird sang beautifully."

BEAUTIFULLY

400

Greg put the baby in her bed and tiptoed silently out of the nursery. Which word is the adverb?

silently

500

Kendra swam her laps _______ during gym class. What adverb best completes this sentence? 

noisier 

noisily 

noisy

noisily

Random

100

What is the contraction for do not?

don't

200

Which word is not a conjunction:

            and

            an

            but

            or

an

300

Which word is not a pronoun?

            my

            theirs

            between

            his

between

400

Which word is NOT a preposition?

on

in

ran

over

ran

500

Fix this sentence:

sarah and jim goed to target yesterday to by snacks

Sarah and Jim went to Target yesterday to buy snacks.