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

iDENTIFY THE SUBJECT NOUN WITHIN THE SENTENCE: Six very young swimmers splashed happily around today.

swimmers

300

Identify the SUBJECT and the PREDICATE of the sentence: "Mr. Morton rode the bus all of the way home."

SUBJECT: Mr. Morton PREDICATE: rode the bus (all of the way home)

400

Identify the subject noun within the sentence: Several visitors bought many souvenirs today.

visitors

500

Identify the nouns (subject noun and regular nouns) within the sentence: Mom sent an email to Mrs. Blake, my new teacher, at Pike Elementary.

Subject noun:Mom

Regular nouns: email, Mrs. Blake, teacher, Pike Elementary

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

Where is the verb in the sentence: That huge dead tree fell quite suddenly!

Fell

300

Identify the verb in the sentence: The monkeys have a bunch of bananas.

have

400

Complete the sentence using a verb: I will help my father _________ the house tomorrow.

possible answers: WASH, CLEAN, PAINT, BUILD

500

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

They WANT to go again

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

Correctly rearrange the scrambled sentence: JUAN BLUE GRANDMA GAVE HAT A

Grandma gave Juan a blue hat. -OR- Juan gave Grandma a blue hat.

500

Identify the adjective(s) in the sentence: Several bright butterflies flew in the peaceful breeze. 

several, bright, peaceful

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 adverb? The children were happy there.

'HAPPY' is the adverb for the verb 'WERE'

300

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

BEAUTIFULLY

400

Identify the adverb in the sentence: The team played very well today.

very, well, and today

500

What is the adverb? Outside, the pirates guarded their treasure cove.

OUTSIDE

Sentence types

100

What are the 4 sentence types?

Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory

200

Make your bed

imperative

300

That's a tornado

Exclamatory

400

May I have a sleepover

interrogative

500

I enjoy listening to music

declarative