Nouns
a person, place, thing, or animal
noun
a word that shows action
action verb
A word that modifies a noun.
adjective
A word that modifies a verb.
adverb
A word that takes the place of a noun. (Short cut)
pronoun
Please list the nouns in the following sentence. Mr. Lester ordered coffee and muffins for himself and his wife. There are two nouns and one proper noun
coffee and muffins
Mr. Lester (Proper Noun)
A verb that uses a form of "to be" . Examples: am, is, are, was, were
linking verb
I see a scary bear. What is the adjective?
scary
What is the adverb in this sentence? What time will we play baseball tomorrow?
tomorrow
Give 5 examples of pronouns.
Examples: he, she, it, they, us
What is the noun in the sentence below that is not a name? Joe will attend soccer practice tomorrow.
practice
What is the verb in the sentence?
Moana sails bravely across the ocean.
sails
Early Monday morning, Richard was walking his dog. What part of speech is early? Why?
Adjective because it describes Monday.
Most adverbs end in...
-ly
What word can take the place of the words the children's toys in the following sentence? Where are the children's toys?
their
Kardyn really liked her new __________. It had two white wheels with streamers on the handle bars. Use a noun to complete the sentence.
bicycle
A verb that shows something that happened in the past
a past tense verb
In the following sentence what is the adjective? My chair is made of leather.
leather
Tommy carefully drew a picture for his teacher. What is the adverb in this sentence?
carefully
True or False? Why?
"Maui" is a pronoun in the sentence: Maui teaches Moana how to read the stars.
false because "Maui" is a proper noun
A noun that tells a specific place, person, or thing.
a proper noun
What is the paste tense of the verb "cry"?
cried
Which answer fills in the blank?
Scar is Mufasa's ___________ brother.
young, younger, youngest
younger
In the sentence, “The determined athlete almost never complained during the grueling practice,” there are TWO adverbs. What are they, and what does each adverb tell us?
almost -to what extent
never -how often
Joseph lost HIS wallet on the ride at the amusement park. What word does HIS refer to in the sentence above?
Joseph