Nouns
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing or idea
What is a verb?
A word that shows action or being
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun (ie. he, him, her, you, I, etc.)
The noun in this sentence: “The cat slept on the mat.”
Identify the verb: “She runs every morning.”
runs
Find the adjective: “The red ball bounced fast.”
red
Identify the adverb: “She ran quickly.”
quickly
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins words or groups of words
Abstract noun
Something you cannot touch or see physically
Past tense of “jump”
jumped
What questions does an adjective usually answer (name one)?
Which one? (e.g., I want that book.)
What kind? / What type? (e.g., She has a red car.)
How many / How much? (when describing quantity, e.g., I have three apples.)
Adverbs often answer which questions?
How? – Describes the manner of an action.
She ran quickly.
When? – Describes the time.
He will arrive tomorrow.
Where? – Describes the place.
They looked everywhere.
To what extent / How much? – Describes degree or intensity.
I am very tired.
So basically, adverbs tell how, when, where, or how much something happens.
What is an interjection?
A word that shows strong feeling or emotion (Wow! Ouch! Hurray!)
Collective noun
A word that names a group, ie.
Name a verb that shows state of being
is or was
Superlative adjective of “fast”
Positive: fast → She is a fast runner.
Comparative: faster → He is faster than me.
Superlative: fastest → She is the fastest runner in the class.
Convert the adjective “slow” into an adverb
slowly
Preposition in this sentence: “The book is on the table.”
on
Proper noun
Name a specific person, place or thing, ie. Toronto, Ashleigh, Parkdale
Irregular verb: Change “go” into past tense
went
Comparative adjective of “happy”
Happier
Identify the adverb: “He sings very beautifully.”
very & beautifully
Articles in English (list all three)
The three articles in English are:
a – indefinite article (used before singular nouns starting with a consonant sound)
an – indefinite article (used before singular nouns starting with a vowel sound)
the – definite article (used to refer to a specific noun)