Name That Word!
What part of speech names a person, place, animal, thing or idea?
Noun
What part of speech replaces a noun, as in “she” or “they”?
Pronoun
Which punctuation mark ends a statement?
Full stop (.)
Correct the punctuation: “I love English”
I love English.
Which punctuation mark is missing? “What a wonderful day___”
Exclamation mark (!)
What part of speech describes a noun, as in “the fluffy cat”?
Adjective
Which part of speech joins words or ideas, using words such as “and” or “but”?
Conjunction
Which punctuation mark ends a direct question?
Question mark (?)
Correct the punctuation: “where are you going”
Where are you going?
What is the conjunction in: “I wanted to play, but it was raining”?
But
What part of speech shows an action, as in “The children danced”?
Verb
In “The shoes are under the bed”, what part of speech is “under”?
Preposition
Which punctuation mark shows missing letters in “cannot” when written as “can't”?
Apostrophe (')
Correct the sentence: “wow that is amazing”
Wow! That is amazing!
Identify the preposition: “The bird flew above the trees.”
Above
What part of speech describes how an action happens, as in “She sang beautifully”?
Adverb
Identify the adjective and noun in: “The clever student answered.”
Adjective: clever; noun: student
Which punctuation mark introduces the list in “Bring these items: pens, books and paper”?
Colon (:)
Add the missing punctuation: “The learners bag is blue”
The learner's bag is blue.
What is the difference between “learners” and “learner's”?
“Learners” means more than one learner; “learner's” shows ownership by one learner.
In “Wow! That was an amazing goal!”, which part of speech expresses emotion?
Interjection
Identify the pronoun, verb and adverb: “They worked carefully.”
Pronoun: they; verb: worked; adverb: carefully
Which punctuation mark can join two closely related complete sentences, as in “It rained; we stayed inside”?
Semicolon (;)
Correct the sentence: “sarah said i am ready”
Sarah said, “I am ready.”
Explain how punctuation changes the meaning of “Stop.” and “Stop!”
“Stop.” is a statement or instruction; “Stop!” expresses stronger urgency or emotion.