Preposition or Adverb
Tell whether the word is a preposition or adverb.
"He shouted to get inside the castle."
Preposition
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
What is a verb?
an action or state of being word
What is an adjective?
a word that describes a noun
What is a pronoun?
words that take the place of nouns and proper nouns
Tell whether the word is a preposition or adverb.
"We cannot live without water."
preposition
Identify the nouns in the following sentence.
"All of the dogs chased the cat out of the yard."
dogs
cat
yard
Identify the verb(s) in the sentence.
"The circus elephants stomped through the crowd while the tamer panicked."
stomped
panicked
What is an adverb?
a word that tells how, when, where or why a verb (action) is happening
a word that describes an action
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence:
"She went there when she was younger."
she
there
Identify the adverb/preposition and state whether it is an adverb or preposition.
"The man turned around."
around-adverb
Identify the nouns in the following sentence.
"The last leaf fell from the tree and disappointment filled the air."
leaf
tree
disappointment
air
Identify the verb(s) in the sentence.
"Tennis is a great sport that is played all over the world."
is
played
Identify the adjectives in the sentence.
"The fluffy, white rabbit hopped into the neighbor's garden to eat."
fluffy
white
neighbor's
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence:
"They went with us to the game."
they
us
Identify the adverb/preposition and state whether it is an adverb or preposition.
"The building on the corner is the newest one."
on-preposition
Identify the nouns and whether they are proper or regular nouns.
"The Boston Celtics play basketball tonight."
Boston Celtics-proper noun
basketball-regular noun
tonight-regular noun
Identify the verb in the sentence and say whether it is an action or state-of-being verb.
"They were very nice to us."
were- state-of-being
Identify the adverbs in the following sentence.
The children sneakily snuck into the theater but were quickly chased out.
sneakily
quickly
out
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence:
"Christian and I spoke with them there."
I
them
there
Identify the adverb/preposition and state whether it is an adverb or preposition.
"We learned the spelling words by repeating them."
by-preposition
Identify the nouns in the following sentence and whether they are concrete or abstract.
"Birds and ravens have a known friendship in nature."
birds-concrete
ravens-concrete
friendship-abstract
nature-concrete
Identify the verb(s) in the sentence and say whether it is an action or state-of-being verb.
"The eagle was on the branch when it turned its head and looked at me.
was- state-of-being
turn- action
look- action
Identify the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence.
"The public garden is so colorful, and the people there are very kind and helpful."
Adjectives: public, colorful, kind, helpful
Adverbs: very, so
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence:
"She and I thought you took her backpack."
she
I
you
her