Parts of Speech 1
A "Teacher" is an example of :
a. noun
b. verb
c. adverb
noun
an adjective
The gigantic elephant towered over the other animals in the zoo.
What does the word 'gigantic' mean?
Very large
Big
Huge
Skipping is an example of a:
a. adverb
b. adjective
c. verb
a verb
The magician’s trick was so baffling that everyone in the audience gasped in surprise.
What does baffling mean?
confusing
puzzling
Maria was elated when she found out she had won the prize.
What does the word 'elated' mean?
Happy, excited, pleased
Provide an antonym for dangerous
safe, harmless
What is a synonym?
A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.
What is wrong with this sentence?
jenny went to the shops
Jenny needs a capital letter
Full stop
What is a guide word?
(HINT: Dictionary skills lesson)
A word at the top of the page of the dictionary
Guide words are like signposts. They tell you where to look in the dictionary so you don’t have to check every page.
Is this word spelled correctly?
mysterious
Yes!
What does the word cruel mean?
Mean, nasty
Is 'Sydney' an abstract noun?
No. It is a proper noun.
what does a sentence have to start with in order to be complete?
A capital letter
What does the word miserable mean?
Sad, upset
Adam Goodes is a famous indigenous AFL player. True or False?
True
what part of speech helps to describe nouns?
adjectives
which part of speech shows actions?
verbs
What does a sentence have to end with in order to be a complete sentence?
punctuation (full stop, exclamation mark, question mark)
which part of speech replaces nouns to help with repetition?
pronouns
he drove quickly... Quickly is an example of an adverb.
True or False?
True
the, a, an are all examples of
HINT: Starts with a D
Determiner
running is an example of...
verb
The verb in this sentence is...
The dog chased the ball across the yard.
Dandenong is an example of:
A. common noun
B. proper noun
C. abstract
Proper