Parts of Speech 1
My teacher is pretty cool.
"Teacher" is an example of a(n)...
noun
Which part of speech describes nouns?
adjectives
She wore a purple dress yesterday.
"Purple" is an example of a(n)...
adjective
I jumped rope with my friends.
"Jumped" is an example of a(n)...
verb
Which part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
nouns
What are these?
Aha! Gosh! Wow! Ouch!
Interjections
What are these?
he, I, his, she, her, they, their, themselves, your
pronouns
Which part of speech is used with other words to indicate time, movement, or location?
For example, "I hid UNDER the table AFTER school."
prepositions
What are these?
and, or, so, because...
conjunctions
Arthur is an aardvark.
"Is" is an example of a(n)...
verb
Which part of speech replaces nouns to help with avoiding repetition?
pronouns
I went to school.
"To" is an example of a(n)...
preposition
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join phrases, clauses, or words?
conjunction
Which part of speech is used to modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs?
adverbs
He drove quickly.
"Quickly" is an example of a(n) ...
adverb
Which part of speech helps to convey emotions with expressions?
interjections
What part of speech helps to describe nouns?
adjectives
Which part of speech shows actions?
verbs
Which part of speech is the word in all caps?
AFTER lunch, I want to take a nap.
preposition
The words "the, a, an" are the only three ____ in the English language.
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