Parts of Speech
Which noun is the subject of this sentence?
The baby reaches for his bottle.
baby
his
reaches
bottle
for
baby
Fill in the blank with the correct comparative adjective.
The tree is ______ (tall) than our house.
tallest
tallerest
taller
taller
Choose the correct comparative adverb for the adverb in parentheses.
The boss told us to work (hard).
more harder
hardest
more hard
harder
harder
Find the subject in this sentence.
Nate lived in the forest for the whole summer!
Nate
summer
forest
lived
Nate
Which of these nouns are abstract nouns?
**Hint: There is more than one correct answer.**
horror
scream
anger
punch
horror
anger
scream
Which noun in this sentence is the direct object?
Women in fancy hats bought jewelry.
bought
jewelry
women
hats
fancy
jewelry
Fill in the blank with the correct superlative adjective.
Yellowstone is the _____ (old) national park in the country.
oldiest
oldester
oldest
oldest
Choose the correct superlative adverb for the adverb in parentheses.
Ameena drives the (carefully) in heavy traffic.
carefulliest
most carefully
most carefulliest
most careful
most carefully
Identify a compound subject
What is the subject of this sentence?
Trisha and Martin helped the teacher set up the classroom.
Trisha and Martin
Trisha, Martin, and the teacher
Trisha
Martin and the teacher
Trisha and Martin
Which word is the abstract noun in this sentence?
The little boy leaped for joy.
leaped
little
boy
joy
joy
Distinguish between subject nouns and direct object nouns
What kind of noun is "Boy Scouts" in this sentence?
The Boy Scouts start a campfire.
"Boy Scouts" is the subject.
"Boy Scouts" is the direct object.
"Boy Scouts" is the subject.
Form superlative adjectives with most or least.
Fill in the blank with the correct comparative adjective.
Christmas is the _____ (joyful) day of the year.
joyfullest
most joyful
most joyfullest
most joyful
Choose the correct superlative adverb for the adverb in parentheses.
Rahid works the (hard) of anyone I know.
most hardest
most hardly
hardest
most hardliest
hardest
Find the complete predicate in this sentence.
I want to bike to school.
I
want to bike to school
want to bike
want
want to bike to school
Which word is the abstract noun in this sentence?
John and Steve have a great friendship.
Steve
friendship
John
have
friendship
Identify antecedents of pronouns
Which nouns does the pronoun "it" replace?
Open your bag and put in the Halloween candy in it.
Halloween
candy
bag
bag
Which adjective best completes the sentence?
Bluebirds are _____ than robins.
bigger
biggest
bigger
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
The old woman ran the __________ of any of us!
most quickly
more quickly
most quickly
Which is a complete sentence?
Karl and his two brothers.
Could not afford the expensive party dress.
Lucius dreamed that he was a pirate.
Lucius dreamed that he was a pirate.
Distinguish between concrete and abstract nouns.
What kind of noun is "desk" in this sentence?
The desk is gray.
"Desk" is a concrete noun.
"Desk" is an abstract noun.
"Desk" is a concrete noun.
Identify adverbs that describe verbs
Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
The little boy stepped bravely into the woods.
little
boy
bravely
stepped
woods
bravely
Which adjective best completes the sentence?
The suitcase is _____ than a ton of bricks.
heaviest
heavier
heavier
Which adverb best completes the sentence?
My cat is able to hunt the __________ of all the cats I know.
most successfully
more successfully
most successfully
Which part of the sentence is missing?
Went back in time using a time machine.
subject
predicate
subject
Distinguish between concrete and abstract nouns.
What kind of noun is "patience" in this sentence?
The teacher needed a lot of patience to handle her class.
"Patience" is a concrete noun.
"Patience" is an abstract noun.
"Patience" is an abstract noun.