Understanding the Parts of Speech

Nouns

100

Draw a place where students go to learn.

You should have a SCHOOL drawn.

200

Identify what kind of noun is used in the following sentence (person, place, or thing): Sally woke up.  

PERSON: SALLY

300

Create a song about a noun that goes "Oink, Oink!"

Your song should include the noun: PIG.

Verbs

100

Act out what you do on a trampoline. 

You should be JUMPING.

200

Identify the verb in the following sentence: The cat ran from the dog. 

RAN.

300

Act what you do when you go in the pool.

You should be SWIMMING.

Adjectives

100

What adjective describes an elephant?

BIG, HUGE, ENORMOUS, LARGE, GIGANTIC.

200

Draw a person who is the opposite of short.

You should have drawn someone TALL.

300

Create a song using an adjective that describes the color of the ocean.

You should use the adjective BLUE.

Adverbs

100

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: I will do my homework tonight. 

TONIGHT.

200

Act out how snails move.

You should be moving SLOWLY.

300

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: I brush my teeth before I go to bed.

BEFORE.