Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
Who/what a sentence is about.
What are the three main roles that apostrophes play in a English word?
Apostrophes showing possession, mark contractions, or take the place of omitted letters or numbers
What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word, while a suffix is added to the end of a word
What is the difference between a verb and a predicate?
A verb is a word that shows an action, state, or occurrence, whereas a predicate is a part of a sentence.
What is a contraction?
A contraction is a shortened word created by combining two (or more) words and dropping one or more letters
Provide one example of a word that has a prefix or suffix:
Various answers
What is the difference between an adjective and a adverb?
An adjective describes a noun or pronoun, while an adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is the difference between a possessive and a contraction?
A possessive shows ownership or a close relationship, while a contraction combines two words into a shorter form using an apostrophe
Provide three examples of prefixes that mean "not"
-un, -non, -in/-im
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
"Mr. Thomas searched everywhere for the keys."
The adverb is the word everywhere.
Provide an example of how you can use an apostrophe to show that a noun is possessive:
Singular nouns: Add an apostrophe and an s ('s), even if the word already ends in s (e.g., the dog's bowl, MatÃas's ball, the lawyer's fee).
Plural nouns ending in s: Add only an apostrophe at the end (e.g., the dogs' bowls, my parents' house).
Plural nouns not ending in s: Add an apostrophe and an s ('s) (e.g., the children's toys, men's clothes)
Describe what the following suffixes mean:
-ful
-able/-ible
-ness
-ful: full of," "characterized by," or "tending to"
-able/ible: "capable of being," "able to be," or "fit for"
-ness: the "state," "condition," or "quality" of something
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence:
"The delicious cake was devoured quickly by the guests."
Delicious is an adjective describing the noun cake, while quickly is an adverb describing the verb devoured.
Identify the contractions and possessives in the following sentence:
"They're looking at the dog's favorite toy."
They're = contraction for "they are"; dog's = possessive noun
Identify all the prefixes and suffixes in the following sentence:
"The chef took precautionary measures before cutting the hot peppers."
pre- (prefix) + caution (root) + -ary (suffix)