8 Parts Of speech
In the sentence “Wow, the brilliant contestant answered correctly,” identify the part of speech of Wow.
Answer: Interjection
: Which vocabulary word means “a person who enters a competition”?
Answer: Contestant
What is our classroom motto?
Answer: Be better than yesterday
Divide migration into syllables and state its number of syllables.
Answer: mi-gra-tion; three syllables.
Identify the proper noun and common noun: “Connecticut welcomed the contestant.”
Answer: Connecticut is a proper noun; contestant is a common noun.
: Identify the bold words: “The ostrich moved quickly across the field.”
Answer: Quickly is an adverb; across is a preposition.
Which word means “easy to recognize as different or separate from something else”?
Answer: Distinct
You do not understand the directions, but everyone else has started. What is the best decision?
Answer: Ask the teacher for help or clarification before beginning.
Which word does not belong: contestant, applicant, defendant, extravagant? Explain.
Answer: Extravagant; the other three are nouns that name people, while extravagant is normally an adjective.
Replace the repeated noun with a pronoun: “Marcus opened Marcus’s notebook because Marcus needed the notes.”
Marcus opened his notebook because he needed the notes.
Identify every part of speech represented in this sentence: “Oh, he carried the heavy books carefully into class.”
Answer: Oh—interjection; he—pronoun; carried—verb; the—article/adjective; heavy—adjective; books—noun; carefully—adverb; into—preposition; class—noun.
Which vocabulary word describes someone willing to follow a rule or request?
Answer: Compliant
A teammate gives an incorrect answer. How should you respond?
Answer: Correct them respectfully, explain the answer and help the team continue.
In “The comic tried to insult the contestant,” explain how comic is being used.
Answer: Comic is a noun because it names a person who performs comedy.
: Identify every noun and pronoun: “The teacher gave Jordan his folder, and he placed it on the desk.”
Answer: Nouns: teacher, Jordan, folder and desk. Pronouns: his, he and it.
In “The applicant and the assistant hurried into the office,” identify the nouns, conjunction, verb and preposition.
Answer: Nouns: applicant, assistant and office; conjunction: and; verb: hurried; preposition: into.
Explain the difference between applicant and defendant.
Answer: An applicant asks or applies for something; a defendant is a person accused in a court case.
You notice that someone is being left out during team practice. What should you do and why?
Answer: Invite the student to participate because every teammate deserves an opportunity to contribute and learn.
Use route and trace correctly in one complete sentence.
Answer: Answers will vary. Example: “We followed the safest route to trace the missing dog’s path.”
Explain why team is a collective noun in this sentence: “The team celebrated its victory.”
Answer: Team names one group made up of several individual members.
Write one complete sentence that correctly contains a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition and conjunction.
Answer: Answers will vary. Example: “Marcus carried the heavy box carefully, and he placed it beside the desk.”
Which vocabulary word means “spending or using much more than necessary”? Use it correctly in a sentence.
Answer: Extravagant. Example: “Buying a gold desk for the classroom would be extravagant.”
A friend asks you to copy their answer because you did not finish. Identify the poor choice and explain the better decision.
Copying is dishonest. The better decision is to complete your own work, ask for help or honestly explain that you need additional time.
Correct the vocabulary mistake: “The brilliant student was ignorant about every subject because she knew all the answers.”
Answer: Ignorant means lacking knowledge, so it contradicts the rest of the sentence. Example correction: “The brilliant student was knowledgeable about every subject because she knew all the answers.”
Correct the unclear pronoun: “When Marcus spoke to David, he said the assignment was missing.”
Answers may vary. Example: “When Marcus spoke to David, Marcus said the assignment was missing.” The original pronoun he could refer to either person