Parts of Speech - definition
A person, place or thing
noun
In the sentence below, the word "playing" is the ___________.
The cat is playing with the mouse.
verb
In the sentence below, what verb is the word "is"?
The flower is beautiful.
be
What is the past form of "run"?
ran
What's another word for "citation"?
ticket
an action
verb
In the sentence below, the word "with" is a ___________.
The cat is playing with the mouse.
preposition
In the sentence below, what is the verb tense?
The child is playing outside with his friends.
present progressive or present continuous
What is the past form of "hear"?
heard
A correctible violation is also called a ________ ticket.
fix-it
Thes describe nouns
adjectives
In the sentence below, the word "the" is an ___________.
The cat is playing with the mouse.
article
In the sentence below, what is the verb tense?
Some of the students will start summer school next week.
future
What is the past form of "teach"?
taught
An employee of the police or sheriff department who enforces driving laws is called an _______________.
officer
These describe verbs
adverbs
In the sentence below, the word "fastest" is an ___________.
He was the fastest runner and easily won the race.
adjective
In the sentence below, which action happened first?
I had already slowed down when the accident happened.
had slowed down
What is the past participle for the verb "read"?
read
Breaking a driving law involving drugs, alcohol or other very serious offenses is called a _____________ violation.
major
These join 2 sentences or 2 similar parts of speech.
conjunctions
In the sentence below, the word "easily" is an ___________.
He was the fastest runner and easily won the race.
adverb
In the sentence below, what is the word "cooking" called? (hint: it starts with a "g")
He loves cooking.
gerund
What is the past participle for the verb "sing"?
sung
A motor vehicle used for transporting goods or paying passengers is called a _________________ vehicle.
commercial