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Parts of speech II

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  • Pick the verb in this sentence: My friends and I are students at Brentfield.
    students
    and
    are
    at
  • What is the purpose of an adjective?
    It takes the place of a noun
    It modifies a noun by describing it
    It modifies a verb by describing it
    It shows an action or state of being
  • What is a proper noun?
    A noun that means more than one
    A noun that owns something
    A word that replaces a noun
    A specific name, place or brand
  • Pick the pronoun in this sentence: Bob ate lunch with Billy and they had fun.
    Bob
    had
    and
    they
  • Pick the noun in this sentence: Swift cold winds blow strongly.
    strongly
    winds
    blow
    swift
  • Pick the adjective in this sentence: "This map is very confusing," thought George.
    thought
    confusing
    very
    map
  • What is the purpose of an adverb?
    It describes a noun
    It describes a verb or another adverb
    It takes the place of a noun
    It takes the place of a verb
  • What is an example of an article?
    if
    to
    the
    they
  • Which of these is not an example of a noun?
    paper
    happiness
    sunlight
    cuddly
  • Pick the verb in this sentence: I practice karate three times a week.
    three
    times
    practice
    karate
  • Pick the proper noun in this sentence: That kid lives in a big house in Clarksville.
    That
    house
    kid
    Clarksville
  • What is the purpose of a verb?
    it is a person, place, thing, or idea
    it describes a noun
    it shows an action or state of being
    it takes the place of a noun
  • Which of these is not a type of noun?
    person
    describing
    idea
    place
  • Pick the adjective in this sentence: I am still pretty scared of thunderstorms.
    I
    thunderstorms
    scared
    pretty
  • Pick the adverb in this sentence: I can easily lift this rock over my head.
    can
    easily
    lift
    my
  • Pick the adverb in this sentence: The three little pigs lived happily in their brick house.
    lived
    little
    happily
    three
  • Pick the verb in this sentence: I hope tomorrow will be a better day.
    hope
    day
    better
    tomorrow
  • You usually make an adjective into an adverb by adding:
    -ly
    -bloop
    -ment
    -ish
  • Pick the pronoun in this sentence: When my family goes to the park, we always bring a snack.
    we
    family
    when
    always
  • What is the purpose of an article?
    It replaces a noun
    It shows an action or state of being
    It modifies a verb by describing it
    It points out the noun
  • How do you always write a proper noun?
    I never write proper nouns!
    In all capitals
    In huge font
    With a capital letter at the start
  • Pick the subject of this sentence: Dinosaurs once walked the earth millions of years ago.
    dinosaurs
    walked
    millions
    earth
  • Pick the interjection in this sentence: Gosh, that is a huge dog!
    gosh
    that
    is
    huge
  • In the sentence "That girl sings opera beautifully," what word does the adverb modify?
    opera
    sings
    girl
    That
  • What is the purpose of a pronoun?
    It is a professional noun
    It describes a noun
    It has no use
    It takes the place of a noun