Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech Definitions Pre-Test9/10

Definitions.Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech for each definition. 1. A descriptive word that qualifies a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, or sentence, typically  answering the questions: When? Where? In what way? is a/an _______________________.  2. A joiner, a word that connects parts of a sentence, lists, and complex sentences is a/an ______________________________.  3. A word or words added to a sentence to convey emotion, usually followed by an exclamation point is  a/an ___________________________________. 4. A person, place or thing is a/an ___________________________________. 5. A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence is a/an___________________________. 6. A word or phrase naming an attribute, that modifies or describes a noun is a/an _________________________________.

7. The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases is a/an _____________________. 8. A word that links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence is a/an  ____________________.

9. A specific adjective, the only words are: a/an , the_____________________________.

Noun 9/11http://www.schooltube.com/video/21001073474c19344891/

A noun is a person, place or thing.

Examples: Mrs. Gomez, classroom, teacher

Spot the nouns:

Mrs. Minarchi is from New Jersey, the same town where they filmed Jersey Shore.

Specific names of people, places and things are special types of nouns called __________ ________.

1. List your own Nouns:Person:Place:Thing:

2. Write one sentence using all 3 nouns.

Verb 9/12http://www.schooltube.com/video/2f64b89f85db90e07260/

2. Verb: A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

There are 3 types of verbs: Action, Linking and Helping

Examples: pitched, am, will throw

Spot the Verbs: It was sunny everyday in Jersey, so we went to the

beach and surfed, got a tan and built giant, towering sandcastles.

List: an action verb, a linking verb and a helping verb Use them to write your own sentence.

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3. Pronoun: The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and designates persons or things asked for, previously specified, or understood from the context.

Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you (collective) they

Possessive pronouns: My/Mine, your/s, his, hers, its, ours, your/s (collective), theirs/them

Demonstrative pronouns: This/that, those/these

Adjectives 9/14http://www.schooltube.com/video/964198d6a8d99911f4dc/

4. Adjective: A word or phrase which describes or modifies a noun

Examples: tall tree, vanilla cake, flowing river

Spot the adjectives:

The Sound of Thunder is a short story about a man who likes to hunt increasingly wild species of animals …including gigantic Tyrannosaurus Rex!

List a color, a flavor and smell Use these adjectives to write your own descriptive

sentence

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5. Adverb: A descriptive word that qualifies a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, or sentence and typically answers questions such as how?, in what way?, when?, where?, and to what extent?.

Examples: walking slowly, extremely happy, be here now.

Spot the adverbs: Eckels obnoxiously pointed his rifle at the trees. Here, Mr.

Travis stopped, slowly exhaled and growled low, “Not now!”

Write your own adverbs: -ly, when?, where?

Now use your adverbs in your own sentences.

Preposition 9/18 A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other

words in a sentence.

The details that a preposition links + the preposition word= A prepositional phrase Examples: with liberty and justice ; for all

Spot the Prepositions:At 2:00, all of the juniors and seniors rush to their cars in the

parking lot behind the school to get to their houses without regard for freshmen.

Write your own sentence using three preposition words. Underline the prepositional phrases (preposition + details).

Most Common Prepositions The most common prepositions are "about,"

"above," "across," "after," "against," "along," "among," "around," "at," "before," "behind," "below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except," "for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past," "since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to," "toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up," "upon," "with," "within," and "without."

Conjunctions 9/19http://www.schooltube.com/video/9d37200dbcb55fe20cfc/

A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects (conjoins) parts of a sentence.

Conjunctions are: For And Nor But Or Yet So …… Or FANBOYS

See it in a sentence (Choose one to copy into your notebook)

In a list: Mike the Situation spent his summer going to the gym, tanning, and doing laundry.

But statements: The cheese steaks at Geno’s are good , but the ones at Pat’s are better.

Two items: Snooki and J-Wow are two characters on the cast of Jersey Shore.

Complex sentence: New Jersey is famous for it’s beaches, and infamous for it’s people.

Interjection! 9/20 http://www.schooltube.com/video/5eb2d59975159f0343b7/School-House-Rock-Interjections

An interjection is a word or words added to a sentence to convey emotion. It is not usually grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.

Examples: Ouch, that hurt! Oh no, I forgot that the exam was today. Hey! Put that down! I heard one guy say to another guy, "He has a new

car, eh?“ I don't know about you but, goodness me, I think we

have too much homework!

Article 9/21

Article: a kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun.

There are only two articles:a/an the

Parts of Speech Definitions Post-Test 9/24Definitions.Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech for each definition. 1. A descriptive word that qualifies a verb, adjective, other adverb, clause, or sentence, typically  answering the questions: When? Where? In what way? is a/an _______________________.  2. A joiner, a word that connects parts of a sentence is a/an ______________________________.  3. A word or words added to a sentence to convey emotion, usually followed by an exclamation point is  a/an ___________________________________. 4. A person, place or thing is a/an ___________________________________. 5. A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence is a/an___________________________. 6. A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or related to a noun to modify or describe it is a/an _________________________________.7. The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases is a/an _____________________. 8. A word that links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence is a/an  ____________________.9. A specific adjective, the only words are: a/an , the_____________________________.

Identifying Parts of Speech PracticeAll 9 9/25

Copy this sentence in your notebooks:

Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy!

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Identifying Parts of Speech Practice 9/26 Copy this sentence in your

notebooks:

I marked my calendar for October 11.

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Identify the Parts of Speech 9/27

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Their class is in there. Label as many words with their parts

of speech as you can.

Identify the Parts of Speech 9/28

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The students in that class are reading silently.

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Identify the Parts of Speech 10/1

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The wild students in the class are reading dramatically.

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Identify the Parts of Speech 10/2

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Ralph took the shell from Piggy and a little water ran down his arm (16).

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Identify the Parts of Speech 10/3

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There was no place for standing on one’s head (27).

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Identify the Parts of Speech 10/4

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“He wants to know what you’re going to do about the snake-thing” (35).

Label each word with it’s part of speech. Use your abbreviation guide.

Parts of Speech Quiz 10/5

Copy this sentence onto your paper:

My dog, Brodie, ate an entire box of biscuits.

Label the parts of speech in the sentence on your paper..

Parts of Speech Identification 10/10Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Articles

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The big, brown, shaggy dog chased the

frightened, hyperventilating, grey squirrel.

Label the nouns, verbs, articles and adjectives in the sentence in the notebook.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/11 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Articles

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(conj.)Jack is tall, has red hair and starts

a mountain

forest fire.

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Parts of Speech Identification 10/12 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Articles

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(conj.) (conj.)

Ralph and Simon built rudimentary huts and

(prep) were frustrated with the littluns’ silliness.

Label the nouns, verbs, articles and adjectives in the sentence in your notebook.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/15 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Articles

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(conj)Jack and Ralph have a complicated,

love/hate

relationship.

Label the nouns, verbs, articles and adjectives in the sentence in your notebook.

Parts of Speech Quiz 10/16

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(conj) (prep)

Simon shows patience and kindness to the

(conj)unruly littluns, Jack and annoying Piggy.

Label the nouns, verbs, articles and adjectives in the sentence on your paper.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/17 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs and Conjunctions

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Piggy was overly delighted, for Ralph

laughed, joked and spoke politely. Label the nouns, verbs, adverbs and

conjunctions in the sentence in your notebook.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/18 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs and Conjunctions

Copy this sentence into your notebooks: (prep) (art)

(adj.)“For now the littluns were no longer

silent” (87).

Label the nouns, verbs, adverbs and conjunctions in the sentence in your notebook.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/19 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs and Conjunctions

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“For a long time there was silence and no

apparent movement” (90).

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Parts of Speech Identification 10/22 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs and Conjunctions

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“Numberless and inexpressible frustrations

combined to make his rage elemental and

awe-inspiring” (74).

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Parts of Speech Identification 10/23 Focused Practice: Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs and Conjunctions

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Jack finally killed a pig today, and almost

instantly, his ego massively inflated.

Label the nouns, verbs, adverbs and conjunctions in the sentence in your notebook.

Parts of Speech Quiz 10/24

Copy this sentence onto your paper: (Pro.)

(art)“They lay restlessly and noisily. Sometimes a (art)

(prep) littlun cried out and once a bigun spoke in(art) the dark” (95).

Label the nouns, verbs, adverbs and conjunctions in the sentence in your notebook.

10/26

You need your Lord of the Flies book

Please start reading Ch. 6 silently

Parts of Speech Identification 10/29Pronouns and Prepositions

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Jack announced that his hunters deserved

meat from the pig for their strength before

Piggy.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/30Pronouns and Prepositions

Copy this sentence into your notebooks, then label the nouns, verbs, pronouns and prepositions in the sentence:

You should read this to be informed about

the candidates and their opinions.

Parts of Speech Identification 10/31Pronouns and Prepositions

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“Would you like them in a boat?”

“I would not, could not in a boat, Not on a train, not in a tram, I do not like green eggs and ham.”-Dr. Seuss