PARTS OF SPEECH

Kaitlyn Stooks

Objectives What is a noun? What is a verb? What is an adjective? Let’s test your knowledge on the parts of

speech! Listening Activity Journal Activity

Table of Contents

Objectives

Students will be able to define a noun, a verb and an adjective.

Students will be able to identify nouns, adjectives and verbs.

Students will be able to identify the different parts of speech within a sentence.

What is a noun?

A noun is a word that identifies a person, a place or a thing.

Here are some examples of

nouns!

dog Syracuse mother New York apple United States of

America school teacher Miss Stooks Wegmans

What are the nouns in this sentence?

The beautiful bride married the handsome groom.

bride, groom

What is a verb?

A verb is a word that identifies any action (past, present or future).

Here are some examples of verbs!

run walk eat dancing play shopped loves think sleeping went

What are the verbs in this sentence?

The friendly teacher greeted her students as they walked through the door.

Click on the picture to find out!

greeted, walked

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Here are some examples of adjectives!

pretty tired happy excited dark quiet important slow colorful round

What are the adjectives in this sentence?

The tough football player caught the ball during the amazing game.

Click on the picture to find out!

tough, amazing

Let’s see what you have learned about the different parts of speech! Get ready

Quiz

Can you identify the nouns?

Mary went to the park.

Click on the correct set of nouns in the following sentence.

Mary, park

went, park

Awesome!

Try again!

Can you identify the verbs?

The cat was purring all night.

was, all Try again!

was, purring

Click on the correct set of verbs in the following sentence.

Nice job!

Can you identify the adjectives?

The white, fluffy cloud was in the sky.

Click on the correct set of adjectives in the following sentence.

cloud, sky

white, fluffy

Try again!

Way to go!

Can you identify the noun?

Listen to the following sentence. Click on the noun of the sentence. You may listen to the sentence multiple times.

teacher

very

is

tall

Way to go!

Try again!

Try again!

Try again!

Can you identify the verb?

Listen to the following sentence. Click on the verb of the sentence. You may listen to the sentence multiple times.

soccer

team

won

game

Try again!

Try again!

Try again!

Great job!

Which is not an adjective?

Listen to the following list of words. Click on the word that is NOT an adjective.

important

colorful

giraffe

Listening Activity

Listen to the audio clip. On a separate sheet of paper make a chart for nouns, verbs and adjectives. While listening, record all of the nouns, verbs and adjectives you hear. You may listen to this clip more than once.

Nouns Verbs Adjectives

Journal Activity

Reflect on this PowerPoint and write down the definitions of a noun, a verb and an adjective. Also, provide at least three examples of each.

Sources used

http://www.google.com for definitions

http://googleimages.com for journal clipart

Microsoft Office 2007 for Clip Art

Sound clips recorded through Audacity by Kaitlyn Stooks