Parts of Speech Study Guide

Test: Friday, March 14

th, 2014

Name: ___________________

Noun Review

Here are some examples:

Persons: Dan, father, Mayor Quimby, teacher Places: kitchen, Grand Canyon, city, Tenafly Things: skis, X-box, year, shoes Ideas: bravery, happiness, imagination, democracy, friendship

Directions: Underline all of the nouns! 1) The caring boy washed the car for his father. 2) Adam and his best friend went to the movies after school. 3) Monica cleaned her whole room from floor to ceiling. 4) The plane flew through the rain and the fog. 5) The whole world celebrated his heroic achievement. 6) You had to use your imagination to create the model for the science project. 7) The desert is a very dry place with little rain. 8) Thank you for your consideration in the matter. 9) That night, Molly invited her whole family to dinner to celebrate the honor. 10) There is still time to visit the natural wonder.

A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

Verb Review

Here are some examples:

Action verbs: play run, teach, drove, like, watch, saw, write, hope

Directions: Underline all of the verbs!

1) For the science project, Elena built a sundial. 2) Mr. Jones carefully explained the problem again. 3) For my fall sport, I chose soccer. 4) Amy looked pale. 5) The actor appeared tired during the play. 6) I am a photographer. 7) It may snow tomorrow. 8) The temperature might fall to 20 degrees tonight. 9) It is located in Paramus. 10) Did you find it on the map?

Linking (Being) verbs: am , is, are , was, were, be, being, been

should, could, would

appear , seem , smell, feel, taste

Helping Verb with a Main Verb:

may rain shall see will fall can run

A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being.

Pronoun Review

A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

Here are some examples:

I, me, my mine we, us our, ours

you, your yours they, them, their, theirs

he, him, his

she, her, hers

it, its

Here are even more examples:

Directions: Underline all of the pronouns!

1) I will not run with you.

2) That veterinarian said that our dog was healthy.

3) My house is up on the hill.

4) Your boat goes faster than ours does.

5) All the books that were theirs became mine.

6) Everyone can’t wait for spring!

7) Anybody can do that!

8) Those are the sneakers I want.

9) He left his sneakers in the middle of the floor.

10) Her car is from Italy.

Anybody One

Each Everyone

None Someone

This That These Those

Who What Which

Adjective Review

Adjectives answer these questions.

What kind? happy children

sunny day

Which one? sixth grade

important job

How many? no pencils

three goals

Directions: Underline all of the adjectives!

1) The adventurous hikers explored the mountainous area.

2) I visited San Francisco for several days.

3) A woman, kind and wise, helped us.

4) The team was eager.

5) Our basketball team is three wins away from a new record.

6) The wet sidewalk glistened in the bright light.

7) I have no pencils left in my backpack.

8) The green rug is very soft.

9) The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a favorite book of the toddler.

10) We made an important stop on our trip.

An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.

Article Review

An article is a special adjective. The three articles are a, an, the.

Directions: Underline the articles in each sentence.

1) The class behaved well with the substitute teacher.

2) Would you like a lollipop?

3) An alligator slowly crawled out of the murky water.

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Interjection Review

An interjection shows emotion or feeling.

Here are some examples!

Ouch! Wow! Oops! Oh!

Directions: Underline the interjections in each sentence.

1) Oh no! I’m late for the movies.

2) Oh, I made that mistake again.

3) Hooray! We won the game.

4) We just made our flight. Whew!

5) Wow! Look at the full moon.

6) Yes, we should buy the green one.

Adverb Review

An adverb describes a verb, adjective or an adverb.

An adverb answers these questions.

How? clearly saw easily jumped When? Yesterday, we swam. Then I need to go to the store. To what extent? very small too dangerous

Directions: Underline all of the adverbs!

1) Today, we will go to the zoo.

2) The new driver drove down the street carefully.

3) Kathy went inside the blue house.

4) Soon, we will eat dessert.

5) Sometimes, Martin goes to the museum.

6) The dad furiously inspected the mess.

7) Finally, we came to the end of the trail.

8) When does your school start?

9) Most chipmunks are really afraid of people.

10) We will never go to that restaurant again.

Conjunction Review

Remember, FANBOYS!

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

Directions: Underline all of the conjunctions.

1) Although we ate breakfast, we were starving at lunchtime.

2) If we go to dinner, we will be late for the movie.

3) We threw away the food because it was moldy.

4) He waited patiently, for he knew his ride would be along soon.

5) I was stuffed, yet I ate dessert.

6) I was stuffed, so I didn’t eat dessert.

7) Do you want to take the subway or a cab?

8) The tiny bird could not fly, nor could it feed herself.

9) Jill and Peggy chatted during the baseball game.

10) We would go to the beach, but a storm is predicted.

Here are some other conjunctions.

although if because

A conjunction joins words or groups of words.

Preposition Review

Here is a list of prepositions.

aboard at down during off about before during on under above behind over in with across below after up through around beneath between of toward

Below are examples of prepositional phrases. The preposition is bolded in each.

on the table from the house to the street in the box over the river during the day aboard the ship across the ocean around it

A preposition shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. It’s a position or location word.

A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun.

Prepositions Continued Directions: Circle prepositions!

Underline each prepositional phrase.

THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE IN EACH SENTENCE!

1) The plane flew through the thick clouds.

2) We sat beyond the fence under the tree.

3) The astronomers saw the stars in the distance.

4) The runner jogged around the gym.

5) My book is under the papers and behind the door.

6) The girl walked through the door.

7) Stanley sat in his new rocking chair.

8) Jim’s office is near the cafeteria.

9) The red car zoomed past us.

10) The squirrel ran up the old oak tree and across the branch.

11) Mark climbed onto the boat.

12) The store is located beyond the stop sign.

13) By midnight, we were all tired.

14) My friends ran to the beach.

15) The horses came toward us.

Infinitive Review

Here are some examples of infinitives.

to jog to meet to call to answer

Directions: Underline the infinitives!

1) My first stop would be to see the Statue of Liberty.

2) Thousands of people go to view the statue every day.

3) Olivia’s dream is to be a champion ice skater.

4) Henry’s goal is to collect the most bottle caps.

5) Albert hopes to win the science competition.

6) She jumped high to catch the ball.

7) It’s not easy to run uphill during this heat.

8) I am training the puppy to sit.

9) You should find a safe place to store your treasures.

10) The toddler wants to play with the hula-hoop.

An infinitive consists of the basic form of the verb, and usually, the word to.

All Parts of Speech Review

Directions: Identify the part of speech for the underlined word.

Parts of Speech Sentence

1) He drove his bicycle around the track.

2) The dog chewed his bone joyfully.

3) Wow! That’s a great answer.

4) These are my toys.

5) He ran around the track at full speed.

6) Above her head hung a picture of their family.

7) Sam and Joseph dove into the pool at the same time.

8) The courage of the men and women in the military is inspiring.

9) Yes, that answer is correct.

10) Although they won the last game of the season, they still didn’t make it into

the play offs.

11) Do you think the flowers will be beautiful this season since we have had so

much precipitation?

12) He ran quickly through the forest since the beast was chasing him.

13) Will you be eleven or twelve next month?

14) My oldest brother could eat a pound of pasta by himself.

15) We wanted to go to the movies because Frozen was playing.

16) Hannah and Bella spent the day at the mall.

17) I thought that the snow was over for the season!

18) We ran into the school quickly since the homeroom bell was ringing.

19) Her dog is a golden retriever.

Changing Roles: One Part of Speech Can Play Multiple Roles Directions: Write the part of speech of the underlined word on the line provided. In each section, your choices are noun, verb, adjective or adverb 1) ____________The words on the page blurred as she moved the magnifying glass. 2) ____________ I word my sentences carefully, so as not to confuse you. 3) ____________ I like word games such as crossword puzzles. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) ____________ Did you hit your sister on the arm? 5) ____________ The new song is a big hit with the fans. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6) ____________ The sun, our closest star is very bright. 7) ____________ We had a campfire under the starry sky. 8) ____________ Who stars in the new movie? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9) ____________ The soccer player hurt his leg during the game. 10) ___________ The hurt toddler ran to her mother. 11) ___________ The hurt of losing the game was too difficult for him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12) ___________ Don’t baby her! 13) __________ A kitten is a baby cat. 14) __________ A baby is crying. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) _____________ She is a fast reader. 16) _____________ She read fast.

Noun= thing Verb= eat Adjective= big Adverb= slowly