1. Chapter 1
THE PARTS OF SPEECH

2. conjunction verb preposition adverb interjection adjective
Please fill in the blanks using the correct part of speech listed at the bottom.

3. WHAT IS A VERB ?
A verb expresses an
action, a condition
or a state of being.

4. LINKING VERBS
Forms of
Verb to BE
Verbs that express
conditions
is, am are, was, were, been,
being…
look, smell, feel, sound, taste,
appear, seem…
Some verbs can be either action or linking verbs.
Uncle Lou smelled skunks. They smelled awful.
Dad tasted the fresh water. It tasted wonderful.
ACTION
LINKINGACTION
LINKING

5. AUXILIARY VERBS
AND VERB PHRASES
Auxiliary verbs or helping verbs, are
combined with other verbs to form
verb phrases.
Small wood pieces are crackling in the fire.
Our muscles will be sore from chopping wood.
AUXILIARY
AUXILIARY

6. Underline each verb or verb phrase and identify it as linking or action.
Circle the auxiliary verbs.
1. Like everyone else, travelers with disabilities want fun
vacations.
2. With a wide range of accessibility features available, travel
seems easy.
3. Wheelchair travelers can choose rental cars with hand
controls.
4. A tour to Nepal has featured a ride on an elephant’s back
through Royal Chitwan National Park.
VERBS

7. Underline each verb or verb phrase and identify it as linking or action.
Circle the auxiliary verbs.
1. Like everyone else, travelers with disabilities want fun
vacations. A
2. With a wide range of accessibility features available, travel
seems easy. L
3. Wheelchair travelers can choose rental cars with hand
controls. A
4. A tour to Nepal has featured a ride on an elephant’s back
through Royal Chitwan National Park. A
VERBS

8. WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?
An adjective modifies or limits the
meaning of a noun or pronoun.
It answers the question
•WHAT KIND (fast)
•WHICH ONE (this)
•HOW MANY(four)
•HOW MUCH(enough).

9. Underline each adjective in these sentences and circle the word it
modifies.
1. An enjoyable way to travel in a new country is on a horse.
2. In Jamaica, formerly a British colony, polo is popular among
English immigrants.
3. To exercise polo ponies in the hot country, trainers let them
swim in deep water.
4. My very competitive pony swam up between two other
ponies.
ADJECTIVES

10. Underline each adjective in these sentences and circle the word it
modifies.
1. An enjoyable way to travel in a new country is on a horse.
2. In Jamaica, formerly a British colony, polo is popular
among English immigrants.
3. To exercise polo ponies in the hot country, trainers let them
swim in deep water.
4. My very competitive pony swam up between two other
ponies.
ADJECTIVES

11. WHAT IS AN ADVERB?
An adverb modifies a verb, an
adjective or another adverb.
Mike scrambled quickly from the icy pond.
MODIFIES
VERB
He was extremely cold.
MODIFIES
ADJECTIVE
He had fallen into the pond quite accidentally.
MODIFIES
ADVERB

12. An adverb answers the question
•WHERE (here, downstairs)
•WHEN (yesterday, never)
•HOW(slowly, well)
•TO WHAT EXTENT(almost, somewhat)
ADVERBS

13. Underline each adverb in these sentences.
1. Quite often, when we travel anywhere, we go to water parks.
2. We have slid crazily down water slides at the Wisconsin
Dells.
3. At the top of a slide, you sit carefully on a mat and nervously
grip its edges.
4. Immediately, you start whizzing down, careening nearly
uncontrollably from side to side.
ADVERBS

14. Underline each adverb in these sentences.
1. Quite often, when we travel anywhere, we go to water parks.
2. We have slid crazily down water slides at the Wisconsin
Dells.
3. At the top of a slide, you sit carefully on a mat and nervously
grip its edges.
4. Immediately, you start whizzing down, careening nearly
uncontrollably from side to side.
ADVERBS

15. WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?
A preposition shows the relationship
between a noun or pronoun and
another word or sentence.
COMMONLY USED PREPOSITIONS
at
about
before
by
rather
down
for
out
of
Luis traveled to Guatemala with other teens.

16. A preposition that consists of more
than one word are called compound
prepositions.
Because of his heavy pack, Luis had trouble hiking.
COMMONLY USED COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS
aside from
according to
out of
by means of
in addition to
in place of
in front of
in spite of
instead of
on account of
because of
prior to
PREPOSITIONS

17. Circle the prepositions.
1. Some organizations plan trips for students, combining
education, service and adventure.
2. These trips offer young people special opportunities in
other countries.
3. These teens visit small villages instead of tourist attractions.
4. Sometimes they work with local teenagers on projects.
PREPOSITIONS

18. Circle the prepositions.
1. Some organizations plan trips for students, combining
education, service and adventure.
2. These trips offer young people special opportunities in
other countries.
3. These teens visit small villages instead of tourist attractions.
4. Sometimes they work with local teenagers on projects.
PREPOSITIONS

19. WHAT IS A CONJUNCTION?
A conjunction connects words or
groups of words.

20. Coordinating conjunctions connect
words or groups of words of equal
importance in a sentence.
Claudia and Peter visited the Yucatan
Peninsula, but they stayed only a few days.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
nor
and or
but
yet
so
for
CONJUNTIONS

21. Correlative conjunctions are word
pairs that serve to join words or
groups of words.
Neither Claudia nor Peter had been to Mexico before.
They found it not only beautiful but also rich in
history.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
Both…and
neither…nor
whether…or not only…
either…or but also
CONJUNCTIONS

22. Underline the conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs in the sentences.
1. Many people visit Mexico or Central America to see the
remains of the Mayan civilization.
2. The Mayan culture fascinates visitors because the Mayans
achieved so much.
3. Mayans not only created a written language but also built
many large pyramids.
4. Beneath the slab, Ruz and his helpers found a stairway
leading into the pyramid; however, it was filled with rubble.
CONJUNCTIONS

23. Underline the conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs in the sentences.
1. Many people visit Mexico or Central America to see the
remains of the Mayan civilization.
2. The Mayan culture fascinates visitors because the Mayans
achieved so much.
3. Mayans not only created a written language but also built
many large pyramids.
4. Beneath the slab, Ruz and his helpers found a stairway
leading into the pyramid; however, it was filled with rubble.
CONJUNCTIONS

24. WHAT IS AN INTERJECTION?
An interjection is a word or phrase that
expresses a feeling. A strong interjection
is followed by an exclamation point. A
mild interjection is set off with commas.
Yikes ! Have you ever seen such a tall building?
Well, no, I guess I haven’t.

25. Underline the interjections in these sentences.
1. Here we are in Chicago, and wow, is it cold!
2. Hey, is it always this cold here in the winter?
3. Oh, no! You left your gloves in the hotel room?
4. Well, we can always get you another pair.
5. Brrr! Better hurry; it’s about to snow.
INTERJECTIONS

26. Underline the interjections in these sentences.
1. Here we are in Chicago, and wow, is it cold!
2. Hey, is it always this cold here in the winter?
3. Oh, no! You left your gloves in the hotel room?
4. Well, we can always get you another pair.
5. Brrr! Better hurry; it’s about to snow.
INTERJECTIONS