1. Parts of Speech
Designed by Nicole Denzel

2. Noun
• A person, place or thing
• Examples:
– Dog
– Students
– Ohio
– Necklace

3. Adjective
• Describes nouns
• Answers the following questions:
– What kind is it?
– How many are there?
– Which one is it?
• Examples:
– Red
– Big
– Seven

4. Verb
• An action that you can physically do
• Examples:
– Run
– Dance
– Scream
– Swim
– Play

5. Pronoun
• Replaces a noun
• Examples:
– He
– She
– They
– It
– We
–I

6. Adverb
• Modifies a verb or adjective
• Examples:
– Quickly
– Softly
– Friendly
– Easily
**Usually ends in -ly

7. Quiz time!
Let’s see how much you
remember through a short
quiz.

8. Which of the following is a noun?
Heavily
School
Large

9. CORRECT!
School is an
example of a
noun
Move forward to the next
question!

10. UH-OH!
That’s not a
noun!
Try again!

11. All of these are verbs EXCEPT
Jump Shirt
Eat

12. CORRECT!
Jump and eat
are both verbs.
Shirt is a noun.
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question!

13. UH-OH!
That’s a
verb!
Try again!

14. Are adjectives are only colors?
No
Yes

15. CORRECT!
Adjectives are any
words that describe a
noun. Colors are an
example of adjectives
but there are other
types of adjectives as
well.
Move forward to the next
question!

16. UH-OH!
Try again!

17. All of these are pronouns EXCEPT
She
We
He
They
Books
Us
I

18. CORRECT!
Books are nouns, not
pronouns!
Move forward to the next
question!

19. UH-OH!
That’s a
pronoun!
Try again!

20. Which of the following is an adverb?
Spin Quickly
Hair

21. CORRECT!
Quickly is an
example of an
adverb
GOOD JOB!

22. UH-OH!
That’s not an
adverb!
Try again!

23. Good job!
Now you have mastered some of
the different parts of speech!

24. Sources
• Google Images