Vocabulary

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

A word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea. Ex.) finesse, education, school, New York, teacher.
Helpful reminder: The _____

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

Used in place of a noun

Ex.) I, her, him, it, that, these, she, he

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun
Ex.) Colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud
Helpful Reminder: The _______ truck.

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

Shows action or state of being.
Ex.) talk, jump, scream, run is, am, are
Helpful reminder: Verbs change when in the present, past or future tense.

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb and tells where, when, how, or to what extent.
Ex.) slowly, carefully, incessantly
Helpful reminder: often ends in “ly”

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Ex.) to, over, under, at, between, in
Helpful reminder: The squirrel ran_____ the tree.

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

connects words, groups of words, and sentences

Ex.) for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

expresses surprise or strong feeling. Separate from the sentence.
Ex.) Wow! Hey!