Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Proper noun

Answer 1

Name of people, places. Etc.
Capital Letter
Mr Jones from England

Question 2

Collective noun

Answer 2

Names a collection of group
Replaces ‘lots of…’
A class of students

Question 3

Abstract noun

Answer 3

Something which is not tangible or visible
You can give it to someone, but not in a box
He/ she is full of…
John’s intelligence won him the trophy.

Question 4

Pronoun

Answer 4

Stands in place of a noun
Can replace a noun
She (Mary) does her work.

Question 5

Adjective

Answer 5

Describes a noun
The…boy/ girl
He was a TALENTED boy.

Question 6

Verb

Answer 6

Doing word
1.can you…? (Work)
2. He… (Works)
We PLAY sport in the afternoon.

Question 7

Adverb

Answer 7

Describes a verb
Tells you when/ where/ how something is done
He ran SWIFTLY.

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

Joining word
Join two words/ phrases/ clauses
She went to school ALTHOUGH she was ill.

Question 9

Preposition

Answer 9

‘Small words’ which relate two words of phrases together.
Before: nouns/ pronouns/ articles
The teacher sat ON the chair

Question 10

Article

Answer 10

‘A’/’an’/ ‘the’- before nouns or adjectives
‘A’, ‘an’… ( indefinite)
‘The’… ( definite)
John won A prize for history

Question 11

Common noun

Answer 11

Naming word
(A, the…)
There are desks and chairs