Word Classes
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Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The cat jumped over the fence.'
- Ajumped
- Bover
- Ccat✓
- Dthe
Answer: 'Cat' is a noun - a word that names a person, place, or thing.
Which word is a verb in: 'She runs every morning'?
- AShe
- Bruns✓
- Cevery
- Dmorning
Answer: 'Runs' is a verb - it shows an action that the subject (she) performs.
Identify the adjective: 'The bright sun warmed the cold ground.'
- Asun
- Bwarmed
- Cbright✓
- Dground
Answer: 'Bright' is an adjective describing the sun. Adjectives describe or modify nouns.
Which word is an adverb in: 'She spoke quietly during the film.'
- Aspoke
- Bquietly✓
- Cduring
- Dfilm
Answer: 'Quietly' is an adverb - it describes how she spoke. Many adverbs end in -ly.
Identify the preposition: 'The toy is under the table.'
- Atoy
- Bis
- Cunder✓
- Dtable
Answer: 'Under' is a preposition showing the position of the toy in relation to the table.
Which word is a pronoun in: 'She gave it to him.'
- Agave
- BShe
- Cto
- Dit✓
Answer: 'It' is a pronoun - it replaces a noun. Other pronouns in this sentence are 'she' and 'him'.
Identify all the nouns in: 'The girl and her brother walked to the park.'
- Agirl, brother, park✓
- Bgirl, her, brother, park
- Cwalked, to, the
- Dthe, and, to
Answer: 'Girl', 'brother', and 'park' are nouns. They name people and a place.
Which words are adjectives? 'The old house had a blue door and a red roof.'
- Ahouse, door, roof
- Bold, blue, red✓
- Cthe, had, and
- Dold, house, blue, door
Answer: 'Old', 'blue', and 'red' are adjectives. They describe nouns.
Identify the verb in: 'The children are playing in the garden.'
- Achildren
- Bare playing✓
- Cgarden
- Din
Answer: 'Are playing' is the verb phrase. It shows the action the children are performing.
Which is a pronoun? 'They gave their books to you.'
- Agave
- Bbooks
- Ctheir✓
- Dto
Answer: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun showing ownership. 'They' and 'you' are also pronouns in this sentence.
Choose all the prepositions: 'The cat jumped over the wall and onto the roof.'
- Athe, and
- Bover, onto✓
- Ccat, wall, roof
- Djumped, onto, the
Answer: 'Over' and 'onto' are prepositions showing position or direction. They show where the cat moved.
Which word class is 'quickly' in: 'The runner moved quickly'?
- AAdjective
- BNoun
- CAdverb✓
- DVerb
Answer: 'Quickly' is an adverb. It describes how the runner moved.