Parts of Speech Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
Stove Michelle Derek hockey friendship
faith Rolling Stones strawberry
1. Write a proper noun for each common noun.
street: ______uncle: ______
city: ______singer: ______
country: ______team: ______
girl: ______car: ______
aunt: ______cereal: ______
2. Nouns can be singular (one of something) or plural (more than one of something).
bird/birds calf/calves
• Most noun plurals add s. If a noun ends in ch, s, sh, or z, add es.
• If a noun ends in y, change y to i and then add es.
• If a noun ends in f or fe, change the f or fe to v and add es (except chief).
Make these nouns plural.
life: ______dress: ______
kid: ______dish: ______
cosmonaut: ______buzz: ______
wolf: ______lady: ______
3. A compound noun has two or more smaller words in it. It is written as one word, joined with a hyphen, or given as separate words.
rainbow daughter-in-law Backstreet Boys
Write a sentence using at least two types of compound nouns.
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4. Possessive nouns show ownership.
Jim’s store the lady’s gloves
Rewrite these using possessive nouns.
the book of Darla: ______the CD of Calley: ______
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the motorbike of Kaitlyn: ______the lunch of the student: ______
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Parts of Speech Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Germaine saw the coat and she bought it. (she replaces Germaine;
it replaces coat)
5. Rewrite these sentences, replacing the boldfaced nouns with pronouns.
(a) Denise left the box, because Denise didn’t need the box until tomorrow.
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(b) Laura had a book about Laura’s family.
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(c) The players worked hard and played well, but the players lost the game as the game entered the final minutes.
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6. Possessive pronouns show ownership.
her book his radio their party its stall
Write a sentence using at least one possessive pronoun.
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Parts of Speech Verbs
A verb is a word that shows action or being.
crash—shows action: The waves crash on the shore.
feel—shows a state of being: I feel better now.
7. Verbs need to agree with their subjects. They agree in number (singular or plural) and in person.
Singular Plural
First person I shiver we shiver
Second person you shiver you shiver
Third person he/she/it [for any singular noun] shivers they [or any plural noun] shiver
Bold the correct verb in parentheses for each sentence.
(a) John (wait, waits) for his friends on the corner.
(b) They (gives, give) him a lift to work.
(c) At work, everyone (make, makes) cupholders for cars.
(d) I (work, works) there with John.
Parts of Speech Active/Passive Voice
Action verbs have two voices:
• active voice: Dirt bikers ride their bikes over rough ground.
• passive voice: Bikes are ridden by dirt bikers over rough ground.
8. Identify each sentence’s verb as being in the active voice or the passive voice.
(a) Nikko jumped into the water. ______
(b) The pool was cleaned by Jeanette. ______
(c) Our vacation was ruined by bad weather. ______
(d) Snow pelted the car’s windshield. ______
(e) The motorists were stranded by the storm. ______
Parts of Speech Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes, or modifies, a noun, pronoun,
or another adjective.
great game slow-moving car
These are also adjectives: the, a, an; this, that, these, those; proper
adjectives formed from proper nouns: Asian countries, Elizabethan
era; comparative (-er) and superlative adjectives (-est): fast, faster, fastest.
9. Give at least two adjectives describing each word, to help create
better mental pictures.
meal: ______
game: ______
vacation: ______
show: ______
singer: ______