1. Parts of Speech Review Nouns and Verbs and Modifiers, Oh My!

2. 1. These words modify or describe nouns and pronouns. They answer the questions What kind? Which one? How many? or How much? 2. Nouns are words that name ______, _____, ______, or _______.

3. 3. ________ are words that modify nouns or pronouns (three, left, humongous, sad). 4. ________ are words that modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs (swiftly, luckily, eerily). They answer the questions How? When? Where? or To what extent?

4. 5. These words show action or express a state of being. 6. ________ are words that take the place of nouns or pronouns.

5. 7. ______ Junction, what’s your function? These words are used to connect other words or groups of words. 8. These words show strong emotion – lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

6. 9. A ________ is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. The rabbit hops over the log. The rabbit crawls under the log. The rabbit goes through the log. The rabbit sits beside the log.

7. Identify the highlighted word(s) as a part of speech. 10. The Wizard of Oz and Titanic are my favorite movies of all time. 11. I accidentally left my P.E. clothes in Mrs. Benson’s room. 12. The movie tickets are on top of the narrow shelf above the television.

8. 13. My mom and I are real health nuts. In fact, we have been exercising, eating lots of vegetables, and drinking eight glasses of water every day this summer.

9. 14. These are the books that Jackie bought for me at the thrift store. She said that they ought to keep my active mind busy on dreary, rainy days.

10. 15 a.) Ouch! That gigantic cow ant just audaciously bit into my unsuspecting audaciously bit into my unsuspecting leg. leg. b.) Hey, wasn’t that Auburn-Kansas St. b.) Hey, wasn’t that Auburn-Kansas St. game a real nail-biter? game a real nail-biter?

11. Identify the adjectives in the passage below. 16. I am enjoying my eighth-grade year at W.F. Burns. My wonderful teachers are stupendous because they encourage their curious students to study diligently and follow all directions. My favorite class is English where I get to read mystery novels and study the English language. are stupendous because they encourage their curious students to study diligently and follow all directions. My favorite class is English where I get to read mystery novels and study the English language.

12. Identify the conjunctions in the following sentences. 17a.) Auburn University and the University of Alabama are not only the two of Alabama are not only the two largest but also the most popular largest but also the most popular colleges in the state of Alabama. colleges in the state of Alabama. b.) There are both Auburn and Alabama b.) There are both Auburn and Alabama football fans at W.F. Burns Middle football fans at W.F. Burns Middle School. School. c.) Mrs. Benson is a die-hard Tiger fan, but her c.) Mrs. Benson is a die-hard Tiger fan, but her husband is a life-long supporter of the husband is a life-long supporter of the Crimson Tide. Crimson Tide.

13. What do you need to know for the test? 1. Know all eight parts of speech and their definitions. 2. Be able to identify each part of speech in a sentence or passage. 3. Be able to create good sentences using the parts of speech correctly.