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Parts of Speech
Schoolhouse Rock Review
Name: __________________
Date: ________ Period: ____
A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing
What is a noun? ___________________________________________________________________________
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List 3 “person” nouns:
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List 3 “place” nouns:
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List 3 “thing” nouns:
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Proper nouns are names or titles of address (Mr. Marx, Lincoln, President Smith, Maple Street, Bert Lynn
Middle School, etc…) and are CAPITALIZED.
Common nouns are general names or descriptions (teacher, man, president, street, school, etc…) and are
not capitalized.
Write 4 new proper nouns and 4 new common nouns:
PROPER NOUNS: _______________
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Common nouns:
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Verb: That’s What’s Happening
What does a verb do? ________________________________________________________________________
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List 2 “active” verbs: _______________
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How can you make a noun into a verb? _________________________________________________________
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Change the nouns “plant” and “boat” into verbs: _______________
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What do verb tenses show? ___________________________________________________________________
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How are subject and verb related in a sentence? __________________________________________________
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Write 6 new verbs: _______________
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The Tale of Mr. Morton
What does the predicate of a sentence tell? ______________________________________
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Name 3 things that Mr. Morton did: ____________
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Write 3 original sentences, circle the subjects, and underline the
predicates:
1) _______________________________________________________________________________________
2) _______________________________________________________________________________________
3) _______________________________________________________________________________________
Rufus Xavier Sasparilla
What do pronouns do and why do we use them? _________________________________________
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Write pronouns for Rufus Xavier Sasparilla, Rafaella Gabriella Sasparilla, Kangaroo, and
yourself:
__________ __________ __________ __________
Subject pronouns (I, You, She, He, It, We, and They) are used to describe people or things
performing the action in a sentence.
Object pronouns (Me, You, Her, Him, It, Us, and Them) are used to describe people or things
that receive the action in a sentence.
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with an appropriate pronoun.
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__________ gave the ball to __________
Susie and __________ went to the store with __________
__________ went out to dinner with __________ and ___________
Mike called the dog and took ___________ for a walk.
unpack Your Adjectives
What does an adjective do? _____________________________________________________________
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List 2 of the adjectives used to describe boys:
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List 2 of the adjectives used to describe the bear:_______________
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How can you change a noun or a verb into an adjective? ______________________________
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Change the noun “dirt” and the verb “run” into adjeCtives:
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Write 6 more adjectives not listed above:
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Lolly, Lolly, Lolly
What does and adverb do? _______________________________________________________________
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Using adverbs, list 2 ways that you can paint a house:
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What adverb works with others as an “intensifier” to add emphasis to an adverb? __________
List 2 questions that can be answered with adverbs: ______________
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How can you make an adjective into an adverb? __________________________________________
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Change the adjectives “definite” and “deep” into adverbs: ____________
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Write 6 more adverbs not listed above:
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Conjunction Junction
What does a conjunction do? _____________________________________________________________
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List the 3 most common conjunctions: _______________
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Using conjunctions, describe where the hobos can go on vacation? _________________________
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Write 2 sentences using conjunctions.
1)________________________________________________________________________________________
2)________________________________________________________________________________________
Interjections
What are interjections designed to do? ________________________________________________
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How are interjections set apart from the rest of a sentence? __________________________
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Write 2 sentences with interjections:
1) _______________________________________________________________________________________
2) _______________________________________________________________________________________
Write 5 more interjections not listed above:
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Busy Prepositions
What do prepositions do? _________________________________________________
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Identify 4 of the most common prepositions:
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Describe where the sun sets and circle the preposition:
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Describe where you can fly and circle the preposition:
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Write 2 new sentences with prepositions and circle the prepositions:
1)________________________________________________________________________
2)________________________________________________________________________