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Name_________________________________________________________________ Bell_______
Fill in the chart below on Parts of Speech. The chart will help you answer questions in this review packet.
Part of Speech
Verb
Noun
Definition/use in sentence
Action or state of being
1. Person
Examples
1. Tom wrote the report.
2. They are astronomers.
3.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
1. He
Pronoun
Substitute for a __________________
2.
Adjective
Modifies nouns and pronouns
3.
1. Nikki bought a new purse.
2.
Articles
Used to introduce nouns
Adverb
Modifies verbs, _________________,
and _______________________.
Preposition
Conjunction
3.
1.
2.
3.
1. The speech was clearly given.
2. It was very interesting.
(Tells how, where, when and to what degree)
3.
Tells where, when, how and why
(to, at, by, on, in, into…)
1. He was in a hurry.
2. She visited for four days.
3.
Connector of words, phrases and clauses
1. Austin and Darnell left for class.
(and, so, but, for, yet, however…)
2.
Interjection
Expression of emotion
3.
1. Ouch!
2.
3.
Directions: Label the underlined words according to their part of speech.
1. Dr.Scott discovered a cure for diabetes.
2. He was a great man.
3. The boys played happily in the snow.
4. The dangerous river flowed rapidly.
5. Someone brought delicious apples and savory pears for the salad.
6. During the storm the other day, several windows cracked.
7. On my desk was a yellow pencil.
8. “Hurrah!” shouted the boys.
9. Nick and his brother won the contest.
10. Close the door very quietly.
Directions: Underline the pronouns in each of the following sentences.
11. You and Drew will have to pay for the damage.
12. She sent them to him as a birthday gift.
13. Some take up a hobby because it is fun.
14. They felt flattered by our attention to them.
15. She cried loudly, and each of us heard her.
Directions: Underline the adjectives in each of the following sentences.
16. There are countless millions of gaseous bodies called stars.
17. Twenty-five students attended reading class first period.
18. After the death of the beloved queen, he was arrested for being a disloyal citizen.
Directions: Underline the verbs in each of the following sentences.
19. There are over a thousand meters in a yard.
20. A micron is a unit of length.
21. Egypt measures about one-half the size of Texas.
22. West Point, which is located in the Hudson Valley, houses the United States
Military Academy.
Directions: Underline the adverbs in each of the following sentences.
23. The name “sirocco” is often given to a warm wind.
24. It is usually given to a warm wind blowing over large areas of hot, dry land.
25. Such winds now occur over the Great Plains.
26. The extremely hot wind is a menace to life.
Directions: Underline the prepositions in each of the following sentences.
27. There are sixty-four mountain peaks in the United States over 14,000 feet tall.
28. The state of Colorado claims forty-eight of these tall mountains.
29. Mount Whitney rises to the height of 14, 495 feet.
30. Mount Evans in Colorado has an automobile road which you can take to the top.
Directions: Underline the conjunctions in each of the following sentences.
31. Tyler and Taylor are friends, but they are different in many ways.
32. The time is passing quickly, yet I have not completed the study guide.
33. It is time for us to get busy so the teacher knows we are working hard.
Directions: Underline the interjections in each of the following sentences.
34. Wow! I never knew that.
35. Oh, did I do that?
DIRECT OBJECTS
A direct object (DO) is a noun or pronoun that receives the action in an active
sentence. The Direct object will usually come after the action verb in a sentence.
36. _______________________ We bought a new dining room set. (What did we buy?)
37. _______________________ Alex caught a huge trout.
38. _______________________ Brandon’s car hit a tree on the side of the road.
39. _______________________ Sam received a brand new car for her birthday.
40. _______________________ The expecting parents constructed a baby crib.
41. _______________________ Anna has read Margaret Atwood and Mark Twain.
SENTENCE TYPES
Identify the kind of sentence. The first two have been done for you.
Interrogative- asks a question
Exclamatory- shows a strong feeling
Declarative- gives a statement
Imperative- gives a command
Why do you believe that? interrogative
I want to know why you believe that. declarative (This is not a question.)
42.. Please accept my apology._______________________
43. Your face is frightening the baby!_________________
45. My shoe is on fire!_____________________________
46. When did you first notice that your shoe was on fire?
________________________________________________
47. My doctor told me to take these vitamins.
________________________________________________
48. Ask Doris for the recipe.
________________________________________________
APPOSITIVES
An appositive is a word group that identifies or renames the noun or pronoun that it
closely follows.
It is usually set off by commas unless closely tied to the word it identifies or renames.
Example: My son Brandon is a teacher.
Identify the appositives in the following sentences by underlining them.
49. The neighbor boys, the twins, are excellent baseball players.
50. The girl in the red dress is Jessica, our best actress.
51. Have you read Brothers, a book by Dean Hughes?
52. There goes Mark, the electrical contractor.
53. My friend, Ryan collects lost hubcaps.
54. My brother Genaro has a cabin in the mountains.
55. Friday, my birthday, will be the thirteenth.
56. Hopping on the fence was a rare bird, the cedar waxwing.
57. This is Madison, an old roommate of mine.
58. Have you seen my car, an old Rambler.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Fill in the chart below with definitions and examples for each type of figurative language.
Type of Figurative Language:
59. Simile
60. Metaphor
61. Onomatopoeia
62. Hyperbole
63. Personification
Definition:
Examples: