PARTS OF SPEECH— WORKING WITH WORDS! - Wiley
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Section One
PARTS OF SPEECH-- WORKING WITH WORDS!
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Activity
Focus
1. Nouns and Names
nouns
2. Is . . . Is Not . . . Is . . . Is Not . . . Is . . . Is Not . . .
nouns
3. Four-Letter Nouns and Verbs
nouns/verbs
4. Pronouns Are In!
pronouns
5. There's Something Very Definite about These Indefinites!
pronouns
6. G(ee), This Can Be Fun!
verbs
7. Finding the Verbs Alphabetically
verbs
8. Verbs A-Plenty
verbs
9. Calling All Verbs! Calling All Verbs! verbs
10. Be Alert!
verbs
11. 26 Minus X Equals 25
adjectives
12. Take Two Minutes
nouns/verbs/adjectives
13. The Last Becomes the First
nouns/verbs/adjectives
14. Gallery of Adverbs
adverbs
15. Hey, Conjunction, We Know Your Function!
conjunctions
16. Breaking Northwestern Apartnouns/verbs/adjectives/conjunctions
17. End It Correctly!
prepositions
18. Top Twenty-Five
all parts of speech
19. Parts of Speech Magic Square
all parts of speech
20. Nursery Rhyme Time
all parts of speech
21. You Do Parts of Speech Right!
all parts of speech
22. Bull's-Eye
all parts of speech
23. Twice Each
all parts of speech/cloze reading
24. Ten and Ten and Ten and Ten and Ten (and Then Five)
parts of speech/vocabulary
25. Following Directionsall parts of speech/ sentence construction
26. More than One
all parts of speech
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Name____________________________________________ Date_______________ Period_________
1. NOUNS AND NAMES
Circle the first letter of each noun in these sentences. Then write these letters in order on the line below number 10. If your answers are correct, you have spelled out seven first names.
1. The students found an umbrella near Evanston last night. 2. Some opinions will be discussed by reporters at their meeting. 3. The jury came to an understanding and an acceptance of the judge's notification. 4. We ladies thought the investigation was horrible. 5. After the scientist tested the acid, the microscope was sent to the academy. 6. When the research is published, interest in the artifacts will increase. 7. Stop it immediately! 8. Many inexpensive radios were purchased last October and November. 9. My dad has redone the entrance. 10. Please slice the bread.
The seven names are ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, ______________, and ______________.
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Name____________________________________________ Date_______________ Period_________
2. IS . . . IS NOT . . . IS . . . IS NOT . . . IS . . . IS NOT
Stop the arguing and decide for sure whether it is or is not! Circle the correct answer within the parentheses in each of these 20 sentences. Then, on the line next to the number, write the letter above the correct answer. Finally, write the letters, in order, of the "is" answers, and then do the same for the "is not" answers. If your answers are correct, the letters of the "is" and the "is not" answers will spell out two words associated with computers.
p l 1. _____ Fido (is, is not) a proper noun.
r o 2. _____ Children (is, is not) a plural noun.
n m 3. _____ Bottle (is, is not) a feminine noun.
o d 4. _____ Monday's (is, is not) an example of a possessive noun.
g e 5. _____ Persistence (is, is not) an abstract noun.
e u 6. _____ Table (is, is not) a plural noun.
t l 7. _____ Love (is, is not) a concrete noun.
u t 8. _____ Himself (is, is not) a predicate noun.
r s 9. _____ Jury (is, is not) a collective noun.
y i 10. _____ Fragile (is, is not) a compound noun.
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a n 11. _____ Mother-in-law (is, is not) a compound noun.
m e 12. _____ Stardom (is, is not) a singular noun.
m r 13. _____ Relaxation (is, is not) an abstract noun.
a m 14. _____ Him (is, is not) a subject noun.
e b 15. _____ Brother (is, is not) a masculine noun.
w e 16. _____ Mine (is, is not) a possessive noun.
m d 17. _____ Family (is, is not) a plural noun.
v i 18. _____ Uganda (is, is not) an abstract noun.
o a 19. _____ Playwright (is, is not) a plural noun.
r t 20. _____ Candle (is, is not) a concrete noun.
The "is" answers spell out ____________________________. The "is not" answers spell out
____________________________.
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3. FOUR-LETTER NOUNS AND VERBS
Twenty-five four-letter words that are both nouns and verbs are scrambled below. Unscramble these words and write them on the lines provided.
1. RDIA
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2. NETO _________________
3. FDNI
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4. SWON _________________
5. OJEK
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6. YLLE
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7. WLIA
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8. DTNE _________________
9. RTNE _________________
10. HTSO _________________
11. MTEE _________________
12. RNIA
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13. HDNA _________________
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14. IHCN
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15. BTSE
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16. CTAO
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17. KCIK
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18. SYAT
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19. TTLI
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20. DRAE _________________
21. QIZU
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22. PTRA
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23. RLEE
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24. ACRH _________________
25. LNAO _________________
Name____________________________________________ Date_______________ Period_________
4. PRONOUNS ARE IN!
Twenty-four pronouns are hidden in this word-find puzzle. They are listed beneath the puzzle, so you have some help. Circle the pronouns, arranged horizontally, backward, forward, diagonally, and vertically in the puzzle. Finally, next to each pronoun listed under the puzzle, write S if it is singular, P if it is plural, or S/P if it can be either singular or plural.
H PWY MGWE Y T Q S C P R Q Z XWF WT D X X C N B O Z DMS Y S CWX J L CQD T POMDUGVQY Z X J Y T B D H ZWT Y V TWR X ON L J B T X J T V DVHRHSRHSK FUGCSX J T PK THEMSE L VESHERANYBODY Z VCKHV I X LMPDXS Z L PNVP E I PT L EARFSGXHYTKHHXX T H I S V R LWE S A NO T H E R K S H WE Y UQA L M I COH B L MNN Z Y F N Q CMD L R H OWY MR X H O F G Z R YOUR S E L V E SMX EWBM I N E S F X M G T R K WW P T Z C O D Z R P F C R Y ZWBWF Z F MM Z DMN V D D F C J NGHV L S P VDP Y KGQE V L V K
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ALL ANOTHER ANYBODY EVERYONE HE HER HIS IT ME MINE MOST NEITHER NOBODY
OURS SEVERAL SOMEONE THEIR THEM THEMSELVES THIS US WE YOURSELF YOURSELVES
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5. THERE'S SOMETHING VERY DEFINITE ABOUT THESE INDEFINITES!
Indefinite pronouns can be tricky. Sometimes they sound like plural pronouns when they are really singular pronouns. You should memorize the pronouns to know which are singular, which are plural, and which can be either singular or plural.
Circle the correct indefinite pronoun in each sentence below. Then write the pronoun's corresponding two letters (above the pronoun) on the line next to the number. If your answers are correct, you will spell out the capitals of 5 countries. Write those five capitals on the line below the last sentence.
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1. _____ All of the books (was, were) brought to the storage room.
re nt 2. _____ Each of the contestants (are, is) nervous about the show.
ia nt 3. _____ Several of the contestants (are, is) receiving special awards.
le go 4. _____ Everybody who saw the accident (are, is) asked to report to the precincts.
ne so 5. _____ Anything in the athletic events (was, were) possible.
wd ee 6. _____ Nobody from any of these towns (has, have) heard about the new regulations.
or el 7. _____ Anyone from these areas (know, knows) how to prepare for these situations.
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8. _____ One of the brightest stars in the heavens (has, have) been visible for many years.
he io 9. _____ Something that you said during the festivities (was, were) bothering my sister.
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10. _____ Some of the materials found in today's newspaper (contain, contains) funny material.
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