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Language Arts Series Parts of Speech, Set 1

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Contents of Set Parts of Speech

Adjectives 1-4

Articles 5

Nouns 6

Pronouns 7-8

Proper Nouns 9

Verbs 10-12

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Use the following words to complete the sentences. These are words that describe; they are called adjectives.

busy funny pretty fresh hungry sunny deep

1. It was a bright and ____________________________day on the farm.

2. Farmer John is a very _______________________ man.

3. He feeds the _________________________ chickens and cows.

4. Every day he collects the ________________________eggs.

5. There is a _____________________________pond for the geese and ducks.

6. Many _________________________flowers surround the pond.

7. The pigs look __________________________ as they roll around in the mud.

Think of some words that describe how you feel:

____________________ ____________________ _________________

Use some adjectives that describe a winter day:

____________________ ____________________ __________________

Describe a giraffe:

____________________ _____________________ __________________

Use adjectives to describe how you feel on vacation:

____________________ _____________________ __________________

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Write a story about Mikey the dog by using your own adjectives to complete the sentences.

1. Mikey is a ________________________________dog.

2. He likes to play with the ______________________ball.

3. The color of his coat is ______________________________________.

4. He likes to sleep in the _________________________room.

5. Mikey chews on ______________________bones.

6. The best thing about Mikey is that he is so________________________.

7. He has a friend that is a _____________________________dog.

8. They play in the _______________________yard.

9. When Mikey is tired, he sleeps on his_____________________bed.

10. Every day Mikey and I have fun in the _____________________park.

Write about an animal that you own or one you wish you owned. Use many adjectives to describe your animal. Underline all of the adjectives in your story. Draw a picture of your animal.

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Complete the sentences below by using an adjective to describe each noun.

1. The _________________________butterflies have many

_________________________colors.

2. Susie planted ___________________________flowers in the flowerpot.

3. There were ducks that swam in the ______________________ pond.

4. Everyone likes the ____________________ducks.

5. It was a _______________________day.

6. The __________________________sun was hot.

7. Children jumped in the _________________ water to cool off.

8. There were ________________trees in the park.

9. The _________________sky made everyone get out of the pool.

10. The ______________________ children went home to rest.

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Adjectives are describing words. Go fishing for adjectives by circling the words that describe in the sentences below!

1. Mom put the juicy orange on the plate.

2. It was a bright and sunny day!

3. The baby made a loud sound when he cried. Adjectives

4. Kittens like to drink warm milk.

5. The fuzzy caterpillar climbed up the tree.

6. Our dirty dog tracked mud into the kitchen.

7. The beautiful flowers were in a pink vase.

8. There was a colorful rainbow in the sky.

9. What a small dog you have!

10. Are you coming to the birthday party?

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Articles are small words that help us better understand nouns. Examples for articles are: a, an, the. Use these words in the sentences below.

1. Marsha found _____________________book.

2. It was a story about _________________elephant.

3. The elephant had ______________accident.

4. He hurt his leg on __________________chair.

5. The chair was in ___________________wrong place.

6. ________________monkey came to visit him.

7. He wanted to offer help because he was ____________________kind monkey.

8. He offered the elephant _____________apple.

9. ______________elephant was very happy.

10. From that day on, _______________monkey and ____________________elephant have been best friends.

11. The other animals decided to give the elephant ______ party to make him feel better.

12. ___________whole circus came to celebrate.

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A noun names a person, place, or thing. Circle the nouns in the sentences.

1. We like to go to the park to play in the summer.

2. Mary and Martha are drinking lemonade in the yellow glasses.

3. Harry threw the bone to our dog, Harvey.

4. Are you going to the party on Saturday?

5. Jerry and Judy played on the swings until it was time to go home.

6. Did you complete your homework?

7. The young man looked before he crossed the street.

8. Mother made delicious cookies for the children.

9. Joseph ate cake at the party.

10. We are going to the movies with our friends.

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Pronouns are words that can replace a noun. Complete the sentences by using a pronoun to replace the noun.

1. Mathew is a good boy. ______________________is a good boy.

2. Cindy can read difficult books. ______________________can read difficult books.

3. My dog digs in the yard. ______________________digs in the yard.

4. Max and Mindy are friends. ______________________are friends.

5. The table is on the porch. ______________________is on the porch.

6. I lost my pen. I lost ________________.

7. This is Jack’s house. This is __________________house.

8. Jane’s hat is brown. ___________________hat is brown.

9. Coats are on sale in the store. ____________________are on sale in the store.

10. Mom, dad and I are playing. _____________________are playing.

Write your own sentences using pronouns. Underline each pronoun that you use.

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Pronouns are words that are used instead of a noun. Examples are: she, he, it, and they. Use a these pronouns in the sentences. Read carefully!

1. Joshua likes to play in the park. ___________likes to play in the park.

2. Sam and Shane are friends. ___________are friends.

3. Martha is playing the piano. ___________is playing the piano.

4. I dropped my pencil. I dropped ________________.

5. Peter and Jack are good dancers. ___________are good dancers.

6. My car is in the shop. ___________is in the shop.

7. Where is my hat? Where is _________________?

8. Where are Lucy and Linda? Where are ________________?

9. I sat on a chair to rest. I sat on ____________to rest.

10. Jennifer is running around! ______________is running around.

Write sentences using one of the pronouns: she, he, it, they, we

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A proper noun names a particular person, place or thing. Underline only the proper nouns in the story.

1. Paul lives in a small house in Florida.

2. Sometimes he plays with his friend Eddie.

3. They go to Greenville Park to fly kites.

4. It was the month of May and the flowers were blooming.

5. Ducks Pond was in the park where many geese and ducks swam.

6. Sally Goose and Mimi Goose were sleeping next to Ducks Pond.

7. Suddenly they heard a noise and flew out of Greenville Park.

8. All of the geese and ducks flew away except Manny.

9. Manny Duck wasn’t afraid and continued to swim in the pond.

10. The noise got louder and closer to Manny as he swam in Ducks Pond.

What do you think happened next? Write the end of this story.

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Sometimes ed is added to a verb, to make the action past, otherwise, it is happening now. Put the verbs in the correct column.

cooked hop skip fished talked clean sewed

wash looked sweep

YESTERDAY TODAY

1. ________________________ 1. ___________________________

2. ________________________ 2. ___________________________

3. ________________________ 3. ___________________________

4. ________________________ 4. ___________________________

5. ________________________ 5. ___________________________

Write two verbs that happened yesterday.

1. __________________________ 2. _____________________________

Write two verbs that are happening today.

1. __________________________ 2. _____________________________

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Underline the correct verb to complete each sentence. Read carefully!

1. Jack ( look looked ) at the birds.

2. The baby birds ( waiting waited ) for mother bird to feed them.

3. Mother bird ( look looked ) at her babies.

4. The sun was ( shining shine ) brightly.

5. Jack ( played play ) with the ball until he saw the birds.

6. The baby birds ( opening opened ) their mouths when they saw mother.

7. Mother bird ( carry carried ) the worm to the babies.

8. Mother bird ( feeds feeding ) the hungry babies.

9. Jack ( stop stopped ) and watched the birds.

10. Mother bird ( hurried hurry ) to get more worms for the babies.

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A verb is the action word in a sentence. It tells what happened or is happening in the sentence. Circle the verbs in the sentences below.

1. The giraffe stretched his head over the fence.

2. Animals play together in the zoo.

3. The elephant filled his trunk with water.

4. A hippopotamus rested near the water.

5. Children watched the animals in the zoo.

6. Elephants spray water with their trunks.

7. Giraffes protect themselves with the knobs on the top of their head.

8. The hippo yawns when he is threatened.

9. Animals protect their young.

10. Some elephants live for sixty years.

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