This document contains a pre-test on parts of speech with two parts. Part 1 defines each part of speech and has students complete examples. Part 2 has students read a sentence and identify the nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. It then provides a color-coding activity with examples. The final part is another test with examples to identify parts of speech.

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2. Name___________________
Parts of Speech Pre-Test
Part 1: Define each part of speech
1. Noun _____________________________________________________________
2. Pronoun ________________________________________________________
3. Verb ______________________________________________________________
4. Adverb ___________________________________________________________
5. Adjective _________________________________________________________
Part 2: Read the following sentence and complete the chart
below.
Sam and I walked quickly down the dark street toward the brightly
lit house that he lived in.
Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Adjectives

3. Nouns name a
person, place or
thing.
Example:
Sarah is a kind girl
who is helpful to
her classmates.

4. A pronoun takes
the place of a
noun.
Example:
He wanted to sit
next to them at
the lunch table.

5. A verb describes
an action or a
state of being.
Example:
Stacy is planning on
playing tag at recess.

6. An adverb
describes an
action.
Example:
Billy waited patiently for
the teacher to call on
him.

7. Adjectives are
describing
words.
Example:
Jessica is that sweet
girl wearing the
bright pink shirt and
blue pants.

8. Directions: Cut out each word.
Glue it into the flip book under
the correct part of speech.

9. Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives

10. student jumped raced sour
soft quietly football slowly
grouchy running school them
she coach funny quickly
student jumped raced sour
soft quietly football slowly
grouchy running school them
she coach funny quickly

11. Name___________________
Directions:Colorcodethewordsineachsentenceusingthefollowingcolorkey:
nouns=redpronouns=blue
verbs=green
adverbs=orangeadjectives=yellow
1.Thegracefuldancerlandedsoftlyonthestageafterherleap.
2.Sheturnedandleapedacrossthebrightlylitstage.
3.Johnnycaughtthefootballandlandedwithaloudthudinthepricklygrass.
4.TheyranovertohelpJohnnystandupandkindlyshookhishand.
5.Thechildrencheeredloudlywhentheteacherannouncedafunclassparty.
6.Theteachertoldthemthatthespecialpartywouldtakeplacetomorrow.

12. Name___________________
Parts of Speech Test
Part 1: Identify the parts of speech in the sentence below.
Complete the chart.
The children giggled quietly when the teacher stood up
because she sat in something and had a big mark on her
tan skirt.
Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Adjectives
Part 2 Define each part of speech
1. Noun _____________________________________________________________
2. Pronoun ________________________________________________________
3. Verb ______________________________________________________________
4. Adverb ___________________________________________________________
5. Adjective _________________________________________________________

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