Grade 1 · Lesson 78 — Interleave: Nouns + Pronouns + Adjectives + Verbs + Adverbs + Prepositions + Conjunctions + Interjections

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Nouns + Pronouns + Adjectives + Verbs + Adverbs + Prepositions + Conjunctions + Interjections · student sheet is G1_L78_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Noun: “Can I put “the” in front of it?” · Pronoun: “Whose place is it taking?” · Adjective: “Which one? What kind? How many?” · Verb: “Can I put “I” in front of it?” · Adverb: “How? When? Where?” · Preposition: “Can I say it in front of “the box”?” · Conjunction: “What two things is it holding together?” · Interjection: “Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?”

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Gee,thelittlebeagleandIareoldfriends,andwethinkcarefullyaboutgoodwords.1Ask: Can I put “the” in front of it?2Try it — “the beagle” ✓ — so “beagle” is a noun.3Ask: Whose place is it taking?4Try it — “I = ?” ✓ — so “I” is a pronoun.5Ask: Which one? What kind? How many?6Try it — “little ___ ?” ✓ — so “little” is an adjective.7Ask: Can I put “I” in front of it?8Try it — “I are” ✓ — so “are” is a verb.9Ask: How? When? Where?10Try it — “__ed carefully” ✓ — so “carefully” is an adverb.11Ask: Can I say it in front of “the box”?12Try it — “about the box” ✓ — so “about” is a preposition.13Ask: What two things is it holding together?14Try it — “__ and __” ✓ — so “and” is a conjunction.15Ask: Could it stand on its own with an exclamation mark?16Try it — “Gee!” ✓ — so “Gee” is an interjection.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
Before you mark: The questions jump around. Watch for children answering the previous question out of habit.
  1. Find the noun.
    The teacher opened the door.
    the noun in “The teacher opened the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the pronoun.
    The dog barked because it was hungry.
    the pronoun in “The dog barked because it was hungry.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the adjective.
    The small boy carried a heavy bag.
    the adjective in “The small boy carried a heavy bag.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the verb.
    The boy ran to the door.
    the verb in “The boy ran to the door.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the adverb.
    The boy walked slowly.
    the adverb in “The boy walked slowly.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the preposition.
    The cat sat under the chair.
    the preposition in “The cat sat under the chair.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 78 · TEACHER EDITION