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What job does each word do?

Parts of speech in sentences (taught through sentence combining first). Below are the page on Peabody that teach it, free, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • L.3.1a

Try three questions

The same kind of question Peabody asks, with the answer and why under each.

  1. The noun (naming word): A red ball bounced.

    • red
    • ball
    • bounced
    Show the answer and why
    Answer: ball
    A noun names a thing. A verb is what it does. An adjective tells what it is like. It's ball.

  2. The noun (naming word): The loud dog barked.

    • loud
    • barked
    • dog
    Show the answer and why
    Answer: dog
    A noun names a thing. A verb is what it does. An adjective tells what it is like. It's dog.

  3. The adjective (describing word): A tiny bug crawled.

    • crawled
    • bug
    • tiny
    Show the answer and why
    Answer: tiny
    A noun names a thing. A verb is what it does. An adjective tells what it is like. It's tiny.

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