Describing Words

What is a Noun?

• Person
• Place
• Thing

Is this a Noun?

• Mom
• Pencil
• Running
• Cutting
• Cup

How would you describe this car?

Adjectives

• Adjectives describe nouns
• They are describing words.
• Examples: Hot, Green, Crazy, Soft

What is a Verb?

• A verb is an action word
• It tells what something is doing

Is this a Verb?

• Hit
• Dunk
• Frog
• Yellow
• Lick

What are some words that tell what they are doing?

Adverbs

• An adverb is a word that describes a verb
• They often end in -ly
• Examples: quickly, slowly, hatefully, gratefully