4th grade · English Language Arts · Unit 5 of 14
Parts of Speech
Pronouns, adverbs and more
What your child practices
Naming the job each word does in a sentence, with a focus on Grade 4's pronouns, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions. Easier levels stick to nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns.
Alabama Course of Study content standard: 4.39 · pronouns, adverbs and other parts of speech
How we explain it
Children can open this short lesson before they practice.
- Nouns name things. Verbs show action. Adjectives describe nouns.
- Pronouns replace nouns (he, it, they). Adverbs describe verbs (quickly, later).
- Prepositions show position (under, across). Conjunctions join ideas (and, but, so).
Example: “It rained, so we stayed inside.” What part of speech is “so”? “So” links two ideas. Joining words are conjunctions. Answer: conjunction
Parts of Speech in Alabama
In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 5 of 14 in 4th grade English Language Arts, after Point of View and before Super Sentences.
Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
In this sentence, what part of speech is “quickly”?
The children ran quickly across the field.
- adjective
- conjunction
- adverb
- noun
adverb
Hint: Ask yourself what job “quickly” does in the sentence. An adverb describes a verb or an adjective. It often tells how, when or where, and many end in -ly.
Question 2
Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
Ana and Sam carried the box carefully.
- and
- box
- carefully
- carried
carefully
Hint: An adverb describes a verb or an adjective. It often tells how, when or where, and many end in -ly.
Question 3
Which word is an adverb?
- sleepy
- sleep
- slowly
- snail
slowly
Hint: An adverb describes a verb or an adjective. It often tells how, when or where, and many end in -ly.
Question 4
Which word in this sentence is a preposition?
The cat slept under the warm blanket.
- blanket
- warm
- slept
- under
under
Hint: A preposition links a noun to the rest of the sentence, often telling where or when: under, behind, during.
Question 5
Which word is a preposition?
- underneath
- unhappy
- uncle
- unpack
underneath
Hint: A preposition links a noun to the rest of the sentence, often telling where or when: under, behind, during.
Question 6
In this sentence, what part of speech is “quietly”?
Maya quietly opened the heavy door.
- adjective
- preposition
- conjunction
- adverb
adverb
Hint: Ask yourself what job “quietly” does in the sentence. An adverb describes a verb or an adjective. It often tells how, when or where, and many end in -ly.