Fifth graders learn the main parts of speech, from nouns and verbs to adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions, and match each to the job it does in a sentence.
Students will be able to…
Every word in a sentence is doing a job. What are the main parts of speech, and what does each one do?
Project this and match each part of speech to the job it does — tap a part, then tap its job.
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Every word in a sentence has a job. Some name things, some show action, some describe. Can you tell which does what?
Students match each part to its job.
Students label parts of speech.
Students build to a pattern.
Students reflect on word jobs.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (Grades 11–12).
Explain the function of the parts of speech.
Use nouns, verbs, and modifiers correctly.
Use pronouns and prepositions in sentences.
Apply grammar knowledge when writing.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students choose a part-of-speech pattern, write a sentence that fits it, and label each word's part, so the categories become a tool they use. A printable parts-of-speech worksheet is in the English Language Arts library.
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