What are the eight parts of speech?

Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and interjection. Fifth grade is usually when all eight are practiced together. On the grade 5 sheet each one is the answer about the same number of times, so writing the same label again and again won't pay off.

What is the difference between a conjunction and a preposition?

A conjunction joins two ideas, and a preposition links a noun to the rest of the sentence. Look at what follows the word. In "whenever it rains," a subject and a verb follow, so whenever is a conjunction. In "with a map," only a noun follows, so with is a preposition.

Are words like well and yes interjections?

They can be, but this sheet leaves them out. Well can also be an adverb or a noun, and yes and no usually answer a question. The grade 5 interjections only show feeling, like gosh, eek and whoa, so each item has one clear answer.

5th grade parts of speech

5th grade parts of speech worksheets

On the grade 5 parts of speech sheet, your child reads a sentence and writes the part of speech of one word in it. All eight appear: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and interjection. Each word comes with three choices, and only one fits the way the word is used in that sentence.

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The kind of sentences you'll fix

Write the part of speech of the word after each sentence. Choose from the words in parentheses.

The desert gets very little rain, yet many plants and animals live there. Yet: (conjunction / interjection / verb).
Fixed: The desert gets very little rain, yet many plants and animals live there. Yet: conjunction.
The town recently opened a skate park beside the old fire station. Recently: (adverb / conjunction / noun).
The bike shop repaired my flat tire in less than ten minutes. Repaired: (interjection / pronoun / verb).

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What's on a 5th grade sheet

5th grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 8 to a page. None of these sentences are on 4th grade sheets.

A few of the sentences, as the answer key corrects them:

The school orchestra performed a cheerful piece by Mozart at the spring concert. Orchestra: noun.
Our whole neighborhood gathered at the park to clean up the playground. Gathered: verb.
An elderly neighbor taught our scout troop how to identify birds by their songs. Elderly: adjective.

Fix it. Write the part of speech of the word after each sentence. Choose from the words in parentheses. 8 sentences to fix per page.
Choose the word. Circle the letter of the part of speech of the word after each sentence. 10 questions per page.

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How to teach this

Grade 5 adds the last two parts of speech. A conjunction joins two parts of a sentence, like nor, while or whenever. An interjection shows a quick feeling, like gosh or eek, and is set off by a comma at the start. When your child mixes up a conjunction and a preposition, look at what comes after the word. In "whenever it rains" a subject and a verb follow, so whenever is a conjunction. In "with a map" only a noun follows, so with is a preposition. The question stays the same as in earlier grades: what is the word doing here?

Watch for: A word's ending is a hint, not a rule. Lovely ends in -ly and is an adjective. Now has no -ly and is an adverb. The same word can do different jobs. Rest is a noun in 'take a rest' and a verb in 'rest your legs.'

Common questions about 5th grade parts of speech

What are the eight parts of speech?: Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and interjection. Fifth grade is usually when all eight are practiced together. On the grade 5 sheet each one is the answer about the same number of times, so writing the same label again and again won't pay off.
What is the difference between a conjunction and a preposition?: A conjunction joins two ideas, and a preposition links a noun to the rest of the sentence. Look at what follows the word. In "whenever it rains," a subject and a verb follow, so whenever is a conjunction. In "with a map," only a noun follows, so with is a preposition.
Are words like well and yes interjections?: They can be, but this sheet leaves them out. Well can also be an adverb or a noun, and yes and no usually answer a question. The grade 5 interjections only show feeling, like gosh, eek and whoa, so each item has one clear answer.

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