How is the grade 6 sheet different from grade 5?

It uses the same eight parts of speech with longer sentences and harder cases. Expect linking verbs, abstract nouns, adverbs that describe adjectives, conjunctions like though and whenever, and words that switch jobs, like house used as a verb.

Why is too an adverb and not an adjective?

Because it describes an adjective, not a noun. In "too steep," too tells how steep. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Adjectives describe only nouns and pronouns.

Can a word be more than one part of speech?

Yes, and many common words are. Back is a noun in "a sore back," a verb in "back the truck into the driveway" and an adverb in "come back soon." Only the sentence can tell you which, so every item on the grade 6 sheet gives the whole sentence.

6th grade parts of speech

6th grade parts of speech worksheets

The grade 6 parts of speech sheet uses all eight: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction and interjection. Sentences are longer, with school subject vocabulary. About one word in five shows up in a job it doesn't usually do, like house as a verb or fall as a noun, so students label each word by what it does 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.

Her curiosity about insects eventually led her to a career in entomology. Curiosity: (interjection / noun / pronoun).
Fixed: Her curiosity about insects eventually led her to a career in entomology. Curiosity: noun.
Historians examine letters and diaries to understand how ordinary people lived in the past. Past: (adjective / noun / preposition).
Frogs usually have smooth, moist skin, whereas most toads have dry, bumpy skin. Whereas: (adverb / conjunction / preposition).

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 6th grade sheet

6th grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 8 to a page. None of these sentences are on 5th grade sheets.

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

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Soren scored the winning run with a daring slide. Run: noun.
When the explorers finally reached the summit, they planted a flag and photographed the view. They: pronoun.
Whoa, the wings of a hummingbird beat so rapidly that they appear as a blur. Whoa: interjection.

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.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Sixth graders already know the eight labels, so this sheet tests them where they get slippery. Linking verbs such as grew and appeared are verbs even though nothing happens. Too, fairly and incredibly are adverbs because they describe an adjective, not a noun. Abstract nouns like honesty name an idea instead of a thing you can touch. About a dozen items put a familiar word in an unfamiliar job, like house as a verb or down as a preposition. When your student misses one, ask what the word is attached to in this sentence and what question it answers.

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 6th grade parts of speech

How is the grade 6 sheet different from grade 5?: It uses the same eight parts of speech with longer sentences and harder cases. Expect linking verbs, abstract nouns, adverbs that describe adjectives, conjunctions like though and whenever, and words that switch jobs, like house used as a verb.
Why is too an adverb and not an adjective?: Because it describes an adjective, not a noun. In "too steep," too tells how steep. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Adjectives describe only nouns and pronouns.
Can a word be more than one part of speech?: Yes, and many common words are. Back is a noun in "a sore back," a verb in "back the truck into the driveway" and an adverb in "come back soon." Only the sentence can tell you which, so every item on the grade 6 sheet gives the whole sentence.

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