The People puzzle

1. The People puzzle A Kinesthetic Parts of Speech Activity

2. Parts of Speech Review • Noun – a person, place, thing, or idea • Pronoun – replaces a noun • Verb – shows action or existence • Adjective – modifies a noun or a pronoun • Adverb – modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb • Preposition – shows relationships • Conjunction – connects words, phrases, or clauses • Interjection – shows emotion or pause

3. Puzzle Rules Objective: Be the first team to sit in the correct order. • All teams members have to sit at the same time once the puzzle is solved. • Once you sit, you can’t swap cards or switch places unless the entire team stands up again. • All teams must finish every puzzle. • Parts of speech must defend themselves.

4. Problem 1 Ouch! I just stubbed my toe on the chair!

5. Solution 1 • Ouch – interjection • I - pronoun • just – adverb • stubbed – verb • my – pronoun • toe – noun • on – preposition • the – adjective (article) • chair – noun

6. Problem 2 I shared the chocolate cake with Madge and Sid.

7. Solution 2 • I – pronoun • shared – verb • the – adjective (article) • chocolate – adjective • cake – noun • with – preposition • Madge – noun • and – conjunction • Sid – noun

8. Problem 3 The cake was much too big to eat by myself.

9. Solution 3 • The – adjective (article) • cake – noun • was – verb • much – adverb • too – adverb • big – adjective • to eat – verb • by – preposition • myself - pronoun

10. Problem 4 Man, sometimes I really want to be a green llama.

11. Solution 4 • Therapy.

12. Just kidding! Solution 4 • Man – interjection • Sometimes – adverb • I – pronoun • really – adverb • want – verb • to be – verb • a – adjective (article) • green – adjective • llama – noun

13. Problem 5 Shoot! I missed the express bus to work again!

14. Solution 5 • Shoot – interjection • I – pronoun • missed – verb • the – adjective (article) • express – adjective • bus – noun • to – preposition • work – noun • again – adverb

15. Problem 6 Eeek! The very scary bear is looking at my head!

16. Solution 6 • Run!

17. Just kidding! Solution 6 Eeeek – interjection The – adjective (article) very – adverb scary – adjective bear – noun is looking – verb at – preposition my – pronoun head – noun