Parts of Speech Dice Game – Grammar Practice

Here is a fun way to help reinforce the parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles, and prepositional phrases. They can be a bit dry and boring to learn about, so playing a fun and silly game might be just the activity your students need!

It is a great activity for literacy centres or partner work.

Each student needs a recording sheet, a pencil, and a die.

They roll and fill in the corresponding part of speech. For example, if they roll a 1, they need to write an article. If they roll a 4, they write a verb. They can be as silly and creative as they want to!

Once one row is filled, they should have a silly sentence!

1) Article

2) Adjective

3) Noun

4) Verb

5) Adverb

6) Prepositional Phrase

Ex: The gigantic kangaroo ate sadly on the slide.

Grades to Use With: This is a fun addition to any primary classroom that is studying parts of speech. It could work in Years 2–5. It could also be used in secondary school special education classrooms or with English Language Learners.

Standards:

CCSSL.2.1e

Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

CCSSL.3.1a

Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

CCSSL.4.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.