🐸 Get a Jump on Parts of Speech for Elementary Students

Students independently identify the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs and color each space according to the key provided. 

By the time they’re done, your students will have a vibrantly-colored frog and a better understanding of four parts of speech. 

Want to Edit the Words?

Download this worksheet as a Google doc! 

You can change the nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs – even the colors! Coordinate the words to match your classroom grammar posters, word wall, or weekly vocabulary words.  

Scaffolding + Extension Tips 

In addition to individual student work time, use this parts of speech coloring sheet as a:

• Writing center activity
• Writing lesson warm-up 
• ELA exit ticket
• Homework assignment
• Brain Break
• Fast Finisher activity

Students who need a challenge can think of synonyms for each word and write them on the worksheet or use words to write sentences. 

Support students who need more help by referring them to a parts of speech poster or anchor chart.  

How To Prepare This Resource

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.

We’ve included a full-color answer key with this download for students to self-check their work. 

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardstock and slipping sheets into dry-erase sleeves. Students can color with dry-erase markers, then erase and reuse. 

Looking for More Parts of Speech Worksheets?

Add more color to your English Language Arts lessons by including these coloring pages in your classroom writing center!

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