Transcript PARTS OF SPEECH

PARTS OF
SPEECH
Parts of Speech
Each word in an English sentence has a
special purpose. Some are:
nouns
adjectives
verbs
pronouns
adverbs
NOUNS
Nouns
What is a noun?
1) Person
2) Place
3) Thing
Mr. Jones is a nice guy.
Tel Aviv is a great city.
The ball is big.
PRONOUNS
Pronouns
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are used to replace nouns.
he
I
you
it
she
we
they
Examples:
•
Tara is beautiful. She is Native
American.
•
My boyfriend brought me flowers.
They smelled really good.
•
John, Jane, Joy, Julie and I went to
the mall. We had a lot of fun.
VERBS
Verbs
What is a verb?
A verb is an action word or a state of being.
Action words:
do
be
yell
sing
talk kick
Being words:
write
make
like
Examples of verbs:
I yelled at the teacher.
verb
verb
verb
verb
I swim twice a day.
I like the English website.
Ilanit is a teacher.
ADJECTIVES
Adjectives
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word used to
describe a noun or a pronoun.
Examples of adjectives:
Beautiful sunset.
Tall girl.
Muscular man.
ADVERBS
Adverbs
What is an adverb?
Tip:
Most of the time,
adverbs end in an “ly”
An adverb is used to describe a
verb, an adjective or another
adverb.
really
elegantly
quickly
badly
silently
beautifully
Examples of adverbs:
The man walked quickly.
describes the verb
The woman is very hungry.
describes the adjective
I am behaving badly.
describes the verb
Sometimes, I drink really quickly.
describes the adverb
A Day at the Beach
One (1) ___________ summer day, I decided to go to the
beach. I (2) __________ into my car and (3) __________
to the beach. Suddenly, I (4) ___________ my good friend,
(5) __________. She is a very (6) _________ girl.
(7) _________ has long, blond (8) _________ and (9)
__________ blue eyes. She was holding a (10) __________ in her
hand. I (11) ___________ (12) ___________ over to
her. We had a (13) __________time together. We (14)
___________and (15) _____________ really (16)
___________. Then we picked up the (17)
_____________ and (18) ___________ it back and forth to each
other.
By the time we came home, the (19) ___________ had set. It
certainly was a (20) ___________ day.
Find the parts of speech in the
following sentences…
adj.
noun
verb
adv.
pronoun
1. The skinny girl danced gracefully. She
looked wonderful.
verb
adj.
noun
verb
2. Everyday, the queen walks around her
noun gardens. The flowers always smell so
noun
sweetly.
verb
adv.
noun
verb
noun pronoun
3. Jake is my dog.
in London.
noun
adj noun
We live in a .big house
verb