Transcript Parts of Speech

There are 8 parts of speech.
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
a person, place, thing or idea
Example: friend, love, mansion, courage, extinction, foot,
hamster, time, Paris, school, book, teacher, ability.
Complete the sentence below by filling in the blanks with
nouns.
_______ went to the ______ to try to find a ______ that
would be suitable for his _____ which was coming up in a
_____ and would take place at ______.
words that refer/replace nouns
Every noun you can think of can be replaced with a more general
pronoun
Examples
Nouns
Pronouns
girl
she, her, someone, somebody
friends
them, they, some, their
house
it, that
Mrs. Oehler
me, my, mine, he, his, I
courage
it, something
student
it, him, his, her, each, she
Jane went to the beach but _____ was too cold so _____ went back home
and called _____ friend Tom. _____ was watching _____ favorite TV
show. Jane decided _____ would go over and watch _____ with _____.
words that describe (modify) nouns or pronouns
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Add adjectives below:
The ________ boy won the contest.
She is ________ whenever she is at school.
_____ is the best way to describe homework.
We ate a _____ meal before going to the concert.
Yesterday was the _____ day of my life.
Action words; forms of “to be”
The Verb tells what the subject is doing.
Example:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Mike ran around the backstop.
Maria sold her favorite book.
They helped the woman across the street.
I am happy.
She is in the attic.
We went to the store to buy apples.
Earl Warren won the game on Friday.
After _____ for hours, the fisherman finally ____ a tug on his line. He
_____ and ____ and finally _____ the large fish.
words that describe (modify) verbs, adjectives, or other
adverbs
They usually answer how, when or to what degree.
They often end in “ly.”
slowly
perfectly
very
yesterday
gently
expertly
really
never
too
briefly
not
seriously
words that show position or direction
(Everywhere a squirrel can be in relation to a log!)
On
Under
Within
Of
Around
Near
To
For
During
Upon
Inside
Below
Next To
Aside
words that connect other words, phrases or clauses
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Neither…Nor
Either…Or
Not Only… But Also
words of strong emotion
(Usually followed by an exclamation point.)
Hey!
Wow!
Oops!
Well,
Whoops!
Here are some easy tips to remembering some of the
tricky parts of speech:
 Adjective and Adverb (“ad” think
describes…adjectives describe nouns and pronouns,
adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
 Pronoun (always refers to a noun)
 Preposition (usually tells the position of a noun)
 Conjunction (FANBOYS and junction= joining
together)