Mr.

Massina and the 8 Parts of Speech

Due February 8th (hehe what a coincidence)
1. Read the following paragraph below
2. List the number of times, each Part of Speech is used in this paragraph below
3. In a T-Chart, make note of how many times each part of speech was used AND the word
that matches the particular part of speech
Part of Speech # of Times each part of The words that correlate
speech shows up with the part of speech

4. Write a paragraph introducing yourself to me (8 to 10 sentences) that uses EVERY part of

speech

Hey! My name is Mr. Massina. I am studying at York

University here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My goal is
to become a teacher. Some of my hobbies include writing
stories, watching anime, and going to concerts. I really
enjoyed seeing Kendrick Lamar in 2022. Wow! He sure
was an excellent performer. I am very excited to be at
Tredway Woodsworth and have Mrs. Fu as my mentor
teacher and I am looking forward to working with her and
her wonderful grade 8 class. That’s all for now. Bye!
Answer Key
Hey! My name is Mr. Massina. I am studying at York University here in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. My goal is to become a teacher. Some of my hobbies include writing stories, watching
anime, and going to concerts. I really enjoyed seeing Kendrick Lamar in 2022. Wow! He sure
was an excellent performer. I am very excited to be at Tredway Woodsworth and have Mrs. Fu as
my mentor teacher and I am looking forward to working with her and her wonderful grade 8
class. That’s all for now. Bye!

Nouns: 16 nouns
Mr. Massina, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, goal, teacher, stories, anime,
concerts, Kendrick Lamar, performer, Tredway Woodsworth, Mrs. Fu, teacher, grade 8 class
Pronouns: 4 pronouns
I, My, Her, He
Verbs: 9 verbs
Studying, become, going, enjoyed, seeing, looking, working, writing, watching
Adverbs: 2 adverbs
Really, very
Adjectives: 3 adjectives
Wonderful, excellent, excited
Interjections: 3 interjections
Hey! Wow! Bye!
Conjunctions: 1 conjunction
And
Prepositions: 1 preposition
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