8 Parts of Speech

Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection

 Noun
 Name of a person, place, thing or idea etc.
 Proper Nouns refer to particular places,
persons, things, ideas etc.
 Ex. Noun Proper Noun
Person Girl Dorothy
Place City Kansas
Thing Dog Toto
 Pronoun
 Takes the place of a noun
 3 kinds - subjective, objective and
possessive
 Ex.
– She is Adora, his twin sister.
– They both have swords.
– Battle Cat and Spirit belong to them.
 Verb
 Shows the action or
state of being and it
also indicates the time
of the action or being
 Ex.
– Popeye married Olive
Oyl.
– Spinach makes Popeye
strong.
– You will like it too.
 Adjective
 Words that describe nouns
and specify size, color,
number and the like.
 Ex.
– Sneezy has a big, red, bulbous
nose.
– The seven dwarfs lived in a
small stone house.
 Adverbs
 Words that describe verbs,
adjectives and other adverbs.
 Ex.
– Astro barked loudly at the other
cars that quickly passed by.
– Rosie, our robot, cleans the house
rapidly.
– Unfortunately, we are having Mr.
Spacely over for dinner tomorrow.
 Prepositions
 Show how a noun and
pronoun is related to
another word in a
sentence
 Ex.
– Ariel lived under the sea,
beneath the surface.
– She longed to be near
Prince Eric and stand on
her own two feet.
 Conjunctions
 Join words, phrases or clauses.
 Coordinating Conjunctions
– and, but, for, or, nor, either, neither, yet, so, and so
that.
– Ex. Alvin and the Chipmunks went to the Park.
 Subordinating Conjunctions
– although, because, since, until, while
– Ex. They were hungry because they didn’t bring
money.
 Interjection
 An addition to a
sentence to call
attention show feeling,
hesitation etc.
 Ex.
– Ouch! That hurt!
– D’oh! Bart put down that
bat!
 Whose cat is that?
Part Of Speech Definition Example Words Example Sentences
Noun Person, Place, Thing cat, Odie, TV This is my cat, Garfield.

Pronoun Replaces a noun I, you, he, she, it He loves lasagna.

Verb Action or state has, sleeps, sing He sleeps all day.

Adjective Describes a noun smart, big, red, 4 My fat cat is lazy.

Adverb Describes a verb, quickly, very, He eats quickly but

adjective or adverb badly moves slowly.
Preposition Links a noun to to, at, after, on, He sits on the couch in
another word in, under the living room.
Conjunction Joins clauses or and, but, when I have two pets, Odie
sentences or words and Garfield.
Interjection Short exclamation Oh, ouch, well, Hey! Garfield is John’s
hey cat!