Download 8 Parts of Speech

8 Parts of Speech
The Student Approach
The 8 Parts of Speech
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Interjection
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Conjunction
Adverb
Pronouns
Preposition
Nouns
 Nouns are very easy to spot. A noun is a
word that names a person, place, thing, or
idea.
 Any object that you can see is a noun;
concepts, such as love or hate, are also
nouns.
 Nouns can be classified as common or
proper, concrete or abstract, and collective.
 An easy way to determine if a word is a
noun that works most of the time is to add
an a or the to it. (the vision, an apple, the
turn)
Pronouns
 Is a word that takes the place of a nouns.
 Pronouns can almost do anything a noun
can do.
 Pronouns are handy short words because
when they are used, nouns don't have to
repeat all the time.
 There are six kinds of pronouns: personal,
demonstrative, indefinite, intensive,
reflexive, and interrogative.
Verbs
 A verb is a word that shows action or
being. This is the most important part
of a sentence.
 Action verbs are verbs that show
action. Some examples are sleep,
eat, run, scream, toss.
 However, not all verbs are physical;
some are mental, such as dream,
hear, look, wonder.
Adjectives
 An adjective describes, or modifies,
a noun or pronoun.
 Adjectives answer three questions
about the nouns that it describes:
what kind, how many, and which one.
 A, an, and the are special adjectives
called articles. They are the most
frequently used adjectives.
Preposition
 Words that combine with a noun or
pronoun to form a phrase are termed
prepositions.
Conjunctions
 A conjunction is a word that joins
other words or parts of sentences
together.
Conjunctions act like glue.
Adverbs
 Words that modify or describe verbs,
adjectives, and other adverbs. An
adverb tells how, when, where, and
to what extent. To what extent
adverbs include how often and how
much.
Interjections
 Interjections are special words that
show strong feeling or emotions like
horror, disgust, excitement,
happiness, shock, sadness, anger,
and pain.
 They usually come at the beginning of
a sentence. They add energy to
stories.
Examples
 Nouns: hat, communication, Dallas,
woman, pen
 Pronouns: his, hers, he, his, theirs
 Verbs: look, run, call, jog, throw
 Adjectives: blue, big, a, the
 Prepositions: aboard, about, above, across
 Conjunctions: and, or
 Adverbs: quickly, tomorrow, fast
 Interjections: aha, wow, whoop see, oh no
Activity
Come to the board and circle nouns.
1. George and Godzilla walked to Papa
John's to order a large pepperoni
pizza.
2. I left my hat in the car.
3. Lets go to the mall and buy new
shoes.
4. Can I have your pickles?
5. What is the weather like?
Activity
Answers
1. George and Godzilla walked to Papa
John's to order a large pepperoni
pizza.
2. I left my hat in the car.
3. Lets go to the mall and buy new
shoes.
4. Can I have your pickles?
5. What is the weather like?