Download Parts of Speech

PART OF SPEECH
& DEFINITION
NOUN – name of a
person, place or thing
(common or proper noun)
PRONOUN – takes the
place of a noun
VERB – shows an action
(action verb)
or is a state of being
(linking verb)
EXAMPLES
My mom is going in the car to the store
in Media.
He told me that my dog dashed in his
backyard.
I sprinted as fast as I could and I still
lost!
(action verbs)
I am hungry. (linking verb)
I was hoping we could go together.
(helping verbs)
ADJECTIVE – describes
a noun or pronoun (Ask...
Which one? What kind?
How many?)
My black cat is sitting on the soft couch
in the well-lit basement.
ADVERB – describes a
verb, adjective, or another
adverb (Ask… How? When?
Where?)
Recently, the girls screamed loudly
when they won the first place ribbon.
INTERJECTION –
shows strong feelings,
pure emotion
Wow! We get to go to Hawaii this
summer! Yes!
PREPOSITION – group
of words that connects a
noun or pronoun to the
rest of the sentence?
CONJUNCTION – joins
words, phrases, and
clauses
[Remember FANBOYS –
During the day, we picked flowers in
the garden at our house.
I want chocolate and strawberries.
We were behaving in class, so we
earned a marble party.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet,
So]