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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)