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Parts of Speech
Guided Notes
Mr. Watts
1. A NOUN is a word that names a PERSON,
PLACE, THING, or IDEA.
Examples:
Person
Place
Thing
Idea
MOTHER
HOME
MONEY
FREEDOM
TEACHER SCHOOL
IPOD
HOPE
OFFICER
BUS
FAIRNESS
MALL
Nouns can be COMMON or PROPER. Proper nouns
are ALWAYS spelled with a CAPITAL LETTER.
Nouns often function as the SUBJECT (that does the
action) of a sentence.
Sample: My DOG ate two DISHES of food for
LUNCH.
2. A VERB shows ACTION or state-of-being (LINKING verb).
Verbs are the ACTION that the SUBJECT does.
Examples:
Action
JUMP
SING
LEARN
WANT
Linking
WAS
IS
CAN
BE
Sample: The new students ATE/HAD lunch in silence.
3. PRONOUNS take the PLACE of NOUNS.
Pronouns can also function as a sentence’s SUBJECT.
Examples:
Nouns
Pronouns
Replace BRUSH with IT.
Replace POST OFFICE with THERE.
Replace GIRLS with THEM.
Sample: SHE wanted to ride the bus with US.
4. ADJECTIVES modify or CHANGE NOUNS.
Examples:
How Many
Feel
Sight
ONE
SOFT
UGLY
SEVEN
FLUFFY
GREEN
MILLION
HOT
TALL
Taste
SALTY
SOUR
BITTER
Age
YOUNG
NEW
OLD
5. ADVERBS modify VERBS, ADJECTIVES, or other
ADVERBS.
Adverbs often END with the letters -LY and answer
the questions WHERE and/or HOW.
Examples:
The baby slept QUIETLY.
We QUICKLY moved to the auditorium after the
announcement.
The sanctuary of the church was DEATHLY quiet.
Her new car is SO fine.
6. PREPOSITIONS are words that show a
RELATIONSHIP between words.
REMEMBER: A PREPOSITION is anything a
SQUIRREL can do to a TREE.
Examples:
ABOVE
AROUND
THROUGH INTO
IN
BESIDE
OVER
BELOW
FROM
UNDER
BY
TO
7. CONJUNCTIONS are words that CONNECT other words.
The most commonly used conjunctions are called
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS.
REMEMBER:
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
FANBOYS!!
Sample: I wanted to go outside, BUT the sun was too hot.
8. INTERJECTIONS are words that show INTENSE
FEELING and are often used at the BEGINNING
of SENTENCES.
Examples:
OH!
OW!
OUCH!
WOW!
Sample: OUCH, that bee stung me!
NO!
HEY!
Easy, wasn’t it?