1. The Parts of Speech

2. Objectives
Students will be able to state the definitions of the 8 parts of speech (noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and article)
Students will be able to recognize and distinguish the parts of speech
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3. The Parts of Speech
The words that make up sentences can be put into 8 groups, known as the Parts of Speech.
The 8 parts of speech are the following:
Noun
Adverb
Pronoun
Preposition
Adjective
Conjunction
Verb
Interjection
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4. Noun A noun names… A person A place A thing An idea
Ex.) George Washington was the first president.
A place
Ex.) Josie likes to go to the beach with her family.
A thing
Ex.) I want to go out to eat for pizza.
An idea
Ex.) Jason is learning about the cell theory in biology.
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5. Pronoun
A pronoun takes the place of a noun (which is a person, place, thing, or idea).
Common pronouns: He I It We
She
You
They
Example:
Jake likes to go swimming at the lake.
“He” takes the
place of “Jake”
He likes to go swimming at the lake
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6. Adjective An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
A mean dog
A red crayon
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectives usually come before the noun or pronoun that they describe.
Example:
I want to go to the zoo to see the big elephant.
“big” describes
the “elephant”
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This is a pretty sunset.

7. Verb A verb is an action word.
It’s what you do! You walk, you run, you talk, you smile, and you laugh.
Examples:
Jenna runs to the playground.
Jackie walks a mile everyday.
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8. Adverb An adverb describes a verb. Adverbs answer the question “How?”
Example:
The dog ran quickly across the yard.
Adverbs answer the question “How?”
How did the dog run?
The dog ran quickly.
Adverbs often end in “-ly”.
quickly
noisily
carefully
painfully
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9. Preposition
A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence.
Prepositions usually show a location in place and time.
Example:
The book is on the table.
“on the table” states where
the book is located
The dog is inside the doghouse.
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10. Conjunction
A conjunction connects words, groups of words, or sentences together.
Common conjunctions:
Examples:
I want to go to the mall, but I have too much homework.
“but” connects these
two sentences or
and
but
I have a dog and a cat.
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11. Interjection An interjection is a word that shows excitement.
Interjections are usually short, such as one word or syllable.
Examples:
Hooray! I got an “A” on the test!
Ouch! That really hurt!
Hey! I know you!
Wow! What a pretty view!
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12. Review!! What part of speech is the red word?
***Take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions
What part of speech is the red word?
1. The dog ran around the yard.
Adverb
Noun
C. Verb
D. Interjection
2. I walk to school everyday.
Verb
Conjunction
c. Preposition
d. Adverb
3. Wow! That was the best movie I have ever seen!
Adverb
Noun
c. Conjunction
d. Interjection
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13. Review cont… 4. I like apples, bananas, and grapes
Conjunction
Preposition
c. Noun
d. Adjective
5. My dad drives a green car.
Adjective
Pronoun
c. Adverb
d. Interjection
6. The cat is sleeping on the bed.
Interjection
Adjective
c. Preposition
d. Conjunction
7. The horse runs quickly around the field.
Adjective
Adverb
c. Verb
d. Conjunction
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14. Review cont… 8. He likes to play video games.
Pronoun
Adverb
c. Adjective
d. Preposition
9. I want to go to the mall, but I have too much homework.
Interjection
Preposition
c. Conjunction
d. Adverb
10. The book is beside the table.
Preposition
Verb
c. Conjunction
d. Adjective
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15. Answers! B A D
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A
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16. Interactive Review Games!
***Click on the name of the game to play a game that reviews the
parts of speech.
Grammar Gorilla Game
Grammar Blast: Adjectives and Adverbs
Parts of Speech Game
Name That Word!
Toon University
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