1. Parts of Speech
How Words Function

2. Parts of Speech Common Noun Proper noun Article
Person, place, or thing
Proper noun
The specific name of a person or place
Article
Identifies a noun as a noun
Definite: the
Indefinite: a, an

3. More Parts of Speech Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun
Action or state of being
Adjective
Describes a noun
Adverb
Describes an action
Pronoun
Replaces a noun

4. Yet More Parts of Speech
Preposition
Indicates location
Conjunction
Connects phrases and clauses
Interjection
Shows emotion

5. Mignon’s red bike and her old basketball rolled quietly down the road.
Example Sentence
Mignon’s red bike and her old basketball rolled quietly down the road.

6. “quietly” is
an adjective
an adverb
a verb

7. “road” is a
noun
preposition
verb

8. “down” is a
noun
definite article
preposition

9. “her” is a
pronoun
common noun
proper noun

10. Match the word to the correct part of speech before time runs out.
Jack to
ran
with
singing
dad
his
and
verb
pronoun
preposition
proper noun
conjunction
common noun

11. Answers: Match the word to the part of speech
Jack To
ran
with
singing
dad
his
and
verb
pronoun
preposition
proper noun
conjunction
common noun