Parts of Speech Lesson

Grammar - Parts of Speech

Learn the basic building blocks of English

Nouns

Words for people, places, things, feelings

Multiple Select

Which words are nouns?

• Mrs. Campbell is my teacher.

• She is laughing at her own jokes.

• My teacher thinks she is funny.

• She is not always funny.

• Occasionally, she can be funny.

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Which words are nouns?

• They didn't laugh at my jokes.

• Their laughter was absent from the room.

• The room quickly became quiet.

• The students were reading quietly.

• Love of reading is a monumental thing.

Pronouns

Words that replace nouns

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Which words are pronouns?

• My student brought me a coffee.

• Your classmates wondered if you were trying to bribe the teacher.

• His bribe failed.

• Still, the coffee was mine.

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Which words are pronouns?

• I hope you will work hard in this class.

• As your teacher, I will advocate strongly for you.

• Even so, you are your best advocate.

• We will all work together to be successful this semester.

Verbs

Words that show action, being, or having

Be careful with verbals!

Verbals are verbs masquerading as nouns or adjectives.

These words seem like they are verbs, but they are not doing the job of the verb in the sentence.  Watch out for them!

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Which words are verbs?

• He was absent.

• He jumped off the cliff.

• He did 50 jumping jacks.

• The swaying trees dripped with rain.

• I have a headache.

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Which words are verbs?

• Learning is a life long task.

• It is your task to learn in school.

• I learned about verbals in class today.

• I am skilled in English.

Adjectives

Words that describe nouns

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Which words are adjectives?

• I think my intelligent teacher is very humorous.

• Writing essays is difficult for me.

• Passing the SOLs is important to me.

• My spacious and airy classroom is comfortable.

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Which words are adjectives?

• I hope I get a good grade on this assignment.

• The efficient staff at Handley High School get things done.

• The teachers strive to do the best for the students.

• The students work extremely hard to fulfill many requirements for each class.

Adverbs

Words which describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

A lot of adverbs end in "-ly," but some do not, especially the ones that answer "where" or "when."

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Which words are adverbs?

• The class chuckled softly at the teacher's lame jokes.

• The soft spring breeze fluttered her hair gently.

• My teacher frequently gives us classwork.

• Step forward when your name is called.

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Which words are adverbs?

• My classes assign quite a lot of homework.

• It is important to wash your hands regularly.

• Please place your backpacks against the wall.

• It is now necessary to bring your own water bottle to school.

Articles

A word that signals that a noun will follow

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Which words are articles?

• My English class is a blast!

• I wish I could be in this English class all day.

• I would be a happy person if I were in this class all day.

• The class might be an hour long or 8 hours long and I would still be happy.

Interjections

Words that are exclamations of strong feelings

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Which words are interjections?

• Yippee! I love to write essays.

• Hey, don't start writing yet!

• Relax Mrs. Campbell, geez!

• Well, okay then!

Prepostiions

Words that show the relationship between other words in a sentence

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Which words are prepositions?

• I have to hang my jacket behind the door.

• My teacher at JHHS is really amazing!

• Wow! I didn't know we were supposed to go through the lesson on our own.

• In frustration, I threw my book against the wall.

Conjunctions

Words that serve to connect other words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs.

Coordinating Conjunctions

Words that serve to connect words, phrases, or clauses to show that they are equally important and how they relate to each other.  

If the Fanboys conjunction joins two independent clauses, a comma is necessary.

For    And   Nor   But   Or   Yet   So

Subordinating Conjunctions

Words that serve to connect words, phrases, or clauses to show that they are NOT equally important and how they relate to each other. 

If joining clauses with subordinating conjunctions, the clause containing the conjunction becomes dependent (subordinate).

One way to remember the most commonly used subordinating conjunctions is AAAWWUBBIS.

After  Although  As  When  While  Until  Because  Before  If  Since

But remember, there are 100s of these types of words.

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Which words are conjunctions?

• I am going to do my classwork after I practice football.

• I don't know Carmen or Jessica very well.

• My literature study novel is a really amazing book.

• I do not mind reading it, nor do I mind writing papers about it.

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Which words are conjunctions?

• Everyone was waiting for lunch, but I wasn't hungry.

• My friend was starving because he didn't eat breakfast.

• Even though it is very important to eat breakfast, he didn't have time.

• I hope he remembers to eat breakfast tomorrow.