Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

What are they?

How do they work?

The part of speech indicates how a word functions in a sentence.

As you saw on the first slide, there are a total of nine parts of speech!

By now, you should be familiar with the following six parts of speech...

Noun: a person, place, thing or idea

Verb: an action word

Adjective: a word that describes a noun

Pronoun: a shorter word that substitutes a noun

Article: a word that comes before a noun (a/an/the)

​Interjection: a word that shows excitement or emotion

For Example: Wow! (Int) Her (Pro) fast (Adj) dog (N) ran (V) the (Art) race (N).

Please answer the following questions by choosing which part of speech the GREEN word in each sentence is!

Multiple Choice

I can't believe she cheated on the test!

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Article

• Noun

Multiple Choice

Please wear a mask!

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Article

• Noun

Multiple Choice

He lives in the huge house down the road.

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Article

• Noun

Multiple Choice

Has anyone seen my phone?

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Article

• Noun

Multiple Choice

I love to watch Netflix!

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Article

• Noun

Multiple Choice

Ouch! I got a paper cut!

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition

There are three other parts of speech that you need to know before we start studying grammar skills!

For this lesson, we will use the famously informative songs from School House Rock to learn...

Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Prepositions

Multiple Select

What is an adverb? Choose TWO!

• A word that describes a verb

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes another adverb

• A word that describes a pronoun

Remember: Adjectives describe nouns, but adVERBS describe VERBS!

He spoke (verb) quickly (adverb).

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is NOT an adverb?

• Care

• Carefully

• Carelessly

Multiple Choice

Do all adverbs end in -ly?

• NO!

• YES!

NO! For example, very is an adverb!!

*But many do end in -ly, like sloppily, happily, etc.*

Multiple Choice

What is a conjunction's function?

• "Hooking up words and phrases and clauses"

• "Describing adjectives and adverbs"

• "Shortening a noun"

• "Explaining an action"

Multiple Select

What are the three most common conjunctions?

• and

• but

• or

• next

Multiple Choice

When you use conjunctions, it creates a ________ sentence.

• Compound

• Complex

• Appositive

• Series

Compound Sentence: I like frosting, but I do not like cake.

We will learn all about compound sentences this year!

Multiple Choice

Prepositions _______ a noun or pronoun to an object in the sentence.

• connect

• remove

• clarify

• separate

Multiple Select

In between action, prepositions tell the _______ and _______.

• Location

• Direction

• Information

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Do prepositions ever stand alone?

• NO!

• NO!

Prepositions do not stand alone. Instead, they are put with nouns or pronouns to create a prepositional phrase.

For Example: She drove over the bridge.

Please answer the following questions by choosing which part of speech the GREEN word in each sentence is!

Multiple Choice

She quietly told me a secret.

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition

Multiple Choice

I saw a bug above my TV.

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition

Multiple Choice

I took my dog for a walk, and she saw a squirrel.

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition