Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

by Evan Ng

Introduction to

Intensive English Programme​

Introduction

• ​English language is spoken in many parts of the world and it's a progressive of modern languages.

Introduction

​In English, there are 8 parts that you need to learn.

Noun​

​So... What is a 'noun'?

​Noun

• ​A noun is

  • ​the name of a:-

    • ​Person

    • ​Animal

    • ​Place

    • ​Thing

​For example:

• ​person: boy

• animal: dog

• ​place: school

• ​thing: ball

Multiple Choice

Which one is a noun (person)?

• girl

• cat

• leg

• house

Multiple Choice

Which one is a noun (place) ?

• man

• cow

• cup

• market

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

Choose the correct answer.

" You need to take your pencil with you. "

• you

• pencil

• take

• need

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a noun?

• person

• place

• action

• thing

Verb

​So... What is a 'verb'?

Verb

A verb describes an action.

The boy jumps.

We clap to the music.

We sing in the classroom.

I cry when I am sad.

I laugh at the joke.

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Multiple Choice

Find the verb in this sentence:

" Billy jumped over the fence. "

• Billy

• jumped

• over

• fence

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

_____ lemonade

• pour

• boil

• dry

• chop

Multiple Choice

Find the verb in this sentence:

" The students studied for the test. "

• The

• test

• studied

• students

Multiple Choice

Find the verb in this sentence:

" We are eating fried noodles for lunch! "

• are eating

• We

• fried noodles

• lunch

​Pronoun

​So... What is a pronoun?

Pronouns

Pronouns take the place of a noun.

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns and may be singular or plural.

  Singular pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, me, him, her

• Plural pronouns: we, you, they, them, us

Multiple Choice

Find the pronoun:

" She is writing a report. "

• She

• is writing

• a

• report

Multiple Choice

Look at the cat.

__ is sleeping.

• She

• It

• He

• They

Multiple Choice

My mother loves cooking.

_____ cake is very delicious.

• Her

• His

• My

• Their

Multiple Choice

Rifan is very diligent and loves reading.

He always brings books in _____ bag.

• He

• Him

• Their

• His

Adjective

​So... What is an adjective?

Multiple Choice

Before introducing "Adjective"...

What is it?

• Cat

• Cow

• Chicken

Multiple Choice

How do you describe it?

• Handsome Cow

• Big Cow

• Greenish Cow

Remember!

An adjective is a word that describes a noun/pronoun

e.g. - beautiful

It was a beautiful sunset.

Multiple Choice

An ______________witch

• ugly

• beautiful

• long

Multiple Choice

Many ______________books.

• new

• old

• short

Multiple Choice

I am not scared. I am ___.

• brave

• sad

Multiple Choice

He is not poor. He is ___.

• big

• rich

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives tell us more about the nouns. (someone or something)

An adjective usually comes before a noun.

Example :

Mary lives in a new house.

I met a handsome man.

Adverb

​So... What is an adverb?

Adverbs

Adverbs often give more meaning to verbs (action words).

This means that they describe the way an action is happening.

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Example:

Phillip sings loudly in the shower.

My cat waits impatiently for his food.

It was raining hard yesterday afternoon.

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence?

" Peter neatly wrote a shopping list. "

• neatly

• wrote

• shopping

• list

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence? The astronaut easily fixed the problem.

• fixed

• problem

• easily

• the

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb?

The boy calmly took his final test.

• calmly

• took

• his

• final

Multiple Choice

What is the adverb in the sentence? My dog always barks.

• my

• always

• barks

• dog

Adverbs

Adverbs often give more meaning to verbs (action words).

This means that they describe the way an action is happening.

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Example:

Phillip sings loudly in the shower.

My cat waits impatiently for his food.

It was raining hard yesterday afternoon.

Preposition

​So... What is a preposition?

Multiple Choice

Fox is _______ the box.

• in

• on

• behind

• beside

Multiple Choice

Fox is _______ the tree.

• in

• under

• behind

• on

Multiple Choice

Fox is ________ the log.

• under

• beside

• on

• in

Multiple Choice

Fox is _______ the bush.

• under

• on

• behind

• in

​Conjunction

​So... What is Conjunction?

Conjunction

i. A conjunction links two or more words, phrases, or clauses together to form a sentence.

Multiple Choice

We have apples_____________ I like Bananas.

• So

• Or

• But

• For

Multiple Choice

I ate two pizzas___________ I was very hungry.

• And

• But

• For

• Or

Multiple Choice

I have a lot of homework to do now __________ I can't go to the cinema with you.

• so

• or

• but

• and

Multiple Choice

He's very rich __________ he doesn't spend a lot of money.

• yet

• or

• so

• for

Multiple Choice

I don't like staying at home____________going to school.

• and

• but

• nor

• so

​Exclamation / Interjection

​So... What are these two terms??

​What is an interjection?

​-The word "interjection" comes from

​the Latin words "between" (inter)

​and "to throw" (jacĕre).

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​-Interjections are "thrown" in between

sentences to express a

sudden feeling.

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​-Usually, interjections are used to

​express surprise.

Multiple Choice

The following in an example of an interjection:

• Sure

• And

• Oops!

• Also

Multiple Choice

The following is NOT an example of an interjection.

• Eat!

• Yay!

• Wow!

• Hey!

Multiple Choice

An interjection is ...

• a type or preposition

• a word or words that express emotion

• a person, place, thing or idea

• a type of punctuation

Multiple Choice

"_____! You're stepping on my foot."

• Ah

• Oh

• Ouch

• Well

​In conclusion...

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