Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

By Katherine Tate

• Person

• Place

• Thing

• Animal

• Idea​

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​Nouns

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Cannot be experienced by any of our senses.

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Abstract nouns are usually ideas.​

Abstract Nouns

Can be experienced​ by at least 1 of our 5 senses:

• sight

• sound

• taste

• touch

• smell​

Concrete Nouns

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

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Open Ended

What is an example of a concrete noun?

Open Ended

What is an example of an abstract noun?

Multiple Select

Identify all the nouns in the sentence:

My friend likes to read books about fairies.

• friend

• fairies

• read

• books

Show​ an action or state of being

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Verbs can also link a noun to an adjective or subject.

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Verbs

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence is the verb?

The boy and his friend played soccer at recess.

• boy

• friend

• recess

• played

Takes the place of a noun.

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Examples:

he, she, me, I, we, us, they, it​

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​Pronouns

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun would best take the place of the underlined noun?

Mom and dad went on vacation.

• they

• us

• we

• them

Describes a noun.

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Tells what the noun:

• looks like

• feels like

• size or shape​

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​Adjective

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Open Ended

Write an adjective that would best complete the sentence.

My friends and I are going to watch a _________ movie.

Describe or modifies the verb.

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Tells when, where, and how.

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Usually ends with -ly​

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Adverbs

Poll

Identify the adverb in the sentence.

The lion roamed everywhere.

• the

• lion

A preposition is a word that shows relationships.

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It usually shows where an object is or when​ something happened.

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Prepositions

Prepositional Phrase

​Prepositional Phrases are:

a group of words starting with the preposition that connec the noun to the rest of the sentence.

Example:

​Did you see the cat jump over the fence?

​Over is the preposition. It connects the cat to the fence.

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Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

The students write their answers in their notebooks.

• write their answers

• The students

• in their notebooks

• their answers in

a word used to connect two simple sentences to form a compound sentence.

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Conjunctions

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Multiple Choice

Choose the conjunction that best completes the sentence:

It was raining, _____ we took the bus home.

• am

• but

• or

• so