Part 1: Parts of Speech Review

The Eight Parts of Speech

Review the Eight Parts of Speech to help your writing and grammar skills.

Poll

How confident are you that you know and understand the Eight Parts of Speech?

• Very confident

• Somewhat confident

• Not very Confident

Nouns

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Josh wanted to drive the car to Food Lion to buy groceries.

Josh is a person

Car and groceries are things

Food Lion is a place

Write the underlined nouns in your notes under "examples from example sentence."

Example Sentence

a person, place, thing or idea

Concrete nouns:

Things, places, or people that can be sensed (smell, touch, sight, hear, taste)

boat, bacon, fur, leaves, ocean, scream, tree, flower, shirt, sneakers

Other Example Nouns

Abstract nouns:

Things or ideas that can not be sensed (smell, touch, sight, hear, taste), but are known to exist

love, friendship, courage, fear, bravery, wisdom

Proper nouns:

Nouns that require capital letters because they have a specific name (names of cities, places, people etc.)

President Joe Biden, Ms. Mangum, Beyonce Knowles, Disney World, The Hunger Games

add five other noun examples to your notes

Watch this video on nouns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UejW-WQpujs

Be prepared to answer graded questions.

Fill in the Blanks

How many nouns are in this sentence? (Type the number as your answer)

The penguins fished for food before the ice froze in the storm.

Fill in the Blanks

How many nouns are in this sentence? (Type the number as your answer)

The hopeful students wished that Ms. Mangum would forget to assign homework.

Pronoun

Some text here about the topic of discussion

• She wanted to drive to the store for more icecream.

• He wished that they would come to his birthday party.

• Someone wanted their picture taken for the yearbook.

Write the underlined pronounss in your notes under "examples from example sentence."

Example Sentences

replaces a noun with an identifying word

Pronouns are much more than he/her, she/her, they, them!

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Other Pronoun Examples

add five other pronoun examples to your notes

Watch this video on pronouns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjKPhleQ5E

Be prepared to answer graded questions.

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun could replace the underlined noun in the sentence?

Jalessa thought that apples are the best fruit while Jalessa's friend thought that pineapple is the best fruit.

• Her

• She

• One

• It

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun could replace the underlined noun in the sentence?

Jalessa thought that apples are the best fruit while Jalessa's friend thought that pineapple is the best fruit.

• Her

• She

• One

• It

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun could replace the underlined noun in the sentence?

Jalessa thought that apples are the best fruit while Jalessa's friend thought that pineapple is the best fruit.

• Her

• She

• One

• It

Verbs

Some text here about the topic of discussion

• Ms. Mangum has been a teacher since 2016.

• Charlie runs on the weekend.

• Jessica sings in the shower which annoys her siblings in the morning.

Write the underlined verbs in your notes under "examples from example sentence."

Example Sentences

an action or state of being

run

jump

skip

fly

buy

get

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add five other verb examples to your notes

Example of verbs

hit

believe

teach

smell

cry

dance

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Watch this video on verbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T9xMqvjdLk

Be prepared to answer graded questions.

Fill in the Blanks

How many verbs are in this sentence? (Type the number as your answer)

The students laughed loudly in the hall as they walked to class.

Fill in the Blanks

How many verbs are in this sentence? (Type the number as your answer)

The territorial lion attacked the unexpecting zebra as it approached the watering hole.

Adjective

Some text here about the topic of discussion

• The best teacher is Ms. Mangum. (Best describes what kind of teacher)

• The orange cat lounged on the back of the blue couch. (Orange and blue describe the color)

• Is that your umbrella? (Your helps to identify who the umbrella belongs to)

Write the underlined verbs in your notes under "examples from example sentence."

Example Sentences

describes nouns or pronouns

Adjectives are one of the most used parts of speech.

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​Other Adjectives

add five other adjective examples to your notes

Watch this video on adjectives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt-cjNaErxI

Be prepared to answer graded questions.

Fill in the Blanks

How many adjectives are in this sentence? (Type the number)

Our clever teacher gave us a fun homework assignment to help us study for a difficult test.

Fill in the Blanks

How many adjectives are in this sentence? (Type the number)

This weekend, I bought a new car that is comfortable and drives smoothly.

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

She put the beautiful flowers from her garden into a glass vase.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

She put the beautiful flowers from her garden into a glass vase.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

She put the beautiful flowers from her garden into a glass vase.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

She put the beautiful flowers from her garden into a glass vase.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

She put the beautiful flowers from her garden into a glass vase.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

She put the beautiful flowers from her garden into a glass vase.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

The heavy rain fell quickly from the sky flooding the parking lot.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

The heavy rain fell quickly from the sky flooding the parking lot.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

The heavy rain fell quickly from the sky flooding the parking lot.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

The heavy rain fell quickly from the sky flooding the parking lot.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

The heavy rain fell quickly from the sky flooding the parking lot.

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective