Parts of Speech

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TOPIC: PARTS OF SPEECH

Examples of Nouns

Naming People - John, Anna.

Naming Places - Jamaica, Emancipation Park.

Naming Things - car, hat.

Naming Animals - dog, rabbit.

NOUNS

A noun is a word that represents a person, place, or thing.
Everything we can see or talk about is represented by a word.
That word is called a "noun." You might find it useful to think of
a noun as a "naming word."

● Proper Noun
● Common Noun
● Collective Noun

Common Nouns

A noun can be categorized as either a common noun or a
proper noun.

● Common Noun

A common noun is the word for a person, place, or thing. It
is the word that appears in the dictionary. For example:

○ person
○ city
○ dog

Proper Nouns

A proper noun is the given name of a person, place, or
thing. It is likely to be a personal name or a title. For
example:

○ Michael
○ Jamaica
○ Rover
○ Honda

● Note: A proper noun always starts with a

capital letter.

Example Sentences

1.

I live in Kingston.

2.

Jenny is my sister.

3.

I love to play with my dog.

4.

The name of this monkey is Spots.

5.

Jamaica is a beautiful island.

6.

The car is red.

Activity

Instruction: Write (P) for proper noun and (C) for common noun.

Example: Usain Bolt is the fastest man alive. P

1. The Reggae Boyz played football last night. _____

2. The family will eat together at the table. _____

3. The bear climbed up the tree. _____

4. I live in the parish of Kingston. _____

5. We traveled down to the White River. _____

6. I will walk home after school.______

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Collective Nouns

Collective nouns are used to name a group of persons, places,
animals or things. A collective noun represents a complete whole.
For examples: a library of books, a team of players and a family of
four.

●

A flock of sheep

●

A herd of cattle

●

A flock of birds

Collective Nouns Worksheet

Instructions: Circle the collective noun or nouns in each sentence.

1. The army of soldiers walked across the land.

2. The troops headed towards the battlefield.

3. The flock of geese flew over the lake.

4. The herd moved towards the river.

5. I bought a loaf of bread at the market.

6. The group of dancers went to the auditorium.

7. A tribe of natives lived on the empty land.

8. A hive of bees attacked the boy.

9. A flock of birds flew over my house.

10. A tribe of baboons swung on trees in the

VERBS

Verbs

Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the
subject is doing.

Verbs almost always come after a noun or pronoun. These nouns
and pronouns are referred to as the subject. The verb thought
comes after the noun Jack, so the action Jack (subject) was taking
was thinking (verb).

1.

Mark eats his dinner quickly.

2.

We went to the market.

3.

You write neatly in your notebook.

4.

They thought about all the prizes in the competition.

Instructions: Circle the action verb or verbs in each sentence given below.

Example: We performed well at the concert. Answer: performed

1. My sister turned in her homework late.

2. I had to fix my bike before I rode it.

3. I held my mother’s hand when I walked into the amusement park.

4. My younger brother slept early the night before his test.

5. The teacher guided us through the remaining problems.

6. My friend is always the first to reply to my invitation request.

7. My dad had to return the movie he rented for us.

8. Make sure to return your roller skates before you go home.

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or
thing in the sentence. The articles— a, an, and the — are
adjectives.

We use adjectives to describe nouns. Most adjectives can be used
in front of a noun:

●

They have a beautiful house.

●

We saw a very exciting film last night.

●

Their house is beautiful.

●

That film looks interesting.

Circle the comparative or superlative form of the adjective that best completes each
sentence.

1. I have a (bigger / biggest) problem than you.

2. That was the (stranger / strangest) thing that I have ever seen!

3. If you look (closest / closer) you can see the ocean from here.

4. That was the (bumpiest / bumpier) car drive ever.

5. You show the (gentler / gentlest) touch when handling the baby.

6. That mouse is the (tinier / tiniest) I have ever seen.

7. My pool is (shallowest / shallower) than yours.

8. The map we printed out is (simplest / simpler) than the one provided at the park.

ADVERBS

Adverbs

An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings
loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too
quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an
umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly.

Adverbs

Examples of Adverbs

1.

Tom Longboat did not run badly.

2.

Tom is very tall.

3.

The race finished too quickly.

4.

Fortunately, Lucy recorded Tom’s win.

Directions: Circle the adverb in each sentence.

Example A: The tall player jumped for the ball. Answer: quickly

1. The boy calmly took his test.

2. The team eagerly awaited their next opponent.

3. The player politely asked the official a question.

4. The teams shook hands sincerely after the game.

5. The girl clumsily walked to her seat.

6. The boy walked dangerously close to the edge.

7. I barely finished my test on time.

8. The boy foolishly talked back to his teacher.

PRONOUNS

Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

In the sentence Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her, the pronouns
he and her take the place of Joe and Jill, respectively.

(I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who,
whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.)

Types of Pronouns

There are three types of pronouns:

1.

subject (for example, he);

2.

object (him);

3.

possessive (his).

Example Pronoun Sentences

❏
Billy, Caren, and I were playing poker with friends -> We were
playing poker with friends.

❏
Ellie loves watching movies. -> Sheloves watching movies,
especially if they are comedies.

❏
Will Daniel be going to the circus with Sarah? -> Will he be
going therewithher?

Circle the pronoun that best completes each sentence.

1. (I / Us) think that you are one of the brightest students in the class.

2. (We / Us) are going to the football game this weekend.

3. I can tell that (him / you) really enjoyed the movie.

4. (That / It) is one of the best movies I have seen all year.

5. (He / They) is a very bright young man.

6. I can tell (her / she) really tried hard to perform well.

7. (They / Them) are going to the movies after school today.

8. Can you give the gift to (it / him) once you get to his party?