Parts of Speech Review

used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition.

• pronoun

• noun

• verb

• interjection

shows an action or a state of being

• pronoun

• adjective

• noun

• verb

shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

• preposition

• conjunction

• noun

• adverb

A word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion. It is a short exclamation.

• conjunction

• interjection

• noun

• pronoun

name of a person, place, thing, or idea

• verb

• adverb

• pronoun

• noun

describes or gives more information about a noun of pronoun

• adverb

• adjective

• conjunction

• verb

Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It tells how(often), where, and when.

• verb

• conjunction

• adverb

• noun

joins two words, ideas, or phrases together and shows how they are connected

• interjection

• adverb

• conjunction

• preposition

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

The dog ran around the park.

• adverb

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

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

There was a shiny star on top of the tree.

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• preposition