Recognizing Parts of Speech

Describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

• Preposition

Used to express emotion

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Verb

Expresses an action or a state of being

• Adverb

• Verb

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

Modifies verbs, adverbs, or adjectives

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Conjuction

• Adverb

Joins other words or groups

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

Replaces a noun

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Verb

Names a person, place, or thing

• Verb

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

Which part of speech is the underlined word. He likes pizza.

• Adverb

• Prepostion

• Noun

• Pronoun

Which part of speech is the underlined word. Ewww! That is gross!

• Noun

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Adverb

Which part of speech is the underlined word. Ewww! That is gross!

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Conjunction