8 Parts of Speech

a person, place, or thing

Examples: man, house, or brush

• pronoun

• verb

• noun

a specific person, place, or thing that must be capitalized

Examples: President, White House, Washington Monument

• proper noun

• proper adjective

• proper pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A

a word that describes a noun

Examples: tall man, small house, yellow brush

• adverb

• adjective

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

action or a state of being

Examples: to climb, to jump, to run

to smell, to love, to be happy

• noun

• adverb

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

modifies a verb; usually follows and provides details about how a verb is being done; often ends in -ly.

Examples:

He eats noisily They sit quietly They play well.

• adverb

• adjective

• article

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

words that tell location, direction or time; usually used in front of nouns or pronouns

Examples: to the store, under the bed, around the corner, at 10:00

• pronoun

• appositive

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

An abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption.

Examples: Oh my gosh! Yikes! Wow!

• conjunction

• interjection

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

Examples: and, but, or, nor

• conjunction

• interjection

• appositive

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

a word that takes the place of a noun

Examples: I, he, she, we, they,

me, you, him, her, us, it, and them

• adjective

• verb

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1A

a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things; includes "like" or "as"

Examples:

Our soldiers are as brave as lions.

Her cheeks are red like a rose.

He is as funny as a monkey.

• simile

• apposition

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A