Parts of Speech

What is a noun?

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• an action or a state of being

• a person, place, thing or idea

• a word that shows strong emotion

Which words are nouns in this sentence? In America, George Washington is on the dollar.

• George Washington

• on

• America

• is

• dollar

What is a verb?

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb

• a word that describes a noun

• an action or a state of being

• a word that shows relationship of space, location, etc

What is a pronoun?

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• a word that describes a noun

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a word that shows strong emotion and can stand alone

Which group does not have examples of pronouns?

• we, us, our them, they, their, it

• a, an, the, of, off, on

• I, me, my, you, your, yours

• he, him, his, she, her, hers

What is an adjective?

• A word that connects words, phase or clauses

• a person, place, thing or idea

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• A word that describes a noun

Which sentences have adjectives?

• Swimming pools are usually large.

• Pools need trained lifeguards

• Let’s go swimming!

• I like to swim.

What is an interjection?

• a word that shows strong emotion and can stand on its own.

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb

• a word that shows action or state of being

• a word that connects words, phrases or clauses

Which sentences have interjections?

• Ouch, I lost my money.

• Help! My dog ran away!

• Grab that dog!

What is an adverb?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• A word that shows relationship of space, location, etc.