8 parts of speech

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• adverb
• adjective
• verb
• noun

Used to name people, places, or things in general.

• verb
• concrete noun

• common noun

• adjective

Names a specific person, place, or thing. Begins with a capital letter.

• Common noun
• Adjective
• Verb
• Proper noun

Has no physical existence, referring to ideas and emotions that cannot be heard, smelled, or tasted.

• abstract noun

• concrete noun

• tangible noun

• physical noun

Refers to people or things that can physically be detected by 1 or the 5 senses.

• Intangible
• Concrete noun

• Abstract noun

• Invisible

consist of two or more words that make a noun.

• Simple noun
• Adjective phrase
• Verb phrase
• Compound noun

Refers to a set group of people, animals, or things.

• collective noun

• Collection noun

• adjective

• noun

Can have a number added to the front of it and an "s" at the end.

• count noun

• abstract noun

• compound noun

• non count noun

A noun that cannot be expressed in plural form.

• count noun
• non count noun

• abstract noun
• collective noun

A word used in place of a noun.

• Adjective
• Verb
• Noun
• Pronoun