Critical Thinking Parts of Speech

The most basic part of a word that gives a word its meaning...

• Root

• Word Part

• Prefix

• Suffix

An affix added to the beginning of a base word or root that changes the word's meaning...

• Word Part

• Root

• Prefix

• Suffix

A word part added to a root or base word that can change the word's part of speech or meaning...

• Root

• Word part

• Affix

• Suffix

An affix added to the end of a base word or root that changes the word's meaning and part of speech...

• Root

• Word Part

• Prefix

• Suffix

Word that modifies, or describes, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Interjection

A single sound that is made up of one or more vowels where the vocal tract is open...

• Vowel

• Syllabication

• Vowel Sound

• Syllable

A word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun...

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Noun

• Part of Speech

A piece of a word that, along with other word parts, builds a whole word...

• Root

• Prefix

• Word part

• Suffix

A word that takes the place of a noun...

• Preposition

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Noun

A word that connects a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence...

• Parts of Speech

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Preposition