Parts of Speech

A ____ is a word that names a person, place, or thing.

A ____ shows action or state of being.

A _______ replaces a noun (e.g., he, she, it).

And, but, so and although are examples of ___________.

Oops! I dropped the cake on the floor. "Oops!" is an _________

Kamariah is incredibly punctual. She is never late for any school activity.

• adverb

• verb

• adjective

• noun

Ants may look small and insignificant. However, they are extremely helpful to more than 150 species of plants.

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• conjunction

Procrastination is a common problem for many people.

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• conjunction

I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.

• preposition

• interjection

• adjective

• conjunction

The lost boy shouted loudly in the mall.

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

• conjunction