Parts of Speech

Review

Copy down the sentence. Label the part of speech for each word.

1. My dog is smart. 2. I ran quickly to the store. 3. Yikes! I overslept and missed my test.

ANSWERS!!n= noun pro= pronoun adv= adverbv= verb adj= adjective conj= conjunctionprep= preposition int= interjection 1. My dog is smart. (pro.) (n.) (v.) (adj.) 2. I ran quickly to the store. (pro.) (v.) (adv.) (prep.) (adj.) (n.) 3. Yikes! I overslept and missed my test. (Int.) (pro.) (v.) (conj.) (v.) (pro.) (n.)

NOUNa person, place or thing

List people. (30 secs each)

List places.

List things.

Some Examples

people: teacher, acrobat, athlete, boy, friend, Mrs. Moylan, Tom Brady, Greg

places: school, town, park, ocean, Needham High School, Boston, Atlantic Ocean

things: yo-yo, grape, flower, cell phone, shoe, Slinky, Coca-Cola, Band-Aid, Nike

Pronouna word used in place of a noun

Sentence without pronouns:Mrs. Fanous would like the students to take out the students' notebooks.

Rewrite this sentence replacing the nouns with pronouns.

Pronouna word used in place of a noun

Sentence without pronouns: Mrs. Fanous would like the students to take out the students' notebooks.

Rewrite this sentence replacing the nouns with pronouns.I would like you to take out your notebooks.

Verba word that shows action or state of being

List action verbs (30 secs)

List "state of being" verbs (linking verbs) (30 secs)

Some Examples

Action Verbs:

writeflipswimyelpscreechtalkdancejugglethrowsitsleep

"State of being"/Linking Verbs

be: I am... You are... She is...becomeseemlook appearfeelsoundsmell

Adjectivea word used to describe (or modify) a noun

List adjectives (30 secs)

Some Examples

fluffy, scary, purple, long, bubbly, weak, democratic

Pick out the adjective(s) in the following sentences.

1. Sal likes old cars.

2. Jim found twenty dollars.

3. These clothes are cooler.

Some Examples

fluffy, scary, purple, long, bubbly, weak, democratic

Pick out the adjective(s) in the following sentences.

1. Sal likes old cars.

2. Jim found twenty dollars.

3. These clothes are cooler.

Adverbdescribes and modifies a verb, an adjective, or

another adverban adverb answers the questions:

How?

When?

Where?

To What Extent?

Secretly

Then

Nearby

Often

Quickly

Later

Underground

Deep

Sorrowfully

Afterwards

Here

Too

Hurriedly

Finally

There

Always

Some Examples

Pick out the adverb(s) in the following sentences.

1. My friend secretly sent me a text.

2. Finally, my boyfriend showed up.

3. I was too short to ride the roller coaster.

4. I was so happy that I had finished my homework so quickly.

Some Examples

Pick out the adverb(s) in the following sentences.

1. My friend secretly sent me a text.

2. Finally, my boyfriend showed up.

3. I was too short to ride the roller coaster.

4. I was so happy that I had finished my homework so quickly.

Prepositionshows the relationship between a noun and another

word in the sentenceThink about it this way: a preposition is anything a cat can do with a box.

Some Examples

Pick out the preposition(s) in the following sentences.

1. The library will hold the book until tomorrow.

2. I hurried up the stairs and into the room.

3. I sat under the tree and thought about how much I love English class.

Some Examples

Pick out the preposition(s) in the following sentences.

1. The library will hold the book until tomorrow.

2. I hurried up the stairs and into the room.

3. I sat under the tree and thought about how much I love English class.

Conjunctionjoins words or groups of words

Try to list the conjunctions that start with each of these letters. FANBOYS

Conjunctionjoins words or groups of words

Try to list the conjunctions that start with each of these letters. ForAndNorButOrYetSo

"FANBOYS" are called coordinating conjunctions.

Interjectionshows emotion and is set apart from the rest of the

sentenceList interjections (30 sec)

Some Examples

Yikes! That spider is huge!

Phew! I made the bus.

Darn it! I banged my toe.

Great! We won!

Wow! That was a hard test.

Well, I'm not sure that I agree with you.