The 8 Parts of SpeechAn Interactive PowerPoint

By: Victoria DeVries

Computers in EducationED 205 – 03Spring 2009

Home Click on one of the eight parts of speech listed below to view a slide with a description , example, and video of that particular part of speech.

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Resources

NounsPronounsAdjectivesVerbsAdverbsConjunctionsPrepositionsInterjections

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About the Author

My name is Victoria DeVries. I am a student at Grand Valley State University. My major is English with a Language Arts emphasis and my minor is Elementary Education. I love working with kids and I hope to teach second or third grade. E-mail me at: vdevries28@gmail.com

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This is an Interactive PowerPoint designed to help students learn the eight parts of speech. There is a slide for each part of speech that includes a definition, example and video about that particular part of speech. The definitions and examples have been taken from resources online. These resources include worksheets that could be used along with this presentation. Schoolhouse Rock videos have been used to increase student interest in grammar.

Students can go through the whole presentation or use the home page to navigate to a certain part of speech if they want to focus on a certain area or need extra help learning about that part.

Nouns

A noun is a person, a place, or a thing.

Ex. Jimmy read a book in the park. Jimmy is a noun because it is a person’s name.Book is a noun because it is a thing. Park is a noun because it is a place.

Video about Nouns

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Pronouns

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

Ex. John rode on John’s tractor. New sentence: John rode on his tractor. His takes the place of John’s to make the sentence sound better.

Video about Pronouns

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Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Ex. The tall man went into the restaurant. Tall is an adjective. It describes a noun, man.

Video about Adjectives

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Verbs

A verb is a word that shows what something or someone is doing.

Ex. Mary sleeps on the couch.Sleeps is a verb because it shows what Mary does.

Video about Verbs

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Adverbs

An adverb can tell how, when, or where an action happened.

Ex. Jason quickly read the book.How did Jason read? Quickly.

Video about Adverbs

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Conjunctions

Conjunctions connect words, phrases, clauses, or even entire sentences.

Ex. Grapes are purple or green. Or is the conjunction. It connects purple and green.

Video about Conjunctions

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Prepositions

Prepositions are words that specify place, direction or time.

Ex. The ball rolled under the table. Under is a preposition because it specifies place.

Video about Prepositions

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Interjections

Interjections express feelings or emotions. They are at the beginning of a sentence followed by ! or ,

Ex. Sorry, I didn’t mean to step on your toe. Sorry is an interjection. It is at the beginning of the sentence and it expresses a feeling.

Video about Interjections

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Resources

Adjectives. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/adjectives/adjectives1.pdfAdverbs. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/grammar/adverbs.pdfC. Maike. Grammar = the 8 parts of speech. May 2005. Conjunctions.

http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/subjects/languagearts/partsofspeech/conjunctions/conjunctions0136.pdf

Interjections. http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/subjects/languagearts/partsofspeech/interjections/interjections1.pdf

Nouns. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/nouns.pdfPrepositions.

http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/subjects/languagearts/partsofspeech/prepositions/prepositions1.pdf

Prepositions. http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Prepositions/What_Are_Prepositions.htmPronouns. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/grammar/pronouns.pdfVerbs. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/actionverbs/action-verbs.pdf

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