The Parts of Speech

The 8 Parts of Speech… Nouns Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Interjections Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

The 8 Parts of Speech… A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. An adjective describes a noun. It tells how many, which one and what kind. A pronoun takes the place of a noun. A verb shows action or state of being. An adverb describes verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. An adverb answers how, when, where, why and under what condition. Conjunctions “hook” together words, phrases and/or clauses. Prepositions are words that relate its object to another word in the sentence. Interjections are words that show emotion. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Why Learn Parts of Speech? Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Why Learn Parts of Speech? Parts of speech are the building blocks of English grammar. Learning correct grammar is the foundation to improving your writing skills. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

The 8 Parts of Speech… We will be studying the eight parts of speech so hold onto your hats!!! Wow! We = pronoun will be studying = verb the, eight = adjectives parts = noun of = preposition speech = noun so = conjunction hold = verb onto = preposition your = pronoun hats = noun Wow! = interjection Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

Parts of Speech Bingo In your groups, we will find the parts of speech using the Bingo game. Red students must find 3 in a row to win Yellow students must find 4 in a row to win Green students must find 5 in a row to win. We will play for 10 minutes, or until we have a winner for each level. Have fun!

Identify the underlined part of speech: He looked everywhere.

His name is Eli Payton.

The recycling bin is beside the garbage can.

Jillian made her bed.

Hooray! We won the game.

The Soup was so hot that it turned my face bright red.

I like tulips, so I planted them in my garden.

I will tell them where we are.

He knocked loudly on the door.

My sister ran down the street without looking back.

The vine grew along the fence.

I sat on the bench waiting for the coach to put me in the game.

Wow! Did you see the size of that fish?

The man was tall with dark brown hair.

I wanted to watch the fireworks, but I well asleep

“Where is your coat?” he asked.

Can you tell me where my desk is?

Sydney slept on the top bunk above Tony.

John ran out of the office to catch his bus.

Oh No! I lost my lucky penny.

The malt felt cold and smooth as it slid down my throat.