Part of Speech Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Lesson #1 Part of Speech Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

Part of Speech

Example: Respectful is an adjective. Its job is to describe nouns. Part of Speech Example: Respectful is an adjective. Its job is to describe nouns. Sentence: The part of speech of a word is determined by the job it is doing.

Noun Definition: a person, place, thing or idea

Example: teacher, Auburn, chair, tree, kindness Noun Example: teacher, Auburn, chair, tree, kindness Sentence: My teacher asked me what my favorite noun was and I said the brain!

Verb Definition: Word that shows action or state of being

Verb Example: walk, talk, think, believe, is, are, have He was kicking the ball. Sentence: A regular verb shows action but verbs with -ing endings need a helping verb.

Adjective Definition: word that describes a noun or pronoun

Example: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important, kind Adjective Example: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important, kind Sentence: The adjectives that best describe me are clumsy, curious, and dedicated.

Adverb Definition: word that describes an action (verb)

Adverb Example: intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere, kindly Sentence: Slowly is the most common adverb used to describe the way a sloth moves.