P ETE ’ S P ARTS OF S PEECH By Mrs. Hayden

T HIS IS P ETE. H E WANTS TO TEACH YOU ABOUT THE PARTS OF SPEECH.

A NOUN IS A NAMING WORD. I T NAMES A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA. P ETE SEES A TREE IN THE PARK.

A N ADJECTIVE IS A WORD THAT DESCRIBES A NOUN. P ETE SITS UNDER THE GREEN TREE.

A VERB IS A WORD WHICH DESCRIBES AN ACTION ( DOING SOMETHING ) OR A STATE ( BEING SOMETHING ). T HEN P ETE CONTINUES WALKING IN THE PARK.

A N ADVERB IS A WORD WHICH USUALLY DESCRIBES A VERB. P ETE IS WALKING QUICKLY TO SEE HIS FRIENDS.

A CONJUNCTION JOINS TWO WORDS, PHRASES OR SENTENCES TOGETHER. T HESE ARE P ETE ’ S FRIENDS J ANE AND M OLLY.

A PRONOUN IS USED INSTEAD OF A NOUN, TO AVOID REPEATING THE NOUN. A PRONOUN IS USED INSTEAD OF A NOUN, TO AVOID REPEATING THE NOUN. T HEY ENJOY PLAYING OUTSIDE AT THE PARK.

A N INTERJECTION IS AN UNUSUAL KIND OF WORD, BECAUSE IT OFTEN STANDS ALONE. I NTERJECTIONS ARE WORDS WHICH EXPRESS EMOTION OR SURPRISE, AND THEY ARE USUALLY FOLLOWED BY EXCLAMATION MARKS. H URRAY ! J ANE AND M OLLY ARE HAVING FUN.

T HANKS FOR LEARNING ABOUT PARTS OF SPEECH WITH PETE !. Goodbye!