1. The Eight Parts of Speech

2. What are they? Noun Pronoun Adjective Verb Adverb Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection

3. NOUNS A noun is a person, place, thing, animal or idea.
Nouns can be the subject of a sentence.
The bakery has fresh baked bread.
Kylie is a pro-golfer.
Love is a beautiful feeling.
The dog was for me.

4. Types of Nouns
Common Noun- A noun that does not name a specific person, place or thing.
dog
Proper Noun- A noun that names a specific person, place or thing.
New York City

5. Common Nouns The cow jumped over the moon.
We celebrated my birthday with a delicious chocolate cake.
I ran the 5k race in town last week.
The cherries were very juicy.
I played basketball in class today.

6. Proper Nouns
West Middle School is a great place to learn!
Shopping at the Grand Traverse Mall can be excited during the holidays.
I went to Horizon Cinemas to watch the movie Speed Racer.
Caleb and Kylie are the best kids in the world.
100 años de Soledad is an interesting book to read.

7. Proper Nouns
Now let’s try proper nouns. Remember they name people, places, or things. What is the proper noun in this sentence?
He walked across the Mackinaw Bridge.
a. he
b. Mackinaw Bridge
c. walked

8. Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or can replace it.
Examples: I, me, my, you, your, he, she, it , us, we, they, them, his, her, their, mine, our, myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves, ourselves, who, where, whose, whom, anybody, anyone, everybody, nobody, someone, somebody.

9. Pronouns
A pronoun is word that takes the place of a noun. Instead of saying “Erin likes to eat”, you could say, “She likes to eat.” What is the pronoun that replaces the subject in the following sentence?
The dog enjoys playing with balls.
a. playing
b. balls
c. It
d. with

10. Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It tells what kind of, how many, or which one.
sour lemons
green shirt

11. Adjective Erin has blonde hair.
Which word describes in this sentence. What
is the adjective?
a. blonde
b. Erin
c. Hair
d. has

12. Verb
A verb is the action of the sentence. It shows what someone or something is doing.
read
paint
run

13. Verb In the example below, find the verb.
Tom reads one book per month. What does Tom do?
a. one
b. month
c. reads
d. Tom

14. Adverb
An adverb describes how the action is performed. They tell how, how much, how often, when and where something is done.
The man goes to the movies every weekend.
The fish jumps and swims quickly

15. Adverb Erin ran fast very often. How did she run? a. Erin b. ran
c. Fast
d. very

16. Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins words or word groups together. Some examples conjunctions are: and, but, or, nor, although, yet, so, either, also, among others.
We ate pizza and drank pop for dinner.

17. Conjunction
Erin loves to go to the beach but she does not like to swim.
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
a. beach
b. swim
c. go
d. but

18. Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows position, time or, direction. Some examples are: in, out, under, over, after, on, after, on, at, into, up, down, for, between, among others.
She worked at UPB university.
The sun is in the sky.

19. Preposition
I ran towards the school bus. Ask yourself first, “What did I do?” I ran. Now ask, “Where- in which direction did I run?” What is the preposition in this sentence?
a. towards
b. ran
c. School
d. bus

20. Interjection Superb! Wow! Ouch!
An interjection is a word that shows strong emotion. Such examples are Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!, Oh no!, among others
Interjections can really cheer up a sentence. They help to add voice to your writing.
Superb!
Wow!
Ouch!

21. Interjection Try it. Wow! You did a fabulous job.
What is the interjection in this sentence?
a. job
b. fabulous
c. Wow!
d. a

22. What is it ? I am a person, place, thing or idea. What is it?
a. adjective
b. verb
c. preposition
d. noun

23. What is it ? I am a word that shows action. What is it? a. verb
b. noun
c. pronoun
d. interjection

24. What is it ?
I connect words or groups of words to make a complete sentence.
a. adjective
b. verb
c. adverb
d. conjunction

25. What is it ? I show emotion in a sentence. What is it? a. adjective
b. interjection
c. verb
d. noun

26. What is it ?
I describe a noun. I tell what kind, how many, or which one. What is it?
a. adjective
b. pronoun
c. conjunction
d. adverb

27. What is it ? I describe a verb. I tell how something is done.
a. adjective
b. verb
c. adverb
d. preposition

28. What is it ? I take the place of noun. What is it? a. preposition
b. verb
c. interjection
d. pronoun

29. What is it ? I show position, time or direction. What is it?
a. adjective
b. noun
c. preposition
d. pronoun