1. THE PARTS OF SPEECH
Created by Cindy Leibel 2015.

2. NOUNS

3. NOUNS A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Person: Joe my friend
teachers
the swimmer

4. NOUNS A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Place: COTR Canada
Cranbrook
a park

5. NOUNS A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Thing: your desk
volcanos
cars
elephants

6. NOUNS A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Idea: love work
studying
exercise

7. GENERAL NOUNS

8. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
With a general noun, you are talking about many things in many places.
I like cars.
(Many cars in many places).
People should drive less.
(Many people in many places)

9. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
Make them plural and use NO ARTICLE.
I like cars.
(Many cars in many places).
I like the cars.
“Which cars?”
“What cars are you talking about?”

10. COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

11. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
A count noun is a noun that you can count.
How many cakes do you have?
She gave us many books.

12. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
A non-count noun is a noun that you can’t count.
We DO NOT put an “s” at the end of non- count nouns!
How much water is in this cup?
You cannot say “1 water is in this cup”.

13. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
To measure them, we always use OF.
How much water is in this cup?
I see 475ml OF water in this cup!

14. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
COUNT NOUNS
MANY, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…
FEW
S for plural
CAKES ARE
NON-COUNT NOUNS
MUCH, no numbers!
LITTLE
no plurals!
BUTTER IS

15. PROPER AND COMMON NOUNS

16. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
A proper noun has a name. The first letter is BIG.
A common noun has no name.
PROPER
COMMON
IPhone
smartphone
Cranbrook
city
Cindy
teacher
COTR
college

17. PRONOUNS

18. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS
A pronoun has the meaning of another noun.
I have a new problem. It is difficult to solve.
I saw a man. He was wearing a big hat.

19. COMMON PRONOUN TYPES Subject Object Possessive Reflexive Demonstrativeme
mine
myself
this
you
yours
yourself
yourselves (pl)
that he
him
his
himself
these
she
her
hers
herself
those it
its
itself we us
ours
ourselves
they
them
theirs
themselves

20. VERBS

21. VERBS
A verb is an action or state.
Action:
Run
Scream
Jump
Swim

22. VERBS
A verb is an action or state.
State: be
smell
have
think

23. ADJECTIVES

24. ADJECTIVES Adjectives describe a noun or pronoun.
They are usually before a noun
They also are AFTER some verbs (feel, be, etc.)
This is a nice binder.
I am sad.
My blue bag is on the floor.

25. ARTICLES

26. ADJECTIVES Articles are adjectives before many nouns.
We will learn more tomorrow.
This is a binder.
We need the chair.

27. ADVERBS

28. ADVERBS Adverbs describe: Adjectives Adverbs Verbs
I am really mad right now!
She runs very quickly.
He studies hard.

29. ADVERBS Adverbs describe: When How How much Where
Later, I will tell you the answer.
Please write carefully.
I am very upset.
Put your books here.

30. ADVERBS I am quick. I run quickly. He is angry. He’s talking angrily.
To make an adverb, you can add LY at the end of an adjective.
Be careful:
friendly
lonely
elderly
are ADJECTIVES!
I am quick. I run quickly.
He is angry. He’s talking angrily.
We are sad. We’re studying sadly.

31. ADVERBS Here are some examples of common adverbs that DON’T end in LY:
just
now
here
also
more
too as
where
very
when
again
today
tomorrow

32. OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH

33. CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions connect ideas or similar parts of speech.
He’s nice, but I’m not very sure about him.
If you leave now, I’ll be very angry!

34. PREPOSITIONS Prepositions form prepositional phrases.
The man (in the garden) is looking (for you).
(After school), I’m going (to the mall) (with my friends).

35. IN SUMMARY: THE PARTS OF SPEECH
1. NOUNS
2. ADJECTIVES
3. ADVERBS
4. VERBS
-count
-non-count
-general
-proper
-common
-LY
5. PRONOUNS
6. ARTICLES
7. PREPOSITIONS
8. CONJUNCTIONS
-subject
-object
-possessive
-demonstrative
-prepositional phrases
9. INTERJECTIONS

36. QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THIS PRESENTATION
What is a noun, verb, adjective, and adverb?
How are count and non-count nouns different?
What are general nouns? How do we talk about them?
What are pronouns?
What are articles?
What do adverbs normally end with?
What are conjunctions and prepositions?