The Eight Parts of Speech

Mrs. Kenya Ramirez

Grammar Professor
 Please be sure to read each page carefully.
 The transitions are set up in manner that will take time. Be
patient!
1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Conjunction
7. Preposition
8. Interjection
 A noun is a person, place, The bakery has
thing, or idea. fresh baked
goods.
 Nouns are the subject of
a sentence.
Kylie is a pro-golfer.

Love is a
beautiful
The dog was thing.
lonely for me.
In the following sentence, which words
are nouns?
Caleb loves to play Nintendo DS.
a. loves
b. play
c. Caleb and Nintendo DS
Caleb and Nintendo are the nouns in
this sentence. Caleb is a person and
Nintendo DS is a thing.
 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

 The cow jumped over the moon.
 We celebrated my birthday with a great,
big, chocolate cake.

 I ran the 5k race in town last week.

 The cherries were very tasty.

 I played basketball in gym class today.

Move on
 In the following sentence, what is the
common noun?
Shaun cut the grass.
a. Shaun
b. cut
c. grass
Yes! You are really getting the hang
of this. Grass is the common noun in
this sentence because it is a thing but
is not specific.
 West Middle School is a great place to
learn!
 Shopping at the Grand Traverse Mall
can be hectic during the holidays.
 I went to Horizon Cinemas to watch the
movie Speed Racer.

 Caleb and Kylie are the best kids in the

world.
 Read 180 has many good books to choose
from. Move on
 Now let’s try proper nouns. Remember
they name a specific person, place, or
thing. What is the proper noun in this
sentence?
He walked across the Mackinaw
Bridge.
a. he
b. Mackinaw Bridge
c. walked
Excellent! Mackinaw Bridge is the
proper noun! It names a specific
place.

Move on
 A pronoun is a word that takes the
place of a noun.
 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,
whose, whom, anybody, anyone,
everybody, nobody, someone, somebody.
 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 in the following sentence?
I sing loudly in the shower.
a. sing
b. loudly
c. I
d. shower
 Awesome! I is the pronoun because it
takes the place of a noun. I replaces
someone more specific like girl, boy,
Bob, or Mrs. Ryan.
 An adjective is a word that describes
a noun or pronoun. It tells what kind,
how many, or which one.

sour
limes
green
shirt
 Adjective- An adjective is a word that
describes a noun or pronoun. It tells what
kind, how many, or which one. Here is an
example:
Erin has blonde hair.
Which word describes in this sentence. What
is the adjective?
a. blonde
b. Erin
c. hair
 You are so smart! A. is the correct
answer because blonde describe
Erin’s hair! Great work.
 A verb is the action of the sentence.
It shows what someone or something
is doing.

read

paint

run
 Verb- A verb is the action of the
sentences What is the subject doing?
In the example below, find the verb.
Erin is running the 5K. What is Erin
doing?
a. Is
b. 5K
c. running
 Yes! C. is the correct answer. Running
is the verb. It tells what Erin is doing
in the sentence.
 An adverb describes how the action is
performed. They tell how much, how
often, when and where something is
done.
The man
The fished sat alone.
jumped
quickly
from the
water.
 Adverb- An adverb describes how the
action is performed. They tell how
much, how often, when and where
something is done.
Erin ran the 5K quickly. How did she
run the 5K?
a. Erin
b. ran
c. quickly
 Fantastic! I am impressed! The
adverb in the sentence is quickly. It
tells how Erin ran the 5K race.
 A conjunction is a word that joins
words or word groups together.
Some examples conjunctions are:
and, but, or, nor, although, yet, so,
either, and also.

We ate pizza
and drank pop
for dinner.
 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, and also.
Check out this example:
Erin loves to swim and play at the beach.
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
a. beach
b. swim, play
c. at
d. and
 Great! And is the conjunction in this
sentence because it connects two
word groups- Erin loves to swim AND
play at the beach.
 A preposition is a word that shows
position or, direction. Some examples
are in, out, under, over, after, out, into,
up, down, for, and between.

She
worked at
her desk.
The sun was
in the sky.
 Preposition- A preposition is a word that shows
position or, direction. Some examples are in, out,
under, over, after, out, into, up, down, for, and
between. Try this.
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 bus
 You are correct! Towards is the
conjunction of this sentence because
it tells the direction that I ran.
Awesome work!
 Interjection- An interjection is a word
that shows strong emotion. Such
examples are Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!,
and Oh no!
 Interjections can really liven up a
sentence. They help to add voice to
your writing.
 Interjection- An interjection is a word that shows
strong emotion. Such examples are Wow!, Ouch!,
Hurray!, and Oh no!
 Interjections can really liven up a sentence. They help
to add voice to your writing. Check this out. Whew! I
am so glad to have passed my exam. The word
“Whew!” shows that I am relieved about passing my
exam. Now you try it.
Wow! You did a fabulous job.
What is the interjection in this sentence?
a. job
b. fabulous
c. Wow!
 Superb! (That is an interjection) The
correct answer is c. The word Wow!
shows excitement and emotion.
 The parts of speech are very difficult.
Let’s do a review to be sure you know
what each part of speech is.
 I am a person, place, thing or idea.
What am I?
a. adjective
b. verb
c. preposition
d. noun
 Excellent! A NOUN is a person, place,
thing or idea!
 I am a word that shows action. What
am I?
a. verb
b. noun
c. pronoun
d. interjection
 Excellent. A VERB shows action!
 I connect words or groups of words to
make a complete sentence.
a. adjective
b. verb
c. adverb
d. conjunction
 Awesome! You have really got this. A
CONJUNCTION connects words and
word phrases to make complete
sentences.

Move on
 I show emotion in a sentence. What
am I?
a. adjective
b. interjection
c. verb
d. noun
 Yes!!! An INTERJECTION shows
strong emotion in a sentence. You are
correct!
 I describe a noun. I tell what kind, how
many, or which one. What am I?
a. adjective
b. pronoun
c. conjunction
d. adverb
 You rock! An ADJECTIVE describes a
noun and tells how many, which one,
and what kind. Great Work!
 I describe a verb. I tell how something
is done.
a. adjective
b. verb
c. adverb
d. preposition
 Wonderful. An ADVERB describes a
verb. It tells how the action is done!
 I take the place of noun. What am I?
a. preposition
b. verb
c. interjection
d. pronoun
 Very good job! A PRONOUN takes
the place of noun.
 I show position or direction. What am
I?
a. adjective
b. noun
c. preposition
d. pronoun
 Bravo! A PREPOSITION shows
position or direction in a sentence.