This document discusses the eight parts of speech in English grammar: noun, adjective, pronoun, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. It provides examples for each part of speech and gives a homework assignment identifying the parts of speech in underlined words and marking prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections in sentences.

1. Class-V
Subject: English Grammar
Topic: Parts of Speech

2. Parts of Speech
There words that we speak or write can be divided into
eight parts called of speech. These are follows.
Noun
Adjective
Pronoun
Verb
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection

3. Parts of Speech
Noun: A noun names a person, place, animal or thing.
Peter is going to the park with his bat and ball.
Person place thing
Adjective: An adjective tells us something about a
noun and pronoun.
James is a young boy. He has a new bat.
noun adjective pronoun adjective
Pronoun: A pronoun is word used in place of noun.
Adi has a bat and ball. He likes to play cricket.
noun pronoun

4. Parts of Speech
Verb: A verb us what persons, animals, or things do .It is used
to show doing, being or possession.
1. Indian team won the badminton series. (doing)
2. These girls are very good dancers. (Being)
3. A giraffe has a long neck. (possession)
Adverb: An adverb tells us more about a verb, another verb or
adjective.
He sang a song sweetly.
Preposition: A preposition shows the relation between a noun,
pronoun or some other words in a sentence.
A glass is on the table and a cat is under the table.
Preposition

5. Conjunction: A conjunction helps in joining words or
group of words.
Tina and Meena are friends.
Interjection: An interjection express a sudden feeling.
Wow! What a lovely rose!

6. Home work
A. Name the parts of speech of underlined words.
Parts of Speech
1. My favourite colour is red. ____________
2. Manya is my friend. ____________
3. My father works in a an office. ____________
4. The cat fell into the pond. ____________
5. Kiran danced gracefully. ____________
6. The king was happy. ____________
7. Oh really! You have solved the sum. ____________
8. She has a nice dress. ____________

7. Home work
B. Underline the preposition, conjunctions and
interjections in the following sentences.
1. Sure we will watch blue whales, dolphins and sea
otters.
2. Owls turn their heads almost a complete circle but they
cannot move their eyes.
3. Asian elephant have smaller ears because they live in
forest and big ears would get torn in the branches of trees.
4. Indian folk and tribal dances are simple and performed
to express joy.

8. By:
Dhanesh K. Bind
T.G.T. English