This document defines and provides examples of the 8 parts of speech in English: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, interjection, preposition, and conjunction. Nouns refer to people, places, things, or ideas. Verbs describe actions. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Pronouns replace nouns. Interjections express emotions. Prepositions indicate positions of nouns or pronouns. Conjunctions join words, phrases, and clauses. Examples are provided for each part of speech. The document also provides sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate part of speech.