This document defines and provides examples of different parts of speech including nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, proper nouns, abbreviations, compound words, contractions, and past tense verbs. Contractions combine the sounds of a longer phrase like won't and isn't. Nouns refer to people, places or things. Verbs are action words. Pronouns substitute for nouns. Adjectives describe nouns. Proper nouns name unique people, events or places. Abbreviations shorten words or phrases. Compound words join two words to form a new one. The document cites dictionary.com for parts of speech definitions and includes picture credits.