Parts of speech58
•Download as PPTX, PDF•
1 like•579 views
The document discusses the basic types of words in English, known as parts of speech. It provides details and examples of the 8 main parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. It then provides tests for the reader to identify examples of each part of speech in sentences.
Recommended
More Related Content
What's hot
What's hot (20)
Viewers also liked
Viewers also liked (16)
Similar to Parts of speech58
Similar to Parts of speech58 (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Parts of speech58
- 2. the basic types of words that Englishhas. Parts of Speech 3. Adjectives 8. Interjections 1. Nouns 2. Pronouns 4. Verbs 5. Adverbs 6. Prepositions 7. Conjunctions
- 3. Nouns words that name people, places, things, or ideas. Thisis mydog. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Welive inLondon. He lives in my house.pen dog music work town London teacher John Example Words Example Sentences Johnis a teacher. Parts of Speech
- 4. Pronouns words that take the place of nouns / pronouns. I Tarais Indian. She is beautiful. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Parts of Speech Example Words Example Sentences you he she some we they it each anybody many yourself themselves I’m not quite myself today. who what What is the address ofthis house? Has anyonecalled for Mr.Reynolds?
- 5. Adjectives words that describe nouns or pronouns. I havetwo dogs. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Parts of Speech Example SentencesExample Words interesting well the 2 a/ansome good big red Mydogs arebig. I like big dogs. Driving classesbegin next week. She was wearing abeautiful long reddress.
- 6. Verbs words that show an action or a state of being. (to)be have do like work sing can must EnglishClub.com isa web site. I like EnglishClub.com. run Nouns Pronouns Example Words Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Example Sentences He canswim. Theostrich runsfast. Parts of Speech
- 7. Adverbs words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. really My dog eats quickly. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Parts of Speech Example SentencesExample Words quickly silently well badly very loudly never today Whenhe is veryhungry,he eats really quickly. Thebird flew here. Thebird is dark green.
- 8. Prepositions words that describe the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence. on We went toschool on Monday. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Parts of Speech Example Sentences Example Words to at after but in abovefrom She swam acrossthe lake. Thecake with sprinkles is mine. Thecat randown the tree.
- 9. Conjunctions words that join/connect two or more words, phrases, clauses or sentences. when I like dogs and I like cats. I like cats and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Parts of Speech Example Sentences Example Words for yet nor soor F A N B O Y S and but since unless Youmust study, or you won't learn grammar.
- 10. Interjections words that show emotion. well Ouch!That hurts! Hi! How are you? Well, I don't know. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Parts of Speech Example SentencesExample Words ouch!, oh!, Wow!I won the lottery!
- 11. Let’s test your knowledge! Instructions: Circle the nouns in these sentences. Hint: there are 14. The cat and the dog were playing in the park. David said to take the cake, cookies, and cups to the picnic. My family plays as a team. Love and peace are better than hate and war. Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections
- 12. Let’s test your knowledge! Instructions: Find the pronoun(s) in each sentence. The girls standing under the tree are eating their lunch. My son dropped his bottle on the ground. Grandma is waiting for her shawl. I whistled to myself to calm down. Whose shirt is this? Everything went wrong last night. Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections
- 13. Let’s test your knowledge! Which of the following contains a demonstrative adjective? a. red socks b. old socks c. those socks Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Identify adjective(s) in the following sentences. One famous dog rescued forty lost people in the mountains. Two people in California found a lost dog. Some smart dogs learn to help deaf people. They took the little white dog to a shelter.
- 14. Let’s test your knowledge! Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Identify verb(s) in the following sentences. Who broke the statue? I like to drink chocolate milk. The flower vase fell on the floor and broke. Eating too much sugar is bad for you. Batman and Green Hornet possess no superpowers but they know martial arts.
- 15. Let’s test your knowledge! Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Instructions: Find and circle the nine adverbs in the following sentences: Giraffes are very tall and have extremely long tongues. I can’t wait to go to the zoo tomorrow and see the giraffes. They walk slowly and lazily, stretching their necks up to the trees. They eat mostly Acacia leaves, munching them quickly because they really like them.
- 16. Let’s test your knowledge! Instructions: Complete each sentence with prepositions. off by to on for on Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Welcome _____ London. Look! That house is _____ fire. I did not want it happen. It happened _____ mistake. I must not eat too much. I am _____ a diet. What is this thing good _____? I am _____ to my brother-in-law's for the weekend.
- 17. Let’s test your knowledge! Complete each sentence with conjunctions. but I like both dogs ______ cats.I like chicken ____ not fish. Neither my mother _____ my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday. Luke was late to the party ______ his car broke down on the highway. My teeth were hurting ______ I made an appointment to go to the dentist. Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections and nor because so
- 18. Let’s test your knowledge! Identify interjections in the sentences below. Joe was late to school and yikes, the teacher was mad. It is so exciting, my goodness, I just can’t believe it. Oh! I can’t believe how nice you look. Woops, I dropped the milk and it spilled. Oh well, all good things must come to an end. Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections
- 19. Articles both definite and indefinite Indefinite — a, an Uses before a singular countable noun A horse is a noble animal. a noun complement Sheis a doctor. in certain numerical expressions a dozen a hundred in expressions ofprice, speed, ratio 4hours a day 60 miles an hour Not Used before plural nouns. Horses are noble animals. before uncountable nouns Milk is goodfor you. Fear is natural.beforeabstract nouns. Nouns Adjectives Parts of Speech
- 20. Articles both definite and indefinite Definite —the Uses before nouns of which there is only one. Theearthis round. before an adjective used to represent a class ofpersons. That tax hurts the rich. before names of seas, rivers, chains of mountains, groups of islands and plural names ofcountries. the Pacific Ocean before musical instruments. She plays thepiano. Not Used before countries, towns, proper names. Charlie lived in Chicago in America. before abstract nouns. Jealousy can be dangerous. Nouns Adjectives the Netherlands Parts of Speech
- 21. Let’s test your knowledge! Fill in the spaces either a, an, the, or no article (-). an I want to play ____ baseball tomorrow. She works at _____ Japanese restaurant downtown. Could you pass _____ salt please? Allison has _____ old car. Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Where is _____ blue pen? Could you move _____ chairs from room 1 to room 2?the the a the - Parts of Speech
- 23. Adjectives PartsofSpeech The woman in the pink suit fell down suddenly.