The document discusses different parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, prepositions, and words that can be more than one class. It provides examples of each part of speech and exercises for readers to identify examples in sentences. It explains that nouns name people, places, objects, feelings, subjects. Verbs express actions or states of being. Adjectives describe nouns. Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Determiners introduce nouns. Prepositions show relationships of time, place, and direction. Some words like "run" can be both a verb or a noun.

1. Wednesday 8th July 2020
How can we identify word classes?
You will need a piece of paper and a pen
or pencil to make some notes.

2. Nouns - words that tell us the name of places,
people, objects, subjects, feelings etc
The woman went for a run in the
park.
nouns

3. Nouns - words that tell us the name of places,
people, objects, subjects, feelings etc
Find the nouns in these sentences:
Samantha went for a walk in the rain.
Carlotta enjoyed school. Her favourite subject was maths.
A beautiful bunch of flowers was left at the door for Lana.
Elena went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables.

4. Nouns - words that tell us the name of places,
people, objects, subjects, feelings etc
Samantha went for a walk in the rain.
Carlotta enjoyed school. Her favourite subject was maths.
A beautiful bunch of flowers was left at the door for Lana.
Elena went to the supermarket to buy some vegetables.

5. Different types of nouns
Common nouns - refers to objects that can be physically
touched
I put my pencil down on the table.
Write down a sentence with a common noun
in it.

6. Different types of noun
Proper nouns give the name of a particular place, person
or thing. They always begin with a capital letter.
Rebecca is from London and went on holiday to Paris.
Write down a sentence with a proper noun in it.

7. Different types of noun
Abstract nouns - things that you cannot hear, see,
touch or smell. They are often feelings and ideas.
Odysseus was showed bravery when fighting the
Cyclops.
Write down a sentence with an abstract noun in it.

8. Different types of noun
Collective nouns - groups of animals, people or things.
I gave my mum a bunch of flowers.
There were a pride of lions in the jungle.
Write down a sentence with an abstract noun in it.

9. Adjectives – words that describe nouns
The terrifying snake slid towards me.
adjective

10. Adjectives – words that describe nouns
Find the adjectives in these sentences:
A stripy zebra ran quickly across the hot desert.
The beautiful scenery was all around us.
My new class is called Asteroids.
Six tall women went for a walk in the huge park .

11. Adjectives – words that describe nouns
A stripy zebra ran quickly across the hot desert.
The beautiful scenery was all around us.
My new class is called Asteroids.
Six tall women went for a walk in the huge park.

12. Verbs - words that are an action or a state
George was dancing in the disco.
verb

13. Verbs - words that are an action or a state
Find the verbs in these sentences:
I scrubbed the floor as it was dirty.
The chef stirred the soup in the saucepan.
The bus raced down the street before suddenly stopping so that
passengers could walk on.
The child chose a present from under the tree.

14. Verbs - words that are an action or a state
I scrubbed the floor as it was dirty.
The chef stirred the soup in the saucepan.
The bus raced down the street before suddenly
stopping so that passengers could walk on.
The child took a present from under the tree.

15. Adverbs - words that describe how something
moves or when something happens
Amy ran quickly
so that she would not miss
the train.
adverb

16. Adverbs - words that describe how something
moves or when something happens
Find the adverbs in these sentences
The children danced merrily in the playground.
I finally got my brand new bike.
Jack walked his dog to the park quickly.
I almost fell off the swings.
I already finished my homework.

17. Adverbs - words that describe how something
moves or when something happens
The children danced merrily in the playground.
I finally got my brand new bike.
Jack walked his dog to the park quickly.
I almost fell off the swings.
I already finished my homework.

18. Determiner - words that introduce a noun
The old man went to a shop and bought an apple.
determiner

19. Determiner - words that introduce a noun
Many Londoners travel around on the bus.
His cousin visited him on a plane.
My son has grown out of those shoes.
We bought these presents in that shop.
Greg is an artist whose work is displayed all around the world.

20. Determiner - words that introduce a noun
Many Londoners travel around on the bus.
His cousin visited him on a plane.
My son has grown out of those shoes.
We bought these presents in that shop.
Greg is an artist whose work is displayed all around the world.

21. Preposition - words that describes where a noun is
(can also say the direction and time in which
something has happened)
The tube station was below ground.
preposition

22. Preposition - words that describes where a noun is
(can also say the direction and time in which
something has happened)
Find the prepositions in these sentences:
The kitten was hiding under the table.
I reached inside the cupboard for some food.
We looked around the park for our friends.
I bought some sweets after school.

23. Preposition - words that describes where a noun is
(can also say the direction and time in which
something has happened)
The kitten was hiding under the table.
I reached inside the cupboard for some food.
We looked around the park for our friends.
I bought some sweets after school.

24. Words that can be more than one class
Some words change word class depending on the sentence. For
example the word run can be a verb:
My dog loves to run about in the park.
It can also be a noun:
The play has had a successful run in the West End