Created by Ms. Cherylon E. Lewis English/Language Arts October
26, 2014
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Introduction Parts of speech are the basic types of words that
English has. The parts of speech are: noun, verb, pronoun, adverb,
adjective, preposition, conjunction, interjection, and
articles.
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Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
Example: man, city, car Identify the noun in the following
sentence. The boy is reading. Answer: boy
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Verb A verb is a word that shows action or a state of being.
Example: run, jump, walk Which verb completes the sentence? Susie
likes to _______ rope. Answer: Susie likes to jump rope.
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Pronoun A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or
another pronoun. Examples: she, he, I Which pronoun listed above
can take the place of Susie in the following sentence? Susie likes
to jump. Answer: She likes to jump rope.
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Adverb An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb. Adverbs answer How, When, Where. Examples:
quickly, slowly, high Choose an adverb for the following sentence.
A rabbit jumps ____. Answer: A rabbit jumps high.
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Adjective An adjective is a word that describes a noun or
pronoun. Adjectives answer what kind, which one, how many, or how
much. Examples: four, big, tall Which adjective completes the
sentence? My dog has ____ balloons. Answer: My dog has five
balloons.
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Preposition A preposition is a word used to show connection
between a noun or pronoun and some other word in a sentence.
Examples: in, over, on, Complete the following sentence with a
preposition. The cow jumped ____ the moon. Answer: The cow jumped
over the moon.
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Conjunction A Conjunction is a word used to join words or
groups of words. Examples: and, or, but Complete the following
sentence with the correct conjunction. Bobby _____ Susie played on
the see-saw at school. Bobby and Susie played on the on the see-saw
at school.
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Interjection An Interjection is a word or short phrase used to
express strong feeling or emotion. Examples: Wow, Ouch, Boo Choose
an interjection to complete the following sentence. _____! said the
ghost. Answer: Boo! Said the ghost.
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Article An Article is used to introduce a noun. Example: the a,
an Choose the article to complete the following sentence. The boy
and girl played on ___ see-saw. Answer: The boy and girl played on
the see-saw.
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References Clip Art
https://englishclub.com.grammar/parts-of-speech 1.htm
https://englishclub.com.grammar/parts-of-speech
