Parts of Speech Study Guide
Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection
1. Noun- person, place, thing or idea
· Can be common or proper
2. Verb- shows action or indicates a state of being
· Can be action or linking
· Linking verbs (be able to list these) am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being.
3. Pronoun- takes the place of a noun
· Words like he, she, they, it, I, me, them, etc.
· Hint: instead of saying “The students studied hard so the students could make good grades,” you replace the students with they. – The students studied hard so they could make good grades. They replaces students, so they is a pronoun.
4. Adjective- describes a noun
5. Adverb- describes a verb
6. Preposition- anything a rabbit can do to a log (over, under, around, through)
· Most common prepositions- to, from, in, at, by
7. Conjunction- joins words or phrases
· Fanboys- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
8. Interjection- expresses emotion
· Words like wow, oh, no, yes, wait, etc.
Be able to answer questions like the following:
Give the part of speech of the underlined word:
1. The girl likes flowers.
2. The girl likes flowers.
3. She likes flowers.
4. She likes pretty flowers.
5. She quietly picks pretty flowers.
6. She puts the flowers inside a basket.
7. She likes flowers, but bees do too.
8. Ouch, one stung me!