Parts of Speech
The Eight
Parts of Speech in English
Part of Speech |
Function |
Example Words |
Example
Sentences |
Noun |
Common nouns:
generic names for a person, place, thing, or abstract
idea, like “love.” |
pen, dog, table, music, city, teacher, love, hate |
Where is my pen?
My dog is on the chair. |
Proper nouns:
names given to specific people, cities, companies,
countries etc. |
John, Samsung, London, Brazil |
We live in London. |
Pronoun |
replaces a noun |
I, you, he, she, it, they, them, |
Mary is American; she is beautiful. Put it
on the table. |
Adjective |
describes a noun |
a, an, the, 6, 7, 8, some, good, big, red, interesting |
My dogs are big.
I have seven dogs. |
Verb |
action or state |
eat, sing, work, is, are, was |
I like candy. I am a student. I run
in the park. |
Adverb |
describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb |
quickly, silently, well, badly, very, really |
My dog eats quickly. He is very hungry.
He eats really quickly. |
Preposition |
indicates something’s relative location or time to a
noun |
to, at, after, on, |
We went to school on Monday. |
Conjunction |
joins words or groups of words. |
and, but, because |
I like dogs and cats. I like dogs, but I
don't like cats. |
Interjection |
short remark, often showing emotion. |
oh!, ouch!, hi!, Hello |
Ouch!
That hurts! Hi! Well, I don't know. |
The Eight Parts
of Speech in English - Matching
Match the parts
of speech with their function:
1.
Noun |
a.
A short
remark, which often shows emotion. |
2.
Pronoun |
b.
Tells
the action or state of the subject |
3.
Verb |
c.
Relation
of location or of time to a noun. |
4.
Adverb |
d.
Describes a noun or pronoun. |
5.
Adjective |
e.
Takes
the place of a noun. |
6.
Preposition |
f.
Names a
person, place, thing, or abstract idea. |
7.
Conjunction |
g.
Joins
words or groups of words. |
8.
Interjection |
h.
Describes the verb in some way. |
Write each common noun in the correct box:
museum stove restaurant lion doctor
secretary stereo kangaroo elephant library musician camera
E
Things
|
Animals |
Places |
People |
Underline
the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in these sentences.
1. I told Uncle John about my accident.
2. Kim and Stephanie wore masks on Halloween.
3. The lawnmower is broken.
4. We’re going to the movies tomorrow.
5. The lion is playing with one of its cubs.
6. My sister’s favorite soccer player is David Beckham.
7. I’m watching a videotape about the Sahara Desert.
8. The tourists visited Rome and saw the Coliseum.
9. Does this bus go to the stadium?
10. We’re reading a story about a boy called Harry Potter.
Exercise 3
Read the following passage containing common nouns, proper
nouns, and pronouns. Put a
C after each common noun and put P after each
proper noun, and put a PN after each pronoun.
Mr. Jones___ lives in California___ in a big house___ by the
sea___ . He___ has three cats___ and a dog___ . He___ likes to
travel to different countries___ . Last Christmas___ , he went
to Paris___ and saw the Eiffel Tower___ . He enjoyed eating
French food ___in nice restaurants___.
The Eight Parts
of Speech in English - Sheet 1
Place the
following words into the proper box:
pen, silently,
Gee!, hairbrush, on, beside, Oman, beautifully, she, Hello,
beautiful, it, they, run, Ahmed, eat, are, quickly, small,
phone, green, Toyota, under, and , but, so, Wow!
There are
three words per box:
Common
Nouns |
Pronouns |
Verbs |
Adverbs |
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2)________________
3)________________ |
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|
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Proper
Nouns |
1)________________
2)________________
3)________________ |
Adjectives |
Prepositions |
Conjunctions |
Interjections |
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2)________
3)________ |
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The Eight Parts
of Speech in English - Sheet 2
Place the
following 27 words into the proper boxes:
radio,
peacefully, Golly!, comb, in, behind, Chevrolet, beautifully,
he, goodbye, pretty, them, I, walk, Maria, drink, is, loudly,
big, bottle, red shirt, Korea, beside, or, and,
but, gosh!
There are
three words per box:
Common
Nouns |
Pronouns |
Verbs |
Adverbs |
1)________________
2)________________
3)________________ |
1)________
2)________
3)________
|
1)________
2)________
3)________
|
1)________
2)________
3)________
|
Proper
Nouns |
1)________________
2)________________
3)________________ |
Adjectives |
Prepositions |
Conjunctions |
Interjections |
1)________
2)________
3)________ |
1)________
2)________
3)________ |
1)________
2)________
3)________ |
1)________
2)________
3)________ |