Week 6 Parts of Speech Practice
noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
adjective
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
adverb
A word that describes a verb/action
interjection
A word that expresses emotion
preposition
A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another noun
pronoun
A word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase
conjunction
A word used to join words or groups of words
verb
An action word or state of being
adverb
I RARELY eat beef, except on special holidays with my family.
Noun Examples
Kayla, California, Shoe lace, Freedom
interjection
My friend said, "OH! What a cold weather!"
adjective
My friend wasn't strong enough to lift his HEAVY rucksack.
verb
We LEFT for the mountain just before six in the morning.
preposition
We first went TO the store to buy a few things.
conjunction
We got back home late at night BUT we didn't go to sleep immediately. We were very hungry. conjunction
noun
We had a BREAKFAST at a café near the rail station.
article
Who put their footprint on THE front porch?
Interjection Examples
Wow! My Goodness! Ouch!
pronoun
You have to believe in YOURSELF if you ever expect to be successful at something.
Article Examples
a, an, the
article
defines a noun as specific or unspecific
Conjunction Examples
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Pronoun Examples
he, she, it, they, him, her, them...
Preposition Examples
in, after, before, under, beside, down, through, by, for...
Verb Examples
read, write, count, sing
Adverb Examples
slowly, quickly, happily, grudgingly afterward, already, almost, never
Adjective Examples
small, bumpy, shiny, wavy, sleek
