Parts of speech

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Describe nouns and pronouns Beautiful, awesome, the, temperamental, etc.

Adjective

The cool ice cube melted quickly on the hot summer day. Word: cool

Adjective

The fierce wind gave everyone a nasty cough. Word: the

Adjective

The temperamental toddlers fought like cats. Word: temperamental

Adjective

Describe adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs quietly, really, never, always, etc.

Adverb

It's never okay to cheat on an assignment, project, or test. Word: never

Adverb

Ted was so irritated that he decided he really needed to go for a run. Word: really

Adverb

The judge looked questioningly at the defendant. Word: questioningly

Adverb

I'll invite you to my party, and you can show me how to ski. Word: and

Conjunction

Join words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence and, for, or, nor, so, but, because, etc.

Conjunction

The children didn't listen to their parents, so they were grounded for the rest of the day. Word: so

Conjunction

Expressions that can stand on their own or be contained within a sentence Shoot! Oops! Ouch!Congrats!, etc.

Interjection

Shoot! I forgot to study for the social studies exam. Word: Shoot!

Interjection

Hatred is a evil thing. Word: hatred

Noun

I am hanging up flyers for the garage sale. Word: garage

Noun

Person, place thing, or idea

Noun

The sun is a burning ball of gas and gravity that keeps all the planets in the solar system. Word: Sun

Noun

When he fell off the monkey bars, Jose broke his collar bone. Word: Jose

Noun

Elmo goes to the park to relax on a blanket. Word: on

Preposition

Extremely proud of her English project, Ann hung it up on her front door. Word: of

Preposition

Show relationships between a noun or pronoun and other words on, over, above, with, of, etc.

Preposition

Will yo go with me to the game? Word: with

Preposition

Having eaten grass earlier, the dog threw up on itself. Word: itself

Pronoun

These words stand in for nouns He, her, she, them, us, itself, we, etc.

Pronoun

Action words (things you do) run, jump, swim, decided, was, were, etc.

Verb

Karen decided to get rid of her IPhone because it was such a distraction in her life. Word: decided

Verb

The news was depressing tonight. Word: was

Verb

We sailed across the ocean during a storm. Word: sailed

Verb


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