Exploring Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

Nouns

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cat, park, happiness.

Activity: List three nouns you can see around you.

A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being. Examples: run, is, jump.

Activity: Write five verbs that describe what you love to do.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: blue, tall, interesting.

Activity: Find an object and describe it using three adjectives.

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples: quickly, very, silently.

Activity: Write a sentence using a verb and add an adverb to describe it.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples: he, she, it.

Activity: Replace the nouns in the following sentence with pronouns: "Sarah loves her dog."

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Examples: in, on, at.

Activity: Create a sentence using a preposition.

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. Examples: and, but, or.

Activity: Join two simple sentences using a conjunction.
("I like apples." "I like oranges.")

An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. Examples: wow, ouch, hooray.

Activity: What do you say when you are excited? Write it down!

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