The 8 Parts of Speech

THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH

Common Nouns:Words that name a person,

place, or thing

The cow jumped over the moon.

We celebrated my birthday with a great, big, chocolate cake.

Shawn cut the grass.A. ShawnB. CutC. grass

Proper Noun:A specific

person, place, or

thing

Sandburg is a great place to learn!

He walked across the Betsy Ross Bridge.

A. Betsy Ross Bridge

B. HeC. across

Pronoun: words that

take the place of nouns

Chris likes to eat.He likes to eat.

Cindy is going to Becky’s house.She is going to her house.

I sing loudly during class.A. LoudlyB. IC. class

Adjective:a word that describes a noun or pronoun. It tells what kind, how many, or which one.

Sour lemons

Happy kids

Cindy has blonde hair.A. hairB. CindyC. blonde

Verb:Is the

action in a sentence

Running

Erin is running a marathon.

Jessica jumped over the spider.A. SpiderB. JessicaC. Jumped

Adverbs:Describes how the action is performed. They tell how much, how often, when and where something is done.Usually end in ly

The dog quickly ran towards his owner.

How did he run?

The man sat alone.A. SatB. manC. alone

Prepositions:A word that shows position or direction.Examples: in, out, under, over, after, into

The cat was asleep under the covers.

I ran towards the school bus.A.RanB.TowardsC.School busWhat did I do? In which direction?

Conjunctions:A word that connects words or phrases

And, but, or, nor, although, yet, so, although

My dog likes to take long walks and catch Frisbees.

Interjections: a word that shows emotion

Ouch! I was stung by a bee.A. OuchB. StungC. bee