S P R I N G F I E L D E L E M E N TA RY S C H O O L

PARTS OF SPEECH
• NOUN 8 PARTS OF SPEECH
• PRONOUN
• There are eight parts of speech in the
VERB
• English Language. The parts of speech
ADJECTIVE
tell us how the word functions in
• ADVERB
meaning as well its use in grammar.
• PREPOSITION
Understanding them is essential to
• CONJUNCTION
deliver the right message
• INTERJECTION
 NOUN

A noun is a word for a person, place, thing or

idea. Nouns are sometimes used with articles (a,
an, the).

EXAMPLES:

boy, restaurant, dog, hope,

 PRONOUN

A pronoun is a word that takes place of a noun. A

pronoun is used to substitute for a specific noun which
is called the antecedent.

EXAMPLES:

he, she, we, they, our, me

 VERB
EXAMPLES:
A verb tells what action
someone or something is Action: walk, run, swim, jump, sing
doing. It also expresses
State of Being: am, was, are
state of being.
 ADJECTIVE
An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun. It usually
answers the question of how many, what kind, or
which one.

EXAMPLES:

happy, strong, less, few, purple,

beautful
 ADVERB

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or

another adverb. It usually answers the question of when,
where, how, why, under what conditions, or to what degree.

EXAMPLES:

perfectly, yesterday, here, completely

 PREPOSITION
A preposition relates a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. It
is usually placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying
another word in the sentence.

EXAMPLES:

by, with, about, until, during, across

 CONJUNCTION
A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses. It indicates the
relationship between the elements joined.

EXAMPLES:

and, but, or, while, because

 EXAMPLES:

INTERJECTION Oh!

Wow!
An interjection is a word that expresses an
emotion or strong feelings. It is often followed by Oh my!
an exclamation point.
Oops!
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