PART OF SPEECH

Vocabulary Class
PART OF SPEECH
1. Nouns,
2. Pronouns,
3. Adjectives,
4. Verbs,
5. Adverbs,
6. Conjunctions,
7. Prepositions
8. Interjections
1. NOUNS
 name people
 Places
 Things
 Idea

For example:
I am freshmen in Universitas Ahmad Dahlan.
freshmen and Universitas Ahmad Dahlan = Noun
TYPES OF NOUN
1. Common nouns – dog, computer, river, biscuit
2. Collective nouns (names of a group of something) – a herd of cows, a flock of sheep
3. Proper nouns (the names of people, places and so on) – London, Anne, Plain English
Campaign
4. Abstract nouns (names of things we can’t see or touch) – love, hope, fear, decision, poverty
2. PRONOUN
To take place of noun
Type of Pronoun:
1. Possessive pronoun (her, his, my, our, your, their)
2. Personal pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)
3. Indefinite pronoun (another anyone, anybody, anything, someone,
somebody, something, everyone, everybody, everything, none, nobody,
nothing, each, either, neither, several, some, many, few, all)
4. Interrogative pronoun (who? which? what? whose? whom?)
5. Demonstrative pronoun (this, these, that, those)
3. ADJECTIVE
 Modify noun or pronoun

For example:
1. She wore a blue dress.
2. The small dog barked at me.
3. A cool breeze made her shiver.
4. VERB
 Show action, makes statement or shows link between word relationship

1. Main verb
The horse jumped the fence.
2. Helping verb
The rider is not hurt.
5. ADVERB
 Modify verb / adjective / another adverb

For example
1. He drove slowly.
2. She spoke loudly.
3. The article is well written.
6. PREPOSITION
 Shows relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words in sentence

For example:
1. Your pen is on the desk.
2. The children went to the park.
3. We rested under the tree.
4. Jim hid behind the door.
7. CONJUNCTION
 Coordinating conjunction (connect phrase or clause)

For example:
The rug is blue and it is soft.
I want to eat, but I am really sleepy.
 Subordinating conjunction (introduce dependent clause)

For example:
I didn’t lock the door because I thought Dinda was still inside.
8. INTERJECTION
 Exclamatory words that express strong emotion

For example:
Ouch! That slap hurt!
Wow! I thought that you died!
PART OF SPEECH
Based on the function, part of spech is divided into two:
1. function words
2. content words
FUNCTION WORDS
CONTENT WORDS
 Carry real meaning

1. Noun
2. Verb
3. Adjective
4. Adverb
EXERCISE 1

Colour/underline/rewrite the nouns in the following sentences.

1. The dog jumped on the sofa.
2. A monkey is smarter than a cow.
3. Jonathan doesn’t have much imagination.
4. The boys and girls danced in the sunshine.
5. The teacher went to Australia for a visit.
EXERCISE 2
Colour/underline/rewrite the pronouns in the following sentences.
1. He was afraid that he had lost it.
2. Did you tell them about it?
3. They thought she was on the train.
4. On Monday, he hurt himself playing hockey.
5. This is the high road and that is the low road.
EXERCISE 3
Colour/underline/rewrite the verbs in the following sentences.
1. The girls opened the door.
2. She is a very pretty baby.
3. The raccoons have been washing their food for ages.
4. The kangaroo can jump very high.
5. All the king’s men can not put Humpty Dumpty together again.
EXERCISE 4
Colour/underline,rewrite the adjectives in the following sentences.
1. The cute little bunny was hopping around in our garden.
2. Jennifer’s first doll lost her head in a terrible accident.
3. Our American friends are coming for a short visit.
4. Jason’s old dog always comes along on his trips to the big orchard.
5. Alison was embarrassed when her elderly aunt shouted loudly.
EXERCISE 5
Colour/underline/rewrite the adverbs in the following sentences.
1. Bob shouted loudly and ran quickly across the driveway.
2. The very sad dog headed home.
3. The girls moved too slowly to suit their teacher.
4. The young children were eagerly waiting for Christmas.
5. We have a really nice cat.
EXERCISE 6
Colour/underline/rewrite the prepositions in the following sentences.
1. My house is at the end of this street.
2. The car drove through the woods and into the valley.
3. Do you have a lot of money for me?
4. Tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree.
5. The three girls are no longer friends with each other.
EXERCISE 7
colour/underline/rewrite the conjunction in these following sentences.
1. Byron likes to think in terms of dollars and cents.
2. She lives near the bridge but far from the pond.
3. We were out of groceries, so we went to the supermarket.
4. My father really likes the painting that hangs on your wall.
5. When my sisters were infants, they cried all night long
EXERCISE 8
Colour/underline/rewrite the interjections purple in the following sentences.
1. My gosh, that’s a huge pumpkin!
2. I can’t go to school today, alas.
3. Ladies and gentlemen, ahem, dinner is served.
HAVE A NICE DAY