Parts of Speech
Words that name a person, place or thing. Ex: house, student, donut.
Nouns
The name for the letters a, e, i, o, u. (And sometimes y.)
Vowels
Canada, USA, and Mexico.
North America
She is the Principal.
Ms. Vasquez
Words that are actions. Ex: run, sleep, dance, think.
Verbs
The name for all the letters that aren't a, e, i, o or u.
Consonants
Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador.
South America
He is the Gym teacher.
Mr. Sheib
Words that describe nouns. Ex: big, fast, funny.
Adjectives
The most used letter in the English alphabet.
E
France, Germany, Italy.
Europe
She works in the office and also helps at lunch and recess.
Words that describe actions. Ex: quickly, patiently, loudly.
Adverbs
Letter combinations that make a new sound, like ch, sh, and th.
Digraphs
China, Japan, Russia, Yemen.
Asia
She is the Art teacher.
Ms. Dowd
Words that take the place of nouns. Ex: he, she, it, they.
Pronouns
The letter that is always followed by u.
Q
Kenya, Egypt, Sierra Leone.
Africa
He is the ENL teacher for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.
Mr. Juliano