Basic Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

100

A person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a noun?

200

An action... You can DO it!

What is a verb?

300

Describes a noun.

What is an adjective?

400

Describes a verb.

What is an adverb?

500

Replaces a noun.

What is a pronoun?

Parts of Speech

100

Takes the place of a noun.

What is a pronoun?

200

These words are used to separate two other words or phrases: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

What are conjunctions?

300

These words are used to show extreme emotion. They can stand alone as a one-word sentence: Wow! Eek! Yikes!

What are interjections?

400

This is the job of an adverb...

Describes a verb, adjective, adverb

500

This is the job of an adjective...

What is to describe a noun.

Parts of Speech Examples

100

pretty, silly, smart, blue, cold, hard, wooden, smooth

What are adjectives?

200

boy, pencil, school, McDonald's, book, teacher

What are nouns?

300

Wow! Yikes! Eek! Dang!

What are interjections?

400

Run, sleep, cry, laugh.

What are verbs?

500

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

What are conjunctions?