Parts of
Speech
Speech
This word's part of speech: Wow!.
interjection
I went (to, two, too) the store (to, two, too).
I went to the store too.
It's the word that the sound makes.
onomatopoeia
The words in this book title that should be capitalized: all the frogs in the swamp
All the Frogs in the Swamp
The answer is 15,299 I think.
The answer is 15,299, I think.
It hooks up word, phrases, and clauses.
conjunction
(Their, There, They're) going to the zoo tomorrow.
They're going to the zoo tomorrow.
Here is an example: Meg was as quiet as a mouse.
simile
This is the punctuation we use with the title of a poem.
Quotation Marks
July 12 1981
July 12, 1981
This names a special person, place, thing, or idea, and it must be capitalized.
proper noun
Please (pore, pour, poor) me another glass of lemonade.
Please pour me another glass of lemonade.
Here is an example: It's raining cats and dogs.
Metaphor
My daughter has one dog. What part of speech is one?
adjective
Oh I don't know.
Oh, I don't know.
This word's part of speech: glossy
adjective
Your dog is bigger (than, then) my dog.
Your dog is bigger than my dog.
Here is an example: Gary has a chip on his shoulder.
idiom
How many prepositions are in this sentence: I went running up the hill behind the school before class.
3
When we returned from summer break we had all grown.
When we returned from summer break, we had all grown.
This word's part of speech: now
adverb
My (principal, principle) is an awesome leader.
My principal is an awesome leader.
Here is an example: The trees danced in the wind.
personification
I have (a, an) interesting fact in my paper.
an
My sandwich has peanut butter bananas and jelly.
My sandwich has peanut butter, bananas, and jelly.