Parts of Speech (AKA part of vocab this week)

1. Parts of Speech (AKA part of vocab this week)

2. Noun • Person, place, thing, or idea • Ex. Banana, ice cream, London

3. Pronoun • A word used in place of a noun • Ex. I, you, she, him, who, everyone, these, themselves, which

4. Verb • A word that expresses action or the state of being • Ex. Ran, was, is, create, eat, were,

5. Adjective • A word that describes a noun or a pronoun • Ex. Pretty, delicate, big, rough, tall, smart,

6. Adverb • A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb • Ex. Briefly, spontaneously, quickly, quietly, softly, forward, better,

7. Preposition • A word that shows relationship to another word • “Anything the cat can do to the house” • Ex – under, over, around, beyond, away from

8. Conjunction • A word that connects other words or groups of words • Ex – and, or, but, because, yet, therefore, either/or, so

9. Interjection • A word that shows strong emotion • Often used with ! • Ex – Oh no, yikes, oh man, ouch!