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4 Main Parts of Speech. Emily Land. 4 Main Parts of Speech. Noun Verb Adjective Adverb. Noun. What is a noun? A person, place, or thing Examples? Tooth, chair, book, fence, school. Singular and Plural Nouns. Singular = single A singular noun only refers to one object Examples?
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4 Main Parts of Speech Emily Land
4 Main Parts of Speech Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Noun What is a noun? A person, place, or thing Examples? Tooth, chair, book, fence, school
Singular and Plural Nouns • Singular = single • A singular noun only refers to one object • Examples? • Bag, computer, camera, paper • Plural = multiple • A plural noun refers to more than one object • Usually end in an “s” • Examples? • Books, kids, chips, birds • Can you think of any examples of plural nouns that do not end in an “s”? • Tooth = teeth
Adjective Describes a noun The large dog. The yellow bird. Examples?
Verb A verb is something you can physically do Word that expresses an action Run, jump, sleep, talk Other examples?
Adverb Describes a verb Usually end in “ly” Running = quickly running Slept = quietly slept Examples?
Silently Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Dog Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Dance Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Brown Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
Mad Lib Worksheet 1. Do not read the passage until you have filled out all the blanks! 2. The blanks will tell you what part of speech for you to fill in. 3. After you are finished, read your story quietly to yourself. It probably will not make any sense and is supposed to be funny. 4. While waiting for others to finish, draw a picture describing your story. 5. I will have 5 students volunteer to present their story to the class.