Parts of speech Flashcards
Noun
a word that names a person place thing or idea
ex: finesse, education, school, Now York, teacher
Hint: the…
Pronoun
a word used in place if a noun
ex:I, her, him, it, that, these, she, he
Adjective
a word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun
ex: colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud
hint: The… truck.
Verb
a word that shows action or state of being
ex: talk, jump, scream, run, is, are, am
hint: verbs change when in the present past and future
Adverb
a word that describes a verb adjective or other adverbs and tells where when how or to what extent
ex: incessantly
hint: often ends in”ly”
Preposition
shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
ex: to, over, under, at, between, in
hint: the squirrel ran…. the tree
Conjuntion
a word that connects words groups of words and sentences
ex: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Interjection
a word that expresses surprise or strong feeling separate from the sentence
ex: WOW! HEY!