Parts of speech Flashcards
Nouns
Person, place, animal, idea= ball, desk store.
Verbs
Action words= jump, talk, sing.
Adverbs
Tell when, where, or how action takes place= slowly, soon, quickly.
Adjectives
Describe nouns or pronouns= big gorgeous, red.
Pronouns
Take the place of a noun= they, them, she.
Conjunctions
Brings words, phrases, or clauses together= for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Interjections
Shows strong emotion= hey!, stop!, yay!
Prepositions
Tells the time or position of something= on, above, around, during.
common nouns
Not capitalized and not specific= ball, desk, store.
Proper nouns
Capitalized and specific= Ms. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike.
Abstract nouns
A noun that you can’t see, touch, hear, taste, or smell= Love, hunger, fear.
Concrete nouns
A noun that you can touch and see= food, dog, desk.
Compound nouns
Made up of more than one word= Grocery store, teacher desk, shopping cart.