Parts of Speech Unit 5 8 Parts of Speech 1. Noun 2. Verb 3. Pronoun 4. Adjective 5. Adverb 6. Interjection 7. Conjunction 8. Preposition What is a noun? Nouns name… People (Ms. DiGalbo, kid, president) Places (school, America, California, beach) Things (necklace, desk, binder, shoe) Ideas (happiness, excitement, success) With your partner… Find a noun in the classroom! Verb Verbs show action (run, jump, go, do) OR… Link subjects and descriptions together (is, was, were, am) With your partner… Describe something you like to do using a verb. Adjective Adjectives describe things and tell about nouns. Tall, skinny, funny, fast, mean, grumpy, silly, ugly, pink, etc…. With your partner… Use an adjective to describe summer break. Pronoun Renames a noun or takes the place of a noun – Alexei went to the store. – He went to the store. – Samantha was reading a book. – She was reading it. With your partner… Create a sentence that uses a pronoun. Adverb An adverb describes a verb Adverbs answer the questions… – How? (ran quickly) – When? (ran yesterday) – Where? (ran home) – How much? (ran a lot) With your partner… Use an adverb to describe how you talk. Prepositions Show where a noun is or where it is going Into, with, on, around, in, out My cat is walking up the street. I want to get into AVID next year. With your partner… What is the preposition in this sentence? – I will walk around the building and find her. Interjection Interjections show surprise or strong feelings Oh my gosh! No! Stop! With your partner… What punctuation mark usually comes after an interjection? Conjunctions Conjunctions join words or phrases together – – – – – – – – For And Nor But Or Yet So Remember: “FANBOYS”
