There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.

1. 8 PARTS OF
SPEECH

2. What should we
know?

3. There are eight parts of speech in
the English language: noun,
pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb,
preposition, conjunction, and
interjection. The part of speech
indicates how the word functions
in meaning as well as
grammatically within the
sentence.

4. An individual word can function as
more than one part of speech
when used in different
circumstances. Understanding
parts of speech is essential for
determining the correct definition
of a word when using the
dictionary.

5. What are the 8 Parts of
Speech?
1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Verb
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection

6. Man Charming They Rarely Perfectly
Since nor Woman Dance Whom
Oh My God! Toward But Ooh! Teacher
He She Eat Cruel so
Parts of Speech Match Up!!!!
Instruction: The facilitator will show a
series of words and the student will
type down the words from the word
bank under the proper parts of
speech it represents.
Word bank:

7. Man Charming They Rarely Perfectly
Since nor Woman Dance Whom
Oh My God! Toward But Ooh! Teacher
He She Eat Cruel so
Man Charming They Rarely Perfectly
Since Nor Woman Dance Whom
Oh My
God!
Toward But Ooh! Teacher
He She Eat Cruel So

8. A noun is a word for a person,
place, thing, or idea. Nouns
are often used with an article
(the, a, an), but not
always. Proper nouns always
start with a capital letter;
common nouns do not.
1. NOUN

9. Example:
Person: Man, Woman, Teacher
Place: Home, Office, Town
Thing: Table, Car, Banana,
money, music, etc.
1. NOUN

10. A pronoun is a word used in
place of a noun. A pronoun is
usually substituted for a
specific noun, which is called
its antecedent.
2. PRONOUN

11. Example:
He, she, they, yours, himself,
herself, me, we, ourselves,
who, whom, my, that, etc.
2. PRONOUN

12. The verb in a sentence
expresses action or
being. There is a main verb
and sometimes one or more
helping verbs.
3. VERB

13. Example:
run, dance, slide, jump, think,
eat, walk, do , go, stand,
write, draw, paint, sing, play,
watch, etc.
3. VERB

14. An adjective is a word used to
modify or describe a noun or
a pronoun. It usually answers
the question of which one,
what kind, or how many.
4. ADJECTIVE

15. Example:
Charming, cruel, fantastic,
gentle, huge, perfect, pretty,
rough, sharp, ugly, short, long,
etc.
4. ADJECTIVE

16. An adverb describes or modifies
a verb, an adjective, or another
adverb, but never a noun. It
usually answers the questions of
when, where, how, why, under
what conditions, or to what
degree. Adverbs often end in -ly.
5. ADVERB

17. Example:
fully, almost, secretly, normally,
occasionally, seldom, rarely,
usually, frequently, badly, greatly,
cheerfully, wishfully, grimly,
eagerly, etc.
5. ADVERB

18. A preposition is a word placed
before a noun or pronoun to form
a phrase modifying another word
in the sentence. Therefore a
preposition is always part of a
prepositional phrase.
6. PREPOSITION

19. Example:
Aboard, about, above, across,
along, among, like, into, plus, via,
with, since, toward, against,
besides, despite, etc.
6. PREPOSITION

20. A conjunction joins words,
phrases, or clauses, and
indicates the relationship
between the elements
joined. Coordinating conjunctions
connect grammatically equal
elements: and, but, or, nor, for,
so, yet.
7. CONJUNCTION

21. Example:
and, but, nor, or, for, so, yet, etc.
7. CONJUNCTION

22. An interjection is a word used to
express emotion. It is often
followed by an exclamation point.
8. INTERJECTION

23. Example:
Psst! , Ooh! , Sorry! , Tut-tut! ,
Very well! , Rah! , Sigh! , Hum! ,
Whoope! , Curses! , Gee! ,
Whatever! , Duh , Etc.
8. INTERJECTION