Understanding Parts of Speech

Front

Noun

Back

Person, place, thing, or idea

Front

Verb

Back

Action or state of being

Front

Adjective

Back

Describes a noun

Front

Adverb

Back

Modifies a verb

Front

Pronoun

Back

Replaces a noun

Front

Preposition

Back

Shows relationship between noun/pronoun and other words

Front

Conjunction

Back

Connects words, phrases, or clauses

Front

Interjection

Back

Expresses emotion

Front

"Quickly" in "She runs quickly."

Back

Adverb

Front

"And" in "Tom and Jerry."

Back

Conjunction