Parts of Speech

a word that names a person, place, thing, animal, or idea

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• conjunction

a word that tells what the noun does; action words

• noun
• verb
• adjective
• preposition

a word or phrase that describes or modifies a noun

• verb
• adverb
• adjective
• interjection

a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

• adverb
• adjective
• conjuction
• pronoun

a word that describes the relationship between words, usually a prepositional phrase

• preposition
• conjuction
• interjection
• adjective

a word used to join two or more words, phrases, or simple sentences.

• conjunction
• preposition
• interjection
• pronoun

used in the place of a noun

• pronoun
• noun
• adverb
• adjective

expresses strong feeling or emotion, can be a single word or phrase, usually ends with an exclamation mark.

• interjection
• conjunction
• preposition
• noun

Jason, school, book, dog, love, and desk are examples of:

• nouns
• adjectives
• verbs
• adverbs

write, play, build, sew, has, is, do, will, look, taste, and feel are all examples of:

• verbs 
• nouns
• adjectives
• adverbs