what is a part of speech?

What is a part of speech?

Each part of speech tells how the word is used.

It does not tell what the word is.

A noun is a word used to name a person,

animal, place, or thing.

Town School DogBoat Cake SledBike Book Pencil

Learning To Identify Learning To Identify Parts Of Speech Parts Of Speech

Learning To Identify Learning To Identify Parts Of Speech Parts Of Speech

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Lesson VIILesson VII

Books are made of ink, paper, and glue.

• In this sentence, "books" is a noun, the subject of the sentence.

Ann waits patiently while Bob books the

tickets.

Here "books" is a verb. Bob is the subject.

A verb describes something about the

subject of the sentence. It express actions, events, or

states of being.

Run Draw HitEat Sleep GoCrawl Walk Skip

We walk down the street.

In this sentence, "walk" is a verb, and its subject is the pronoun "we."

A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and

phrases to other words in a sentence.

On Beneath AgainstBeside Over WithAbout Above After

The mail carrier stood on the walk.

“Walk" is a noun, which is part of a prepositional phrase describing where the mail carrier stood.

A pronoun can replace a noun or another

pronoun.

I You SheHe We HerThey MeHim ThemIt Us

We will meet at the library at 3:30 p.m.

We is the pronoun which takes the place of a noun, such as Bob and Ann.

An adjective describes or modifies a noun or a

pronoun.

Small Dark DankBattered Large YellowBig Wide Dirty

An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective another

adverb, a phrase, or a clause.

quickly slowly boldlybadly silently calmlyafoul loudly eagerly

The boldly spoken words would return to

haunt the boy.

The adverb "boldly" modifies the adjective "spoken."

A preposition links nouns, pronouns and

phrases to other words in a sentence.

The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the

object of the preposition.

Here, a preposition locates the noun

"book" in space or in time.

The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table. The book is beside the table.

PRACTICEIDENTIFY the yellow words:

Ben watched the cat climb the tree.The ball bounced across the street.The fire burned slowly.Joe quickly counted the change.The doll-shaped balloon floated

over the treetops.

PRACTICE

IDENTIFY the yellow words:

My first teacher was Miss Crawford.

Sue has on a red dress.The theater is on a hill.

The dog was dirty and had fleas on it.

More PracticeOn your computers go to:

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Click on Worksheets.Search: Parts of Speech.

Do worksheets Brainstorm Form: Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, and Verbs only.

TOMORROW

We'll do computer work. You will complete a table of

the parts of speech.