PART OF SPEECH

PARTS OF SPEECH

In the English language there are NINE PARTS of speech. These are:

Adjective

Article

Adverb

Conjunction

Interjection

Noun

Preposition

Pronoun

Verb

Parts of Speech	Explanation
Adjective	describes a noun or a pronouns (how something or someone is)
Article	specifes grammatical definiteness of the noun
Adverb	describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb (how someone does something)
Conjunction	joins words or phrases
Interjection	expresses a feeling
noun	names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
Preposition	expresses a connection between persons or things
Pronoun	can substitute a noun
Verb	expresses an action or a state

Identify the parts of speech in the following sentences!

Parts of Speech	Sentences
Adjective	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Article	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Adverb	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Conjunction	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Interjection	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Noun	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Preposition	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Pronoun	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.
Verb	Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is snoring loudly.

(exercise)
Find the correct parts of speech on the right to the given words on the left.
1) new -
2) happily - 
3) read -
4) she -
5) house -
6) but -
7) on -
8) Hello! -

9) the

Find out the correct part of speech of the following underlined words. 1. Steve can play the trumpet. 2. Do you like dogs? 3. They listen to music every day. 4. She is an old lady. 5. The group went climbing in the mountains. 6. This is a fast car. 7. He did well in the test. 8. My father drives carefully. 9. Has your father ever been to Australia? 10. The play was fantastic.