| part of speech |
what does it do? |
example words |
example sentences |
| Verb |
shows action |
(to) be, have, do, like, work, sing, can, run, walk, talk |
Web School is the best. I like school. |
Noun Plural Noun (ends in "s") |
a person, place, or thing |
cat, dog, school, food, sky, St. George, doctor, Mr. Smith |
The cat chased the dog. He ran home. We went to Seattle. |
| Adjective |
describes a noun |
tall, skinny, plump, loud, smooth, large, purple, rough, boring | The basketball player is tall. I like fast cars. |
Adverb (ends in "ly") |
describes a verb, adjective or adverb |
slowly, quickly, gently, hardly, badly, cleverly, really |
Your stomach will ache if you eat quickly. He really studies hard for every test. |
| Pronoun |
takes the place of a noun |
I, you, he, we, she, it, some |
Ian is from Britain. He is a great person. |
| Preposition |
links a noun to another word |
to, at, after, on, but |
We travel to Seattle on the train. |
| Conjunction |
joins sentences or words together |
and, but, or, when |
I like to go to the circus and I like to ride the Ferris Wheel. I like cats and dogs. I like dogs but I don't like cats. |
| Interjection - Exclamation |
shows excitement or feeling |
oh!, ouch!, hi!, yikes! | Ouch!! My toe! Hi!How are you doing? Yowzers!, a snake! |