Parts of Speech

The noun in this sentence: The bear was spotted nearby.

"A," "An," "The"

Number of verbs in this sentence: Mr. Toad said, "Talk more quietly and be nice!"

The interjection in this sentence: Hey! Stay away from our boat!

The pronoun in this sentence: Jane looks like she is tired.

Number of nouns in this sentence: My dog really likes his toys and bones.

The adjective in this sentence: Mosquitoes are very annoying!

Modifies a verb (or an adjective or adverb)

The preposition in this sentence: Smaller animals know not to venture near the lions.

Connecting word

The adverb in this sentence: The horses splashed loudly through the water.

Shows the relationship between nouns and other words in a sentence

Describes or modifies a noun

Number of adverbs in this sentence: The very agitated bird squawked repeatedly at a high pitch.

Number of adjectives in this sentence: The resourceful beavers built an impressive dam.

Often end in –ly

Person, place, thing, or idea

The conjunction in this sentence: Most cats love to climb trees and to play with yarn.

The verb in this sentence: The bees fly from here to there all day long.

Expresses emotion

An action word

Takes the place of a noun in a sentence