Parts of Speech

They worked tirelessly ¹ throughout the years to finish building the Golden Gate Bridge ².

How many NOUNS? Sally ran for president of her class.

A flock of birds flew over the trees.

Identify the NOUN: My mother is very smart.

Lucy found the perfect shoes, but could not find her dress.

Shows an action or a state of being

"Whoa! ¹" she yelled, as her floppy ² sunhat flew across the beach.

Identify the PREPOSITION: Bob and Anthony were assigned to sleep in the green tent.

What is an adjective?

Kyle slid into first base, but scraped his knee in the process.

Lauren needed fifty ¹ dollars to pay for the jacket ².

Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

How many PRONOUNS? We should bring our books and give them back to the library.

What is an interjection?

Identify the PREPOSITION: We ran through the woods to grandmother's house.

How many VERBS? Dre was sweating profusely and shaking violently after the scary car accident.

Joins two words, ideas, or phrases together and shows how they're connected

Identify the INTERJECTION: Oops! I did it again.

Identify the CONJUNCTION: Many students forgot their homework, so they had to do it again.

I strongly ¹ believe ² that I can pass this test!

Identify the ADJECTIVE: The pilot could not take off easily in the thick fog.

Identify the INTERJECTION: Hey! What do you think you're doing?

What is a noun?

What is an adverb?

Used in the place of a noun

How many ADJECTIVES? The mangled car had a flat tire and a broken door.

Identify the CONJUNCTION: I wanted to eat but my stomach hurt.

The teacher’s poster silently fell to the floor.

He seemed sorry since he immediately apologized to us.

Identify the VERB. I thought about the consequences and decided not to get in a fight.