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One of the first grammatical concepts we study in school or when we begin learning the English language is parts of speech. Words that fulfill several functions in a phrase are referred to as parts of speech, and some speech components can also serve the purposes of other speech components.

See the fact file below for more information on the Parts of Speech or alternatively, you can download our 28-page Parts of Speech worksheet pack to utilize within the classroom or home environment.

Key Facts & Information

8 Parts Of Speech 

• The eight parts of speech include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

Nouns

• A noun is a word or phrase that relates to a specific person, place, concept, or thing. Everything that refers to a “thing” is a noun, whether it is a basketball court, San Francisco, Cleopatra, or self-preservation.
• Nouns may be divided into two groups: proper nouns and common nouns. Common nouns, such as planet and game show, are generic names for objects.
• Proper nouns are particular names for distinct entities, such as Jupiter and Jeopardy!
• Examples of nouns used in sentences: She purchased a pair of shoes. (thing)

Examples:

Nouns used in sentences:

• This is my pencil.
• I live in London.
• She is using the telephone.
• Marissa brought an old yarn.
• Ken is the new teacher who arrived yesterday.

Pronouns

• Pronouns are words that are used to replace nouns in sentences. There are several sorts of pronouns. Among them are reflexive, possessive, relative, and indefinite pronouns. Some pronouns include I, he, she, it, them, his, yours, anybody, nobody, who, and so on.
• Examples of pronouns in sentences: “Jennifer was meant to be here at eight,” followed by “she’s usually late; next time, I’ll tell her to get here a half-hour earlier.”
• Instead of repeating Jennifer’s name, you replaced she and her, and your sentences remained grammatically accurate.
• According to English Grammar Revolution, prepositions are usually the most challenging part of speech, although people generally comprehend them better when seeing many examples.

Examples:

Pronouns used in sentences:

• Marian likes to go shopping and she loves going to cafes too.
• The chair is missing and it hasn’t been brought back since Monday.
• We will go to the beach next month.
• Please hand me that book.
• Kai found himself staring at the sky.

Verbs

• Verbs express an action carried out by the noun or subject in a phrase and are action words. Verbs include read, sit, run, pick, garnish, come, pitch, and so on.
• However, not all verbs refer to actual activities. Nonaction verbs allude to sentiments or states of being, such as love and are. Action verbs, on the other hand, relate to verbs that indicate actual activities.
• Darshana and Arul are going to the cinema as examples of verbs in sentences.

Examples:

Verbs used in sentences:

• She cooks their dinner every night.
• Marie will attend their dance practice later.
• I rode my bike this morning.
• Enzo guessed the right answer to the question.
• Hannie bought a ticket to the concert.

Adjectives

• These are words used to describe nouns and pronouns. 
• They usually come before a noun. 
• Adjectives can also describe the quantity of a noun.
• If there are several adjectives used in a sentence, the order depends on the function of the adjective.
• The usual order of adjectives is number, quality, size, age, shape, color, material, and purpose.

Examples:

Adjectives used in sentences:

• She gracefully danced to the music.
• I knew about the surprise party because I heard them talking loudly.
• Mark never wrote a letter.
• Katrina quickly did the laundry.
• Mark’s gift was nicely wrapped.

Conjunctions

• These are words used to combined words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.
• Conjunctions allow sentences to be elegantly made and avoid various short sentences.
• There are three types: correlative, coordinating, and subordinating conjunctions.
• Sometimes an adverb can also function as a conjunction.

Examples:

Conjunctions used in sentences:

• Len has one dog and two cats.
• Do you want some juice or coffee?
• I came in late because of the traffic.
• Jess can was allowed to stay out until three in the afternoon only.
• I forgot the key of my house, so I stayed in the library to wait for my friend.

Prepositions

• Prepositions are words that connect one clause to the next in a sentence. Prepositions indicate where the subject or object is in a sentence. Prepositions include terms within, outside, alongside, in front of, below, opposite, etc.
• Prepositions employed in sentences include: I left my bike leaning against the garage. Because it reveals where I left my bike, the preposition against serves as the subject of this phrase.
• She placed the pizza in the oven. We are unsure about the location of the pizza without the preposition.
• Prepositions are usually the most challenging part of speech to describe, although people generally comprehend them better when seeing many examples.

Examples:

Prepositions used in sentences:

• The door behind you is open.
• I saw your pencil under the table.
• Their house is located across the street.
• Krystal found her keys above the cabinet.
• My cat hid beside the tree.

Interjections

• Words called interjections are used to express intense feelings or emotions. Oh, huh, alas, yippee, and other interjections are a few examples, and there is usually an exclamation mark after it.
• Examples of interjections throughout sentences: Wow! What a fantastic piece of artwork.

Examples:

Interjections used in sentences:

• Wow! Your voice is really amazing.
• Hurrah! We won the game.
• Oh no! I arrived late again.
• Oops! I left my car key.
• Yay! We will have pizza for dinner.

Figuring Out Parts of Speech

• Sometimes, it’s challenging to determine what part of speech a word belongs in. Here are a few simple “hacks” to help you identify the segment of speech you’re working with right away:
• An adjective with the suffix “-ly” is an adverb. An example would be commonly and quickly.
• If you can replace it with a noun, it’s a pronoun, and the phrase still makes sense. We engaged in basketball, and Steve and I engaged in some basketball.
• It is a verb if you can change the statement to include the word do and it is something you do. I have an umbrella, for instance, and I do possess an umbrella.

When A Word Has Two Different Kinds Of Speech

• If you ever find yourself stuck, Google the word up. When a term fits more than one part of speech, both are included with examples in dictionaries along with the part of speech it belongs to. That leads us to another frequent problem that could perplex writers and language learners: words with two distinct parts of speech.
• Some words are sometimes one component of speech and other times another, much like y is sometimes a vowel and other times a consonant. Here is an example:
• Work: I went to the mall (noun).
• I work in a mall (verb).

• But: I cooked lunch and dinner, but Raica cooked breakfast (conjunction).
• I sent everything but the perfume you requested (preposition).

• Words may change to fit into new portions of speech. The term “adult” is a recent example. Before the 2010s, “adult” was generally a noun that denoted a fully matured individual. Additionally, it can be used as an adjective to describe a certain kind of media, such as adult contemporary music.
• But at the turn of the decade in 2010, a brand-new adulting verb entered the online language. As a verb, adulting refers to errands like food shopping and bill payment.

Open And Closed Word Classes

• Two-word classes make up the parts of speech: open and closed.
• Open word classes are linguistic categories that frequently pick up new words. Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs are the components of speech that often change the language. Deepfake, truthiness, and contactless were a few new terms that were incorporated into the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2020.
• The parts of speech with closed word classes rarely acquire new terms. Pronouns, conjunctions, articles, and prepositions are some of speech’s most “fixed” parts.

Parts of Speech Worksheets

This is a fantastic bundle that includes everything you need to know about the Parts of Speech across 28 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about Parts of Speech, which indicate what a word means or how it functions in a sentence.

Complete List of Included Worksheets

• Parts of Speech Facts
• Color Me
• Look and Observe
• Identify
• Which One?
• Jigsaw
• It’s Tina!
• Let’s Go Shopping
• Midnight Snack
• Storyboard
• Dear Diary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Part of speech? 

Words that fulfill several functions in a phrase are referred to as parts of speech, and some speech components can also serve the purposes of other speech components.

What are the eight parts of speech?

The eight parts of speech include nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. 

What is a conjunction?

Conjunctions are a type of word used to link phrases, clauses, and other components of a sentence together. Conjunctions include and, or, for, yet, even so, because, not only, etc.

What are the two-word classes that make up the parts of speech? 

Two-word classes make up the parts of speech: open and closed. Open-word classes are linguistic categories that frequently pick up new words. On the other hand, the part of speech with closed-word classes rarely acquires new terms. Pronouns, conjunctions, articles, and prepositions are some of speech’s most “fixed” parts.

What part of speech is most challenging?

Prepositions are usually the most challenging part of speech to describe, although people generally comprehend them better when seeing many examples.

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