Word
Classes
NounVerbAdjec.veAdverb
PronounConjunc.on
Nouns
Anounisawordusedfornamingaperson,ananimal,
aplaceorathing.
flower
apple
saucepan
bird
pencil
Youcanusuallyputtheword‘the’infrontofanoun.
Nouns
Apropernounisanounthatreferstoapar.cular
personorthing.
JanuaryMichaelElstow
EnglandJulia
PropernounshaveacapitalleCer.
Pronoun
Some.mesyourefertoapersonorthing
withoutusingitsactualname.Thewordyouuse
insteadofthenouniscalledapronoun.
I
he
me
we
she
you
him
they
us
it
her
them
Verb
Averbisadoingorabeingword.VerbsoFen
tellusaboutac.ons–whatsomeonedoesoris
doing
He went to the shop.
Jack can jump very high.
hide
write
cut
sing
Adjec.ves
Adjec;vesaredescribingwords.Theytellyou
moreaboutanounorpronoun.Theygivethe
readeraclearerpictureofwhatisbeing
described.
Mr Fox had a long, bushy tail and gleaming eyes.
He wore an old, scruffy jacket.
She did not have any food left.
Adverbs
Adverbsgivemoredetailaboutawordina
sentence.
Usuallyittellsyoumoreabouttheverb.Anadverbusuallyanswersthe
ques.onsHow?When?Where?orWhy?
Sarah ran home quickly.
Cut the paper carefully.
Suddenly the room went dark.
Adverbs
Adverbsgivemoredetailaboutawordina
sentence.
Adverbscanbeonewordoragroupofwords.
Ifthereisnoverbinthegroupofwordsitiscalledanadverbialphrase.
Sarah ran home across the field.
Cut the paper as carefully as possible.
Ifthereisaverbinthegroupofwordsitiscalledanadverbialclause.
They sang as they walked along.
Conjunc.on
Aconjunc;onconnectsideaswithinasentence.
Itturnsoneshortsentenceintoatwoclause
sentence.
Ihadtotakemyumbrellabecauseitwasraining.
Iranallthewayhomeun;lIranoutofbreath.
andsincebecauseassounlessa>er