The eight parts 0£ speech tell you how words
are used in a sentence.
Noun: A noÿn is the name o£ a person, place,
or thing.
Doÿ ice, food, hour, jÿeedomÿ idea are
nouns. "
Theaosonlltheÿce." " "
'7 really like your idea."
"It took an hour to get home. " '
Verb: A verb is the action word in a sentence.
Think, gÿow, eat, see, laugh are verbs.
'7 think you are right."
"Whenever f see that clown, I laugh."
Adjective: An adjective tells you something
about a noun.
Greem fast, tail wonderful are adjectives.
"7 ÿilled the green paint. "
"That is a fast car °"
"Have a wondÿl time."
Pronoun: A pronoun takes the place
of a noun.
Adverb: _An adverb tells you something about
'
I,, hze, my, you, he, him, she, her, it, we,
us, they, them are pronouns. This, that,
. who, which, what are also pronouns.
"She gave him a cupcake. "
Are you the person who gave this to me?"
a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It
can tell you how, when, or where something
happens.
Slowly, oft ,@ly, are adverbs.
'7 slowly climbed the ladder"
I ojÿen ride my bike to school =
"He is very happy."
Preposition: A preposition tells you how a
no6h' or pronoun is related to another part
of the sentence.
In, on, over, under, to, jÿortÿ .bÿeore, .
through are prepositions.
., , ,:
"I fell in the river "
"%Ve climbed through the window."
Conjunction: A conjunction compeers two
words or two parrs of a.sentence together.
Anaÿ but, if, or, because ÿe conjunctions.
"54_lice is tall and I am short."
Te should run, if we don't want to be late."
"7 cleaned my room because it was messy. "
Interjectiom An ÿnterjectlon is a ÿ\ord of-ÿ
surprise, pain, joy; sorrow, or anger.
Wow, ouch, oh, hello are interjection.
"Waw! You won five dollars!"
"Ouch! I hit my head on the door."
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Noun: A person, place, or thing.
Pronoun: A noun substitute.
pePsonal subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
personal object pronouns-" me, him, her, us, them•
possessive subject pronouns: my,
her, its,
our,your,
their,his,
whose.
possessive object°Pr°n°uns: mine, yours, his, hers,
ours, theirs.
Article: A word that modifies a noun, such as
the, a, and an.
Adjective: A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Verb: An action word.
Adverb" A word that modifies a verb or adjective;
a lot of adverbs end in -ly, which makes
them easy to recognize.
Conjunction: A wold that links-words, and phrases,
such as and,.or, but, and because.
Preposition: A.word thatshows the relationship
• between two or more nouns,, such
as behind, over, under, and through.
Interjection: A word or phrase that stands alone
to express:.emotionÿ such as Wow!,
Oops!, Hooray!, and Yudd
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.÷o
.ÿ
ÿ-"
'Wow! The new backpack easily holds five books,
.ÿo oÿ
.ÿ%ÿ
..ÿ ÿ;ÿ
.oÿ
ÿ ÿ• -oÿ ÿ.%ÿ
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and it has a pocket for my calculator, too.
8ÿf, ÿho ÿlymÿ... Syn0nym, Anÿ0nym, and Homo.ym!
"Nym" is the Greek word for "name."
Synonyms are
':ÿ;, ,ÿ,
words that mean exactly the samÿ thing. Antonyms are
words that mean exactly the opposite. Homonyms are
words that sound the same but mean different things.
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS .,.:Ii ..
HOMONYMS
able/capable
sweet/bider ad/add
danger/hazard
buy/sell
beet/beat
help/aid
east/west
capital/capitol
method/way
start/begin
fact/fiction
laugh/cry
be/bee
groan/grown