Parts of Speech

 
 
 
Parts of Speech

Words can be divided into the different parts of speech based on their grammatical features, function and position a sentence.

The traditional parts of speech are the noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection. Below are some examples to illustrate their meaning.
 
 
Examples of Parts of Speech

Noun	Pron.	Verb	Adj.	Adverb	Prep.
cow	I	be	strong	slowly	under
popcorn	you	discover	rich	there	next to
gold	we	scream	angry	late	below
Ralph	they	relax	young	hard	outside
president	she	forget	broken	hardly	opposite
magic	he	win	yucky	noisily	inside
mountain	it	move	delicious	always	behind
Spain	me	cheat	creamy	nervously	near
values	them	ferment	light	really	between
freedom	her	flirt	tropical	generally	behind

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nouns

Cow. In local stores, most dairy products and milk come from goats and sheep. True or false?

Gold. Are there many jewelry stores in your city? Are gold jewelry very popular? Do people like to wear gold jewelry?

Magic. If I could do magic, I would . . . . .

Mountain. I wish I could live in the mountains. I would like to live near mountains. Yes or no?

Spain. Why do many tourists visit Spain? Many tourists come to Spain to . . . Many tourists visit Spain because . . .

Ideals and Values. The most important ideals and values in life is being successful and having a nice, big house and cars. What do you think?

Verbs

Discover. Christopher Columbus discovered America. Is this right or wrong?

Relax. How do you relax? What are some good ways to relax? I relax by . . .

Forget. I sometimes forget where I put my phone. Is this correct or incorrect?

Win/Won/Won. Do you play sports or games in class or at home or online? Who often wins? Who is the biggest winner?

Move. I have moved several times in my life. Yes nor no? If yes, where have you moved to? Have your friends or classmates moved to any house, town, city or country?

Cheat. Some students cheat in class. If yes, how do they cheat? Do some businesses cheat? If yes, what do they do?