PARTS OF SPEECH

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PARTS OF SPEECH
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Parts of Speech

• Each word in an English sentence has a
• special purpose. Some are

nouns
adjectives
verbs
adverbs
pronouns
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NOUNS
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Nouns
What is a noun?
1) Person
Mr. Jones is a nice guy.
2) Place
Tel Aviv is a great city.
3) Thing
The ball is big.
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PRONOUNS
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Pronouns

• What are pronouns?

Pronouns are used to replace nouns.
he
I
it
we
you
she
they
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Examples

• Tara is beautiful. She is Native American.
• My boyfriend brought me flowers. They smelled
  really good.
• John, Jane, Joy, Julie and I went to the mall. We
  had a lot of fun.

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VERBS
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Verbs

• What is a verb?

A verb is an action word or a state of being.
Action words
Being words
do
be
like
yell
sing
write
kick
make
talk
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Examples of verbs

• I yelled at the teacher.
• I swim twice a day.
• I like the English website.
• Ilanit is a teacher.

verb
verb
verb
verb
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ADJECTIVES
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Adjectives
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word used to describe a noun or
a pronoun.
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Examples of adjectives

• Beautiful sunset.
• Tall girl.
• Muscular man.

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ADVERBS
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Adverbs
Tip Most of the time, adverbs end in an ly

• What is an adverb?

An adverb is used to describe a verb, an
adjective or another adverb.
really
elegantly
quickly
silently
beautifully
badly
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Examples of adverbs

• The man walked quickly.
• The woman is very hungry.
• I am behaving badly.
• Sometimes, I drink really quickly.

describes the verb
describes the adjective
describes the verb
describes the adverb
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A Day at the Beach One (1) ___________ summer
day, I decided to go to the beach. I (2)
__________ into my car and (3) __________ to the
beach. Suddenly, I (4) ___________ my good
friend, (5) __________. She is a very (6)
_________ girl. (7) _________ has long, blond
(8) _________ and (9) __________ blue eyes. She
was holding a (10) __________ in her hand. I
(11) ___________ (12) ___________ over to her.
We had a (13) __________time together. We (14)
___________and (15) _____________ really (16)
___________. Then we picked up the (17)
_____________ and (18) ___________ it back and
forth to each other. By the time we came home,
the (19) ___________ had set. It certainly was
a (20) ___________ day.  
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Find the parts of speech in the following
sentences
adj.
noun
verb
adv.
pronoun

• 1. The skinny girl danced gracefully. She looked
  wonderful.
• 2. Everyday, the queen walks around her gardens.
  The flowers always smell so sweetly.
• 3. Jake is my dog. We live in a big house in
  London.

verb
adj.
noun
verb
noun
noun
verb
adv.
pronoun
noun
noun
verb
noun
adj.
verb
noun