Parts of Speech Classification

Quiz on the Eight Parts of Speech

Nouns

• A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea
• Examples: John (person), park (place), book (thing), happiness (idea)
• Can be common (cat) or proper (John), concrete (chair) or abstract (freedom)

Verbs

• A verb is an action or a state of being
• Examples: run, jump, think, be
• Can be action verbs (run, jump) or linking verbs (be, seem)

Adjectives

• An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun
• Examples: happy, tall, blue, old
• Can be used to describe size, shape, color, temperature, and more

Adverbs

• An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
• Examples: quickly, very, well, loudly
• Can be used to describe how, when, where, or to what extent

Pronouns

• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun
• Examples: he, she, it, they, me
• Can be personal (I, you), possessive (my, your), or reflexive (myself, yourself)

Prepositions

• A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words
• Examples: in, on, at, with, by
• Can be used to show location, direction, time, or manner

Conjunctions

• A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses
• Examples: and, but, or, so
• Can be used to connect equal or unequal clauses

Interjections

• An interjection is a word that expresses emotion or feeling
• Examples: oh, wow, ouch, ah
• Can be used to express strong emotions or reactions