Fun Grammar Lessons

Parts of Speech
1 Grammar Notes 2

2 Parts of Speech 7

3 Words 8

4 Cards 9

5 Questions 10

6 Sentences 11

7 Board Race 13

8 Quiz 14

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1 Grammar Notes
Parts of speech are like building blocks.
We build sentences using parts of speech.

There are 7 main parts of speech.

noun verb

article adjective adverb

preposition conjunction

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1. Nouns & Pronouns
Nouns are people, places, or things.
• woman • house • table
• student • city • phone
• dog • book • apple

Pronouns are words that can take a noun’s place.

• I • we • us
• you • they • mine
• she • me • theirs
• he • him • myself

Nouns and pronouns can be subjects (S) or objects (O)

of a sentence. Subjects come before the verb (V) and
objects come after the verb.

Examples:

• People like him.

   S   V  O

• The girl ate an apple.

    S  V     O

• She went to Hawaii.

 S   V     O

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2. Verbs
Verbs are actions.
• run • study • swim
• walk • buy • be
• sing • talk • have

Verbs come after the subject in a sentence.

Examples:

• My sister jogs.
• He buys milk once a week.
• Jane is a teacher.

3. Articles
Articles give information about nouns
(how many, general or specific, etc.).
• a • an • the

Articles come before a noun.

Examples:

• a puppy
• an orange
• the books

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4. Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns (size, color, feeling, etc.).
• big • soft • happy
• warm • comfortable • tired
• tall • green • exciting

Adjectives come before a noun or after the Be verb.

Examples:

• I see a yellow flower. • The flower is yellow.

5. Adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs (how, how often,
etc.). Most adverbs end in -ly.
• quickly • messily • always • sometimes
• loudly • badly • often • never

“How” adverbs come after the verb.

“How often” adverbs come before the verb.

Examples:

• She runs quickly. (How does she run?)

• He speaks softly. (How does he speak?)
• They always sing. (How often do they sing?)
• My brother never watches TV. (How often does he watch TV?)

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6. Prepositions
Prepositions give information about
nouns (direction, time, place, etc.).
• in • at • over • under
• on • to • around • between

Prepositions come before a noun.

Examples:

• to school • in July • at home

7. Conjunctions
Conjunctions join two sentences or two similar parts of speech.
• for • and • nor • but • or • yet • so

Conjunctions come between two nouns, two verbs,

two adjectives, two adverbs, or two sentences. Tip:
Remember common
Examples: conjunctions easily
• I love cake and ice cream. with the word “fanboys”
• You can call or text me. (it uses the first letter
• Our cat is cute and lazy. from each conjunction).
• The ballerina dances beautifully and gracefully.
• She brushes her teeth and washes her face before bed.
• My brother likes Tracy, but he never says a word to her.

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2 Parts of Speech
What does each part of speech do?
Complete the chart with the correct part of speech.

Parts of Speech
• noun • article • adverb • conjunction
• verb • adjective • preposition

# Clue Part of Speech

1 describes a verb

2 is a person, place, or thing

3 is an action

4 describes a person, place, or thing

5 joins two words or sentences

6 shows direction, time, or place

7 includes a, an, and the

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3 Words
Write the part of speech next to each word.
You can write the short form from the list in the box.

1 book 13 lesson 25 tree

2 chair 14 fridge 26 happily

3 in 15 pink 27 learn

4 write 16 hungry 28 so

5 and 17 but 29 patiently

6 the 18 quietly 30 sleepy

7 slowly 19 soft
Short Forms:
8 piano 20 or • Noun = N
• Pronoun = Pn
9 an 21 read • Verb = V
• Article = Art
• Adjective = Adj
10 speak 22 listen • Adverb = Adv
• Preposition = Prep
11 have 23 to • Conjunction = Conj

12 elephant 24 a

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4 Cards
Get into small groups.
Your teacher will give you some word cards.

When it is your turn, read out the word on the card.

DO NOT read out the part of speech below the word.
Your group members will try to guess the part of speech.

Whoever guesses correctly first gets to keep the card.

Whoever has the most cards at the end is the winner!

Who is the winner?          

How many cards does he/she have?     

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5 Questions
Can you answer these questions about parts of speech?

1 What is a noun? 5 Where does an adjective

a)  an action go in a sentence?
b)  a word that describes a verb a)  before a noun
c)  a person, place, or thing b)  after the Be verb
c)  both a and b

2 What is an adverb? 6 Where does an article

a)  a word that describes a noun go in a sentence?
b)  a word that describes a verb a)  before a verb
c) a word that gives information b)  before a noun
about direction, time, or place c)  both a and b

3 What is a pronoun? 7 Where does a verb

a)  a word that takes the place of a noun go in a sentence?
b) a word that joins two a)  after the subject
similar parts of speech b)  before the object
c)  a word that describes a noun c)  both a and b

4 What is a conjunction? 8 Where does an adverb

a)  a person, place, or thing go in a sentence?
b)  a word that describes verbs a)  after a verb
c) a word that joins two b)  before a verb
similar parts of speech c)  both a and b

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6 Sentences
Write the part of speech for each word in these sentences.

Short Forms:
• Noun = N • Verb = V • Adjective = Adj • Preposition = Prep
• Pronoun = Pn • Article = Art • Adverb = Adv • Conjunction = Conj

1 Sneakers are comfortable.

   a    b      c

a)           b)         c)         

2 The teacher speaks quickly.

  a    b     c     d

a)           b)         c)         d)         

3 They live in a big, red house.

  a   b c d  e   f    g

a)           b)         c)         d)        

e)           f)         g)         

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6 Sentences cont.
Short Forms:
• Noun = N • Verb = V • Adjective = Adj • Preposition = Prep
• Pronoun = Pn • Article = Art • Adverb = Adv • Conjunction = Conj

4 The young woman always eats a healthy breakfast.

  a   b     c     d    e f   g      h

a)           b)         c)         d)        

e)           f)         g)         h)         

5 The kids play tennis and baseball on Saturdays.

  a  b   c    d   e     f     g     h

a)           b)         c)         d)        

e)           f)         g)         h)         

6 I always read books, but you never read books.

a   b    c    d    e   f    g   h    i

a)           b)         c)         d)        

e)           f)         g)         h)         i)         

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7 Board Race
You and your teammates will take turns writing
the part of speech that matches the words on
the board. The team that finishes first wins!

My team’s name:                       

The winning team is:                     

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8 Quiz
What part of speech is each bold word?
Circle the correct answer.

1 Doctors 5 Some children 9 We learn English

help people. never watch TV. at school.
a) noun a) verb a) preposition
b) verb b) article b) adjective
c) adjective c) noun c) article

2 He has a dog 6 She wears 10 The store opens

and a cat. big earrings. at 9:00 am.
a) noun a) article a) noun
b) conjunction b) adjective b) verb
c) adjective c) adverb c) adjective

3 The old man 7 I go to school 11 People often

drives slowly. on weekdays. smile at babies.
a) adjective a) conjunction a) preposition
b) preposition b) verb b) verb
c) adverb c) preposition c) adverb

4 I eat an apple 8 The kids on my 12 I drink coffee

every day. street like ice cream. on the bus.
a) article a) noun a) verb
b) noun b) article b) noun
c) conjunction c) adjective c) adverb

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