| Part
of speech |
Questions
to ask yourself |
Examples |
| Noun |
Does
the word name a person, place or
thing? |
Jack
ate the hamburger
that was left on the plate. |
Pronoun
|
Does
the word stand for a noun?
|
Each
gets one
of these.
|
Verb
|
Does
the word tell what someone or
something did?
Does
the word link a noun or pronoun
before it with a noun or
adjective that follows?
|
She
bought
a pair of rollerskates.
He is
smart.
|
Adjective
|
Does
the word tell what kind, which
one, how many or how much?
|
Many
small, light
packages arrived.
|
Adverb
|
Does
the word tell where, when, in
what manner or to what extent?
|
Come
here!
You can look at that later.
He
wached very
closely.
We are nearly
ready.
|
Preposition
|
Is
the word part of a phrase that
ends in a noun or pronoun?
|
In the
morning she brushes her teeth.
Stand behind them
during the fire drill.
|
Conjunction
|
Does
the word connect other words in
the sentence?
|
George
and
Tim ate.
They
will either
go or stay behind.
That is
as
it should be.
|
Interjection
|
Does
the word express feeling or
emotion?
|
Wow!
I didn't expect to see you here.
I, uh,
think you should leave.
Oh,
I didn't expect to hear you say
that.
|
| |
Related
worksheets
|
|
Identifying
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and
Adjectives
|
Identifying
Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions
and Conjunctions
|
Using
Interjections in Sentences
|
