Parts of Speech “Cheat Sheet”
NOUN
Names :
Mr. Smith, boy, student
person
Chicago, classroom, street
place
cup, door, chair
thing
love, fear, bravery
idea
PRONOUN
Replaces
I, you, he, she, we, it , they
us, them, me, her, him
a noun
myself, himself, themselves
pronoun
mine, ours, yours, who,
whom…etc
ADJECTIVE
Describes
The red house…
The huge dog….
noun
The young man…
pronoun
The bright hope…
VERB
Expresses:
The dog ran….
The clock ticked…
action
The apple fell…
state of being
I am happy…
linking
She was excited….
ADVERB
Describes
The boy sang very loudly.
Adverbs
The pizza was too hot….
Adjectives
He arrived late.
Verbs
PREPOSITION
Relates
The dog sat under the table.
The mouse ran through the door.
a noun or pronoun to
Over the river you can see my
another word in a
house.
sentence
location, time,
comparison
CONJUNCTION
Joins
Teachers and student work
together.
words or groups of
I would go, but I have work.
words in a sentence
Sue or Beth can drive you.
I hope neither you nor I have to
stay longer.
Bob either you study now or
later.
INTERJECTION
Expresses
Oh, no! I can’t let you do that.
Oops, the door slammed.
interjects strong feelings
Ouch! The cat scratched me.
Goodness! The snow is two feet
deep.