Parts of Speech Identification

Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Verbs

Definitions

Nouns– Common and proper

Pronouns Adjectives Verbs

– Action verbs– Linking verbs-Remember your “to be” verbs!

Part of Speech?

My best friend wants to be a veterinarian.

Part of Speech?

The firefighter carefully adjusted her own mask.

Part of Speech?

Have you ever read this Korean folk tale?

Part of Speech?

The spicy Mexican food is flavored with chili peppers

Part of Speech?

My favorite book is Inspirations: Stories About Women Artists by Leslie Sills. .

Part of Speech?

Mike’s bicycle suddenly skidded and fell hard on the wet pavement.

Part of Speech?

Jerome Tiger is my favorite American Indian painter.

Part of Speech?

On winter afternoons, I sometimes walk home after band practice rather than ride on a

crowded, noisy bus.

Part of Speech?

Will you travel to Arizona to be with your family for Thanksgiving?

Part of Speech?

What will you do with yourself while your family is on vacation?

Part of Speech?

Cruelty towards animals must never be tolerated.

Part of Speech?

Our teacher read aloud several poems by Countee Cullen. He is my favorite poet!

Part of Speech?

“The band sounded terrific at rehearsal,” commented the principal.

Part of Speech?

“Forgiveness is a virtue,” my grandmother would always say.

Part of Speech?

I know my family is looking forward to our ski vacation coming up in January.

Part of Speech?

Delicious smells drift from the kitchen where Mom and Dad are cooking dinner.

Part of Speech?

Have you ever been to Las Vegas, Nevada?

It is a wonderful place, full of amazing sights.

Part of Speech?

Who would have guessed that Team Discovery would create the best cheer in the school?

Your Turn

Now compose a sentence of your own containing a noun, pronoun, adjective, and verb. See if you can stump your partner.