Parts Of Speech Flashcards
(22 cards)
Noun
Person, place or thing
For example- Sally, Australia, chair, happy
Adjective
Describes a noun
Eg. Beautiful, green, fashionable, tall
Verb
Tells an action someone or something is doing
Eg. Jumped, laughing, smiling, danced
Pronoun
Takes place of a noun
Eg. She, he, it, you, we
Article
Used before a noun in a sentence
Eg. The, a, an
Adverb
Describes a verb
Eg. Quickly, carefully, outside, fast
Preposition
The position of a noun
Eg. Over, under, before, after
Conjunction
Joins together single words or groups of words or clauses in a sentence
Eg. And, but, so, or
Interjection
A strong feeling or emotion
Eg. Help! Ouch! Wow! Look out!
Proper noun
A specific person, place or thing
Eg. Mary, Disneyland, Australia
Abstract noun
Cannot be seen, felt, heard, smelt or tasted
Eg. Freedom, love, power
Collective noun
Group of things
Eg. Family, herd, team
Common noun
A general person, place or thing
Eg. Girl, state, park, book
Singular noun
Names one person, place or thing
Shoe, hand, girl, ball
Plural noun
Names more than one person, place or thing
Eg. Shoes, hands, girls, balls
Concrete noun
Can be seen, felt, heard, smelled or tasted
Eg. Cat, Tom, salt
Superlative adjective
Compares nouns showing the highest quality. Add ‘est’
Eg. Biggest, tallest, strongest
Comparative adjective
Used to compare nouns. Add ‘er’
Eg. Bigger, taller, stronger
Subordinating conjunction
Link an independent clause to a dependent clause
Eg. Because, so
Sally was upset BECAUSE she lost her wallet
Coordinating conjunctions
Link equal parts of a sentence
Eg. And, so
Sally went to the shop AND bought an apple.
Correlating conjunctions
Work together to join equal parts of a sentence
Eg. Not only/but also, either/or, neither/nor
NOT ONLY do I like apples BUT ALSO oranges.
Compound noun
Two or more words that create one noun
Eg. Toothpaste, six-pack, post office
