Parts of Speech Reference Sheet
Parts of Speech Reference Sheet
Parts of Speech Reference Sheet
Proper noun the specific name of a particular person, place, thing, or idea. These will
ALWAYS be capitalized!
Ex: Tangerine, Jane Smith, Cary Junior High
Common noun refers to any one of a general group of persons, places, or things
Common nouns
boy
baker
country
team
town
magazine
Proper nouns
Jim Carrey
William Bennett
Mexico
Phoenix Suns
San Francisco
Newsweek
Concrete noun names a person, place or thing. These can be sensed by your five
senses; they can be seen, touched, felt, tasted, heard, or smelled.
Abstract noun represents a feeling, idea, or quality. These can NOT be sensed by your
five senses; they can not be seen, touched, felt, tasted, heard, or smelled.
Concrete Nouns
Abstract Nouns
apple, room, book, ball,
joy, friendship,
music, ice, telephone,
hope, truth,
Mississippi, school
peace, beauty
imagination, joy
Practice:
1. The boy wrote in his notebook.
2. Melissa loves Brayden and Dylan.
3. She has a fear of snakes.
4. My students have great imaginations.
5. I love eating at restaurants like Chilis and Fridays.
6. The class enjoyed watching the football team practice outside.
Personal Pronouns
Plural
we, us
First Person
Singular
I, me
Second Person
you
you
Third Person
they, them
Possessive pronoun - a word that shows possession and defines who owns a particular object
Possessive
Singular
Plural
First Person
my, mine
our, ours
Second Person
your, yours
your, yours
Third Person
their, theirs
Reflexive pronoun a word that refers back to the subject of the clause or sentence
Ex: myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves
demonstrative
adjective
demonstrative
pronoun
demonstrative
adjective
pronoun
Practice:
1. Please do the work by yourself.
2. This is a hard assignment.
3. Who is going to the basketball game?
4. Please give the book to me.
5. I did this all by myself!
6. What class do you like the most?
o HINT: Common prepositional phrase color patterns: (green, orange, red) or (green, pink)
Steven Hodgin, CD1, Set 4
Types:
One-word Prepositions- consists of one word
Examples in sentences: The deer ran across the road. We stopped at the store down the street.
Common One-word Prepositions
about
beside
inside
throughout
above
besides
into
to (unless a verb
across
between
like
comes after it)
after
beyond
near
toward
against
but (meaning except)
of
under
along
by
off
underneath
among
concerning
on
until
around
despite
onto
unto
as
down
out
up
at
during
outside
upon
before
except
over
with
behind
for
past
within
below
from
since
without
beneath
in
through
on top of
out of
next to
with reference to
with regard to
Practice:
1. Michael put his notebook in his locker.
2. Miss Tamason likes working at the Cary Jr. High.
3. Please give the book to him.
4. He went to the movies and sat next to his friends.
A prepositional phrase is formed by the preposition, its object, and any words that describe the object. The
object of the preposition is the noun/pronoun in the prepositional phrase.
Ex: Preposition Object of Preposition
(On hot summer days,) that swimming pool is our favorite place.
Practice:
1. They live near a very busy intersection.
2. Would you please sit on the bench with Tonya and me?
3. Give this book about Italy to him.
4. Early in the day, the sun shines through the windows.
Linking verb (State of being) instead of showing what the subject is doing, this verb shows the
subject in a state of being. It links the subject to some other word in the sentence that describes,
identifies, or gives more information about it.
Ex: John was sick for two days. John is hungry.
o CHANT for linking verbs: is, am, were, was, are, be, being, been
Helping verb- helps the main verb tell what happens or what exists
SENTENCE: Maybe Mr. Do should have a will.
Helping Verbs
may
be
do
bei
ng
bee
n
am
are
is
wa
s
we
re
should have
c
o
u
l
d
will
w
o
u
l
d
(also linking
verbs)
The articles the, a and an are always adjectives. These come before nouns in a sentence.
demonstrative
adjective
demonstrative
pronoun
demonstrative
adjective
*Notice where the noun is in the sentence. If the noun is directly after this, that, these, or those, then it is a
demonstrative adjective.
Practice:
1. He likes to eat warm marshmallows with gooey chocolate and crunchy graham crackers.
2. Nick is taller than me.
3. This class is the best!
4. I cant wait to buy a blue jersey at the football game.
5. I have lived in Cary for 18 years.
6. Miss Tamason is the smartest teacher in the school!
Steven Hodgin, CD1, Set 4
It is very cold here. (The adverb very tells about the adjective cold)
I work extremely fast. (The adverb extremely tells about the adverb fast).
Practice:
1. He has an extremely bad headache.
2. I am almost ready to leave.
3. That coat is too big for James.
4. I am not entirely certain of the answer.
5. Your kitten is so energetic!
Steven Hodgin, CD1, Set 4
Coordinate conjunctions
Ex: and, but, or, so
Practice:
1. I like to read and watch TV.
2. Not only do I love football, but I also like basketball.
3. Since I was little, I always wanted to see the Grand Canyon.
4. Brian Urlacher isnt the best football player, but he does make many tackles.
Practice:
1. Yuck! That was gross!
2. No, I dont think you have homework tonight.
3. Hi! My name is Melissa.
4. Wow, you did a great job on that test!
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