Noun a person place thing idea concept Pronoun A word that replaces a noun Example he she it we they them us Verb words that describe action doing words Adjective Describing ID: 314507
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Parts of speech mini-lessonSlide2
Noun
-a person, place, thing, idea, conceptSlide3
Pronoun
A word that replaces a noun.
Example: he, she, it, we, they, them, usSlide4
Verb
-words that describe action
-
doing
wordsSlide5
Adjective
-Describing
words
-modify (describe) nounsSlide6
Adverb
-modify verbs
-tell us when, where, how, in what manner, to what extent an action is performed
-often end in “-
ly
”
Example: happily, exactly, verySlide7
Preposition
-shows relationship between nouns and other parts of the sentence
Example: on, with, by, in, intoSlide8
Conjunction
-join words/groups of words together
Example: and, or, butSlide9
Herbicidal
adjective
The suffix
“-
al
”
turns
a noun
into
an adjective
(e.g.
bride
bridal
,
globe global
,
etc
.).
Generalize – “-
ize
”
=
General
(adjective)
The suffix “-
ize
”
indicates that a word is
a verb (e.g.
special
specialize, hospital hospitalize, etc.).
Quirk + “-y” = Quirky
(adjective)
The suffix “-y” (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH “-LY”) indicates that a word is an adjective (e.g.
jump
jumpy, balm balmy,
etc
)Slide10
Examples
My Mom used an ____________ in the garden to kill all the unwanted weeds. (herbicide/herbicidal)
It’s not wise to
___________
groups of people before getting to know them individually
. (general/generalize)
I would describe Nicki
Minaj’s
style as _______ because it’s unique to her
. (quirk/quirky)Slide11
Try It On Your Own
When using new words, it’s important to know their part of speech so that you know how to correctly use them in sentences.
Write 10 sentences using each of the vocab words and the correct part of speech that fits the sentence you are writing. It is acceptable (in fact, it is encouraged) to use different forms of the words that appear on the vocab list.
Circle the vocab word in each sentence and write the part of speech above it.
YOU MUST CHANGE THE PART OF SPEECH IN AT LEAST FIVE OF THE SENTENCESSlide12
Inarticulate
adjective
The prefix “-in” is placed in front of an adjective to mean “not” (e.g.
inarticulate
means
not
articulate)
The suffix “-
ly
” is attached to an adjective to turn it into an adverb.
Inarticulate + -
ly
= inarticulately
(adverb)Slide13
Examples
The freshman class president spoke ___________ about her plans to reform the school’s dress code policy in her successful speech yesterday.
In my experience, many people oppose equal pay for women are ignorant and ___________ in voicing their opinions.Slide14
Appraising
Suppressed
Unobtrusive