Discovering the Parts of Speech

Discovering the Parts of Speech

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and categorize different parts of speech.

What do you already know about parts of speech?

Nouns

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. Examples: dog, city, love.

Verbs

Verbs are action words. They show what someone or something is doing. Examples: run, jump, eat.

Adjectives

Adjectives describe or modify nouns. They tell us more about the nouns. Examples: big, blue, happy.

Adverbs

Adverbs describe or modify verbs. They tell us how, when, or where an action is done. Examples: quickly, yesterday, here.

Pronouns

Pronouns are words used in place of nouns. They help avoid repetition. Examples: he, she, they.

Prepositions

Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. Examples: in, on, under.

Conjunctions

Conjunctions join words, phrases, or sentences together. Examples: and, but, or.

Interjections

Interjections express strong emotions or sudden feelings. They are usually followed by an exclamation mark. Examples: Wow!, Ouch!, Yay!

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.