Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech Definition 

“Part of speech is one of the grammatical groups, such as noun, pronoun and adverb, into which words are divided.”​

1. Parts of Speech With Examples:
   There are nine parts of speech in English language. These are listed below:

   1. Noun
   
   2. Pronoun
   
   3. Verb
   
   4. Adverb
   
   5. Adjective
   
   6. Preposition
   
   7. Conjunction
   
   8. Interjection
   
   9. Determiners

Why Parts of Speech Are So Important ?

Parts of speech are important because they help in constructing good sentences. They also assist in understanding the text and speech in our daily life.

Parts of Speech Exercise
Instruction:
Read the following paragraph carefully and identify each part of speech. Write the relevant part of speech in the given space.

Paragraph:
Our school Principal arranged a trip for us. All the students were happy. Boys ran quickly to the large bus. Amir is an active boy but he lost his wallet. Alas! He could not find it. Zubair and Ahmed helped him. We followed the instructions of our teachers clearly. We played some games. In the way, boys drank either cola or cold water. Everyone was cheerful. Wow! What a memorable trip it was!

Nouns: ________________________________________________
Pronouns: ______________________________________________
Verbs: _________________________________________________
Adverbs: _______________________________________________
Adjectives: _____________________________________________
Prepositions: ___________________________________________
Conjunctions: __________________________________________
Interjections: __________________________________________
Determiners: ___________________________________________

Parts of Speech Worksheet
Instruction:
Read the definition of each part of speech and write the name of correct part of speech in the relevant space.

1. A word which is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase is called ____________
2. .A word that refers to a person, place, animal, thing, quality, idea or an action is known as ____________.
3. A word which shows a sudden and strong emotion such as surprise, joy or excitement is ____________.
4. A word that indicates the relationship between a noun and the other words of a sentence is called ____________.
5. A word which connects words, clauses and phrases for making sentences is called ____________.
6. A word that describes an action, state or experience is known as ____________.
7. A word which conveys more information about a verb, adjective, phrase or an adverb is called ____________.
8. A word that describes a noun or a pronoun in a sentence is ____________.
9. A word which comes before a noun or noun phrase and that identifies that the noun or noun phrase is general or specific is ____________.