The English Language

and the 8 parts of speech

 The 8 parts of speech:
Memory Test
Nouns Verbs Adverbs

Adjectives Pronouns

Prepositions Conjunctions

Interjections
Learning the 8 parts of speech
1. Draw a large Octopus, leaving plenty of
room for writing inside each tentacle.
2. Label each leg with the 8 parts of speech.
3. Colour the Octopus

And…
4. Learn this poem:
http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/an-old-childrens-
rhyme/
 Homework:
Learn the 8 parts of speech.
 Nouns
A noun is the name of any object: a person, an
animal, a thing, an idea or a place.

How many nouns are there in the following

sentence?

Charlie the black dog chases Tibbles the

ginger cat up the old tree, sits on the path
while he happily wags his tail and barks -
‘woof-woof!’
 Nouns: Answers
• 7
• Two ‘proper nouns:’ Charlie & Tibbles
• Five ‘common nouns:’ dog, cat, tree, path
and tail.
 Adjectives
An adjective is a word used to describe a
noun. It tells you more about it.
A
D
J
E
C
T
I
V
E
 Adjectives
An adjective is a word used to describe a
noun. It tells you more about it.

Angelic
Daring
Jolly
Excellent
Clever
Truthful
Inventive
Virtuous
Eccentric
 Adverbs
An adverb is used to describe a verb. It adds
information to the verb. Adverbs are easy to
spot because they usually end in the letters
‘ly.’ Can you think of 6 to complete this
acrostic?
A
D
V
E
R
B
 Adverbs
Can you think of 6 to complete this
acrostic?

Athletically
Daintily
Valiantly
Effortlessly
Richly
Beautifully
 Conjunctions
A conjunction such as ‘and,’ ‘or’ and ‘but’
is used to link words, clauses and
sentences. Can you think of any more?
 Conjunctions
Write down this mnemonic to remember
these conjunctions:
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Prepositions: Can you spot them?
Task 1: List all the other prepositions
you can think of: on, in, by,

The cat sat on the grass,

in the garden by the pond.

Task 2: Can you think of 3 more

sentences like this one with at least 2
prepositions in?
 Pronouns
Pronouns can take the place of nouns that
have already been used. Sentences would
become cluttered and ugly without them:

John said that John’s mother was taking John

in John’s mother’s car to visit John’s mother’s
friends and see John’s mother’s friends’
goldfish.

Can you improve this sentence using pronouns?

 Pronouns

John said that his mother was taking

him in her car to visit her friends and
see their goldfish.

A Pronoun props up a noun when it is in

need of a rest.
 Interjections
Interjections often appear on their own
and can ‘interrupt’ sentences or other
speakers.

Whoops! Aaargh! Oh no! Ouch!

Task: How many more can you think of?

 Verbs
Verbs are very common. They are
commonly known as ‘doing words.’

Can you think of one for every letter

of the alphabet?