Parts of speech

Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.

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The eight parts of speech

  • Noun: names a person, place, thing or idea (teacher, Delhi, honesty).
  • Pronoun: replaces a noun (she, they, which).
  • Verb: shows action or state (run, is, seem).
  • Adjective: describes a noun (tall, three, those).
  • Adverb: describes a verb, adjective or another adverb (quickly, very).
  • Preposition: shows relation (in, on, under, between).
  • Conjunction: joins words or clauses (and, but, because).
  • Interjection: expresses feeling (Oh! Wow!).

Key idea

A word’s part of speech depends on how it is used. “Fast” is an adjective in “a fast car” and an adverb in “He runs fast”.

Practice questions

In “She sings beautifully”, the word “beautifully” is:Easy
Identify the preposition: “The cat is hiding under the bed.”Easy
In “Honesty is the best policy”, “honesty” is:Easy
In “He works hard”, “hard” is used as:Medium
Which word is a conjunction in “I wanted to go, but it was raining”?Easy
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