Parts of speech explain how

words are used in a sentence.

nouns
pronouns
verbs
adjectives
adverbs
A noun is a person, place,
thing, or idea in a sentence.
Person Place Thing Idea*
mother town computer trust
teacher farm website love
Frank Germany Band-Aid freedom
Megan store wrench fear
president Mt. Everest actor faith
*Idea nouns are also referred to as abstract
nouns.
A noun is a person, place,
thing, or idea in a sentence.
Identify the types of nouns:
• train thing
• Ms. Parks person
• snake thing
• country place
• library place
• Pepsi thing
What nouns do you see below?
What types of nouns are they?
• Keith plays chess at the park
• He baked cookies for Suzy.
• The doctor helped the patient.
• My cat takes naps in the sunshine.
• Mr. Tang drove to the beach.
Common nouns name any
person, place, or thing.
These nouns begin with a
lowercase letter.
Person Place Thing
sister city telephone
doctor farm website
boy school computer
aunt store wrench
president park elephant
Proper nouns name a
particular person, place, or
thing. These nouns begin
with a capital letter.
Person Place Thing
Angela Tokyo Coke
Dr. Smith Mt. Everest Halloween
Frank Target Lego Movie
Aunt Ida Palm Beach Monday
Mrs. Dean Main Street Prius
 Common Proper
Nouns Nouns
man Walt Disney, Steve Jobs
state California, Texas, Nevada
dog Rex, Rover, Fluffy
sister Jane, Rima, Daisy
magazine National Geographic
country England, Canada, Peru
book Charlotte's Web
teacher Mr. Suarez, Ms. Jackson
What nouns do you see below?
Are they common or proper?
prope common common
• Angie
r paints pictures of the lakes
in South America
prope
commonr common
• The sheriff blocked the road for
President Reagan.
prope
r
A pronoun is a word that
takes the place of one or
more nouns.

She rides the bike.

Kay
them.and Dan.
I asked Jane
Singular pronouns replace
nouns that name one
person, place, thing, or idea.
I, you, he, she,
it, me, him, her
She washed it.
Dina the car.
Plural pronouns replace nouns
that name more than one
person, place, thing, or idea.
we, you, they,
us, them
Sean and
They
Ty ate them.
the cookies.
Replace the underlined
noun with a pronoun.
Megan walks on the beach.
She walks on the beach.
Lily and Sam walk on the beach.
They walk on the beach.
An action verb is a part of
speech that tells what the
subject of a sentence is doing.
• Ken cleans his room.
• The bear climbs the tree.
• Greg asked Jen a question.
• Ashley parked the car.
Linking verbs connect ideas to
each other. They do not express
an action. They describe a
subject’s state of being.

The dog is old.

”is” is linking dog and old.

The same verb can be an
action verb or a linking verb.
Action: We smelled the flowers.
Linking: The cake smelled delicious.

Action: Robin appeared on stage.

Linking: Robin appeared happy.

Action: The chef tasted the sauce.

Linking: The tea tasted bitter.
 Identify the verbs below.
Explain if they are an action
verb or a linking verb.
action 1. The bird pecked at the window.
linking 2. My sister is mad at me.
action 3. The baby cried all night long.
action 4. She listened to music in her room.
linking 5. The perfume smelled like roses.
linking 6. Mark sounds like a nice friend.
An adjective is a part of
speech that describes or
modifies a noun.

Adjectives can tell us how

something looks, feels, tastes,
smells, or sounds.
 looks The fluffy kitten licked my face.

feels I touched the cold steel.

tastes The sour drink upset my stomach.

smells I will wash the musty towels.

sounds The soft music was relaxing.

Adjectives can tell us what kind.

We had Indian food for lunch.

The iron fence began to rust.

He looked at the bronze sculpture.

The grocery store is open.

An adverb describes or
modifies a verb. Adverbs can
also modify an adjective or
another adverb.

Adverbs can tell…

how, where, when, how
much, and how often.
 how The fans cheered loudly.
where Ron walked outside.
when We already finished the test.
how much Sean barely ate any food.
how often I always brush my teeth.