Noun – names a person, place, or thing

Verb – shows action, or state of being

Pronoun – takes the place of a noun

Adjective – describes nouns or pronouns

1. answers: Which one? What kind? How many? How much? Whose?
2. a, an, and the are always adjectives – they are called articles

Writing Comparisons – adding –er or -est

1. if the adjective ends with a short vowel sound before the final consonant, then double the final consonant before adding –er or –est
2. if the adjective ends in e, drop the final e before adding –er or -est
3. whenever you use –er or –est, make sure you state what you are comparing

Adverb – describes verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

1. answers: Where? When? How often? To what extent? How?
2. often ends in –ly

Preposition – shows relationship (learn the list of common prepositions)

Example: The bird flew in her cage.

Object of the preposition – the noun after the preposition

Example: The bird flew in her cage.

1. joins words or groups of words
2. common conjunctions include: and, but, or, nor, yet, for

Interjection – shows strong or sudden feeling

Example: Ouch! That bee stung me!

My, look how well you did!