Parts of Speech

Words are divided into different kinds or classes called Parts of Speech. according to their use; that is, according to the work they do in a sentence. The parts of speech are eight in number:

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

Easiest way to learn Part of Speech:
Every name is called a noun, field & fountain, street & town.
Instead of a noun, a pronoun stands, so he & she can clap their hands.
The Adjective describes a thing; magic wand or bridal ring.
The verb means action, something done, to sing & shout, jump & run.
How things are done the Adverb tells quickly, slowly, bad or well.
Preposition shows relation as in the street or at the station.
The conjunction joins in many ways: words or sentences, phrase or phrase.

Exercises:
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words:
Coffee, hotels, mistakes, people, rain, time, work

1. Your English is very good. You make……………………………………….
2. I drink……………………………..I don’t like it.
3. The weather here is very dry in summer. There is………………………..
4. It’s difficult to find a place to stay in this town. There are………………………………………………..
5. We must hurry. We’ve got……………………………………………….
6. The town is very quiet at night…………………………………………..go out.
7. Some people in the office are very lazy. They do………………………………..

Exercise 2: The words in the box are adjectives (black/foreign, etc) or nouns (air/job, etc)
Use an adjective and a noun to complete each sentence.
Air, clouds, foreign, holiday, job, languages, sharp, black, dangerous, fresh hot, knife, long, water

1. Do you speak any…………………………………….?
2. Look at those………………………………..It’s going to rain.
3. Sue works very hard and she’s very tired. She needs a………………………
4. I want to have a bath but there’s no……………………………………………
5. Can you open the window? We need some………………………………….
6. I need a…………………………………………..to cut these opinions
7. Fire-fighting is a ……………………………………………………….