Parts of Speech - Grammar Rules, Explanation and Exercises

Exercises

Explanation

Nouns

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. They can be subjects (do the action) or objects (receive the action).

Examples:

People: student, doctor
Places: museum, city
Things: phone, apple
Ideas: freedom, happiness

Sentences:

The students are in the classroom.
Happiness is important.

Pronouns

Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition.

Examples:

I, you, he, she, it, we, they
this, that, these, those

Sentences:

She is my sister.
Those are my shoes.

Verbs

Verbs show actions, states, or events. Every complete sentence needs at least one verb.

Examples:

Actions: run, write, listen
States: be, seem, feel

Sentences:

They play football.
I am tired.

Verbs change form by time (past, present, future) or subject (he works / they work).

Adjectives

Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. They tell us what something is like.

Examples:

tall, noisy, interesting, blue

Sentences:

She has long hair.
It’s a cold morning.

They can show comparison:

big → bigger → biggest
happy → happier → happiest

Adverbs

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Many end in -ly, but not all.

Examples:

quickly, very, always, here

Sentences:

He runs fast.
She speaks clearly.
It is very late.

Prepositions

Prepositions show relationships between words, often about time, place, or direction.

Examples:

in, on, at, between, under, to

Sentences:

The cat is under the chair.
We start at 8 o’clock.

Conjunctions

Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or sentences.

Examples:

and, but, or, because

Sentences:

I want tea and cake.
We stayed inside because it rained.

Interjections

Interjections show strong emotion or quick reaction. They often stand alone and use !

Examples:

Wow! Oh no! Hey! Oops!

Sentences:

Wow! Your drawing is amazing!
Oops! I dropped my pen.

Bonus: Articles and Determiners

Some grammars also mention determiners and articles:

Articles: a, an, the
Determiners: my, your, his, many, this, those

Examples:

A dog is in the yard.
My phone is on the table.
These books are new.

Quick Table

Part of Speech	Function	Example
Noun	names a person/thing	student, city
Pronoun	replaces a noun	she, they
Verb	action/state	write, is
Adjective	describes a noun	big, happy
Adverb	describes verb/adjective	quickly, very
Preposition	shows place/time	on, at
Conjunction	joins words/ideas	and, because
Interjection	shows feeling	wow! oh no!

Learning parts of speech helps you build strong and correct sentences.