Parts of Speech

Presented by

SMITA S H
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
DHARWAD
 OBJECTIVES
• KNOWLEDGE: Pupils acquire the
knowledge of parts of speech

• COMPREHENSION: pupils
comprehend & understand the
parts of speech.
WHAT IS PARTS OF
SPEECH ?
 Def: words in the sentences are
divided into different classes
according to their nature and
functions, they are called parts
of speech.

 There are eight parts of speech.

 Parts of Speech
Noun

Interjection Pronoun

Parts of
Conjunction speech Adjective

Preposition Verb

Adverb
 Noun
Noun is the name of a person, thing, place or
animal.
• Person--- Vivekananda

• Place--- London
Examples of Noun cont..

Animal-- Dog

Thing--Computer
 Pronoun
A Pronoun is a word which is used instead of a
noun.
Ex. She is a lady.

Ex. He is Rahul Dravid

Ex.
We are Indians.
 Verb
A verb is a word which describes the action or condition of
the subject, i.e, what subject does, or what happen to it, or
what it is.

Ex. • He is receiving the

telephone.

Ex. • It is reading.

Ex
• It is fluttering.
 Adverb :
An Adverb is a word that modifies a Verb , an Adjective,
or another Adverb.

Ex. It was very tragic.

The flowers are

Ex.
arranged
artistically.

Ex.
Rhino is greedily
filling his stomach.
 Adjectives
An Adjective is a word which qualifies a noun
and adds something to its meaning.

Ex.
 Giraffe has a
long neck.

Ex.  It is a beautiful
flower.

Ex.  It Is a tall
building.
 Preposition:
Preposition is a word which is usually placed
before a noun or pronoun to show the latter’s
relation to some other word in the sentence.

Ex.
They are grazing
in field.

Ex. We are fond of ice

cream.
Ex. The boy is sitting on
a chair
 Conjunction:
Conjunction is a word which is used to
join together words, phrases or clauses.

Ex.
 Raju and Ravi are
friends.

Ex.
 Catch me if you can
 Interjection:
Interjection is a word of exclamation,
expressing a sudden feeling or
excitement.
• Hush! Don’t wake
the baby. Ex

• Hurrah! We have
won the match. Ex
 Evaluation -1
Match the following words
A B
1.Naming word A. Preposition
2.He,she B. Verb
3.Loudly,cleverly C. Conjunction
4.Play,sing
D. Noun
5.Beautiful,brave
E. Interjection
6.Or,and
7.On,up F. Pronoun
8.alas!,hurrah! G. Adjective
H. Adverb
Ans: 1-D, 2-F, 3-H, 4-B, 5-G, 6-C, 7-A, 8-E
 Evaluation-2
Name the part of speech of the underlined
words in the following sentences.
1. Man is mortal. (Noun)
2. He speaks very well. (Verb)
3. Alas! She is no more. (Interjection)
4. They put it in the box. (Preposition)
5. Sita is clever. (Adjective)
6. We are friends. (Pronoun)
7. He tried his best but
could not pass the test. (Conjunction)
8. Ranjit Singh fought
bravely. (Adverb)
THANK YOU