Basic Grammar Guide: Part One
Welcome to Brigid's Basic Grammar Guide. Our Guide looks at The 9 Parts of Speech.
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The English Language has 9 Parts of Speech.
What are they?
Nouns
Verbs
Pronouns
Articles
Adjectives
Adverbs
Interjections
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Free Printable Sheet
The 9 Parts of Speech
1.Nouns
Words for people, places & things.
E.g.
girl
boy
Krishna
Emily
school
cafe
Korea
Spain
beauty
friendship
2. Verbs
Action words.
E.g.
To sing
To dance
To eat
To write
To read
To pay
To ride
To study
3. Pronouns
Short words used instead of a noun.
E.g.
you
they
us
them
her
some
few
many
4. Article
E.g.
a
an
the
5. Adjectives
Words which describe nouns.
E.g.
beautiful
scary
happy
pretty
delicious
tall
6. Adverbs
Words which add info to verbs.
E.g.
quickly
delicately
truthfully
really
here
outside
yesterday
almost
very
7. Interjections
Exclamations.
E.g.
Ah!
Dear me!
Eww!
Bah!
Bless you!
Oh no!
Well, duh!
8.Conjunctions
Connecting words
E.g.
for
and
after
till
who
both
such
as
9.Prepositions
Words & phrases which tell us 3 main things.
The position of something.
The time when something happens.
The way in which something is done.
E.g.
down
opposite
during
to
on
by
around
because
in place of
due to
CREATE
Activity One: Mix up & Match!
Cut the printable into 18 pieces
Mix up the 18 slips of paper
Lay on a table in a heap
Match all 9 pairs
Activity Two
Time yourself matching all 9 pairs
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Grammar Games
Cut the printable into 18 pieces
Stick onto 18 cards
Decorate the cards with examples
Make the cards
Conjunction Card One
Decorate each card with examples
We have decorated the Conjunction Cards One & Two with-such who as because so but for after till who both
There are many more examples which you can use.
Use colour pens, stickers & apps to decorate your cards.
Conjunction Card Two
Activity Three
Mix up the 18 cards
Put all the 18 cards face up on a table
Match all the 9 pairs
Activity Four
Mix up the 18 cards
Put all the 18 cards face down on a table
Turn over 2 cards
keep a correct pair
Return incorrect pairs face down on the table
Keep playing until all the pairs have been matched
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