Parts of Speech 6th Grade

6th Grade English grammar vocab!

Noun (Definition)

A person, place, thing, or idea

Proper noun (Definition)

A specific person, place, thing, or idea

Common noun (Definition)

Not a specific person, place, thing, or idea

Abstract noun (Definition)

Something you can’t perceive with your 5 senses

Concrete noun (Definition)

Something you can perceive with your 5 senses

Compound noun (Definition)

Two nouns put together to make a new noun

Collective noun (Definition)

A noun that denotes a group of individuals

House

Common noun (example)

The White House

Proper noun (example)

Courage

Abstract noun (example)

Cheeseburger

Concrete noun (example)

Flock of seagulls

Collective noun (example)

Knucklehead

Compound noun (example)

Pronoun (Definition)

A word that replaces a noun

He

Pronoun (Example)

Conjunctions (terms)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Action verb (Definition)

A word that describes action

Talks

Action verb (example)

Helping verb (Definition)

Used before action verb to form a verb phrase

Will

Helping verb (example)

Linking verb (Definition)

Expresses a state of being

Is

Linking verb (example)

Adjective (Definition)

Describes a noun

Fast

Adjective (example)

Adverb (Definition)

Describes a verb, other adverb, or adjective

How?, When?, Where, To what extent?

Questions adverbs answer

Quickly

Adverb (example)

Articles (Definition)

The, a, an

The

Definite article

A, an

Indefinite article