English Vocab

Noun

Refers to a person, place, thing or idea

Examples: Tylenol, Julia, Liam, Popcorn.

Pro Noun

Replaces a noun to avoid repetition

Examples: He, she, they, it, I, me, us, them, him, this, those.

Verb

Shows an action or state of being

Examples: go, snore, run, cook, am, are, should, shall, would.

Adjectives

Describes, modifies, or gives more information about a noun or pronoun

Which one? What kind of? How many? Etc

Examples: The dog was Brown, giant, happy, purple, young.

Adverb

Describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

It tells how (often), where, when, how, what.

Adverbs often end with -ly

Examples: slowly, quietly, fast, intelligently, almost, peacefully.

Preposition

Shows the relationship of a noun or pro noun to another word. They can indicate time, place, or relationship.

Examples: Between, about, by, on, near, of, to.

Conjunction

Joins two words, ideas or phrases together in a sentence and shows how they are connected.

Examples: Since, though, than, yet, and, but, nor, either.

Interjection

Is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion. It is a short exclamation.

Examples: Ouch, Wow, Amen, Jeepers, Whew, Oh!