Exploring Parts of Speech

Exploring Parts of Speech

Grade 6th Grade · ELA · 40 min· Ccss Ccss.ela-literacy.l.6.1

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can identify the eight parts of speech in a sentence.

Warm-Up Video

Learn English with Gill · engVid · 9:38

Basic English: The 8 Parts of Speech

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

    A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea; examples include table, John, and happiness.

  • 2

    An adjective is a word that describes a noun, such as large, small, or red, and it usually comes before the noun in English.

  • 3

    A pronoun replaces a noun to avoid repetition; examples of pronouns are I, you, he, she, and it.

Practice Questions

5 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Identify each of the parts of speech in the following sentence: 'The small cat quickly ran up the stairs.'

Teacher Guide

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