Parts of speech (vocab intro) with root suffix prefix (examples from the deluxe transitive vampire)
- 1. Parts of Speech • A Ms. Reardon Presentation Definitely taking notes
- 2. What are “parts of speech?” • There are eight parts of speech in the English language: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. • The part of speech indicates how the word functions in meaning as well as grammatically within the sentence.
- 3. What are “parts of speech?” • An individual word can function as more than one part of speech when used in different circumstances. • Understanding parts of speech is essential for determining the correct definition of a word when using the dictionary.
- 4. Some examples from my favorite grammar book It’s written like a Victorian horror novel
- 5. Some examples from my favorite grammar book • Verb: • He fancied dames with broad shoulders. • Adjective: • Her fancy dress showed them off to great advantage. • Noun: • He therefore took a fancy to her. Hey girl
- 6. Some examples from my favorite grammar book • The vampire began to powder his nose. • What part of speech is “powder” here? • Verb (infinitive form) • The powder made him sneeze all over the mirror, where his face could not be seen. • A noun
- 7. You Try • What part of speech is “pants” here? The horse pants and froths. Verb What part of speech is “pants” here? The horse doesn’t always wear pants when he leaves the house. Noun
- 8. You Try • What part of speech is “dark” here? Tim is more afraid of the dark now that he is dead. Noun What part of speech is “dark” here? The dark side of the moon is the one he already knows. Adjective
- 9. You Try• What part of speech is “haunted” here? When Tim retuned, he haunted her nightgown and the box where she kept her rings. Verb What part of speech is “haunted” here? I get my kicks from haunted houses. Adjective Whatup
- 10. Changing the Part of Speech • How do we correctly change the part of speech of the word? • Locate the entry in the dictionary to check! The endings of the word will be a clue. Woah.
- 11. Changing the Part of Speech • How do we correctly change the part of speech of the word? • Locate the entry in the dictionary to check! The endings of the word will be a clue. Woah.
- 12. Words have 1, 2, 3 or more parts • By breaking them down fully, we can determine: • What they mean • How they should be used in a sentence • This is a good thing to do when you have limited time or no access to a dictionary.
- 13. The Root • The root is the most basic form of the word. • Thug (Noun) • Thuggish (Adjective) • Thuggishly (Adverb) • Which of these words is the ROOT of “thuggishly?” Come at me
- 14. The Suffix • The suffix is added to the end of the word to change the part of speech. Suffixes will tell you the part of speech of the word. • Thug (Noun) • Thuggish (Adjective) • Thuggishly (Adverb) Come at me
- 15. The Prefix • A prefix is added to the front of a word to change its meaning. Words do not always have prefixes. • Common prefixes are listed on your reading strategies review sheet in your folder. Extra copies are available. • Presuppose • Unrequited love
- 16. Compound nouns • Compound nouns add two or more ROOTS or WORDS together. • What are the two words in… • Razzle-dazzle? • Shadowboxing? • Toothache? • Bedroom?
- 17. You try • Change the part of speech of our vocabulary words by switching the endings!