Friday, January 25, 2013

Clues to Parts of Speech

Clues to Parts of Speech


To use words accurately, we must know exactly how they should be used in a sentence.

One key factor in helping us figure this out is knowing which part of speech a particular word is AND knowing how these parts of speech are put together to form a sentence.

First, we can look at word endings. These will often tell us is a word is a noun, verb, or adjective:

Click here for a list of common suffixes for nouns verbs adjectives

Click here for a short practice game with basic suffixes
 
 
 
 







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