Parts of Speech Lists

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Word lists provide a structured way for English students to learn new vocabulary. The word lists below are categorized by the parts of speech.

Lists Categorized by Part of Speech

These lists are intended as a resource for teachers or advanced English learners.

All of the lists are printable, sortable, and editable. To help with pronunciation, students can also listen to the words in the lists. In addition, there is a hangman game with each list to help with learning the words.

adjectives	adverbs
Adjectives describe people, places, or things (e.g., happy dog). 2,000 adjectives to describe people	Adverbs usually tell us how, when, or where an action is performed (e.g., ran quickly). 300 adverbs
conjunctions	determiners
Conjunctions are joiners (e.g., fish and chips). 50 conjunctions	Determiners often tell us about ownership, quantity, or definiteness (e.g., my house, three trees, that boy). 50 determiners
interjections	nouns
Interjections express emotion (e.g., Hey!) 40 interjections	Nouns represent people, places, or things (e.g., man, town, apple). 250 abstract nouns 100+ common collective nouns 300 collective nouns for animals 350 compound nouns
prepositions	pronouns
Prepositions show the relationship between two words (e.g., book about wizards) 130 prepositions	Pronouns replace nouns (e.g., He is tall). 75 pronouns
verbs
Verbs express physical actions, mental actions, or states of being (e.g., jump, think, exist). 200 verbs used in academic writing 200 important irregular verbs top 10 irregular verbs using the verb "to be" using the verb "to have" using the verb "to do" 130 regular verbs top 10 regular verbs

Infographic Showing Parts of Speech

Here is an infographic summarizing the function of each part of speech (with examples):

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Lists of Adjectives by Letter

These pages will help you find the right word for alliteration. Find adjectives beginning with: