Parts of Speech Lists

Using Word Lists

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

Here are some useful word lists and teaching resources for the different parts of speech. These lists are divided into two types:

• Most common words. These lists are to help you prioritize the order for learning words.
• Library of words. These are comprehensive lists to help you find the right words or new words.

Many of the word lists are printable, sortable, editable, and audible (to help with pronunciation). All the lists feature games and tests.

List of Adjectives

Adjectives describe people, places, or things (e.g., happy dog).

Lists of Adjectives by Letter

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

List of Adverbs

Adverbs usually tell us how, when, or where an action is performed (e.g., ran quickly).

List of Conjunctions

Conjunctions are joiners (e.g., fish and chips).

List of Determiners

Determiners often tell us about ownership, quantity, or definiteness (e.g., my house, three trees, that boy).

List of Interjections

Interjections express emotion (e.g., Hey!).

Lists for Nouns

Nouns represent people, places, or things (e.g., man, town, apple).

List of Prepositions

Prepositions show the relationship between two words (e.g., book about wizards).

List of Pronouns

Pronouns replace nouns (e.g., He is tall).

List of Verbs

Verbs express physical actions, mental actions, or states of being (e.g., jump, think, exist). Here are comprehensive lessons for the top 3 verbs in English:

Infographic Showing Parts of Speech

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

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