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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.Table of Contents
- Lists Categorized by Part of Speech
- Infographic Showing Parts of Speech
- Vocabulary Lists
- Lists of Adjectives by Letter

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 |
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Adjectives describe people, places, or things (e.g., happy dog). | Adverbs usually tell us how, when, or where an action is performed (e.g., ran quickly). |
conjunctions | determiners |
Conjunctions are joiners (e.g., fish and chips). | Determiners often tell us about ownership, quantity, or definiteness (e.g., my house, three trees, that boy). |
interjections | nouns |
Interjections express emotion (e.g., Hey!) | Nouns represent people, places, or things (e.g., man, town, apple). |
prepositions | pronouns |
Prepositions show the relationship between two words (e.g., book about wizards) | Pronouns replace nouns (e.g., He is tall). |
verbs | |
Verbs express physical actions, mental actions, or states of being (e.g., jump, think, exist). |
Infographic Showing Parts of Speech
Here is an infographic summarizing the function of each part of speech (with examples):
Vocabulary Lists
- 1,500 essential words for English learners
- Vocabulary builder (English or Spanish)
- The top 20 misspelled words
Lists of Adjectives by Letter
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