Parts of speech

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Parts of speech

In English there are 8 parts of speech

In Dutch you call them: woordsoorten

Do you know all eight?

Parts of speech

The parts of speech

Noun = zelfst.nw

Pronoun = pers. vnw

Verb = ww

Adjective = bijv. nw

Adverb = bijwoord

Preposition = voorzetsel

Conjunction =voegwoord

Interjection = tussenwerpsel

assignment: word formations

How do you do this?

First look at the verb:

"Know"

What words can you form from this word?

Then catagorize them into groups: 

Nouns, adjectives and adverbs

Let's start

Look at the words in bold:

What is the part of speech for each word:

Is it a noun?

Is it an adjective?

Is it an adverb?

For each gap think about

1. What type of word do we need to make?
2. What is the meaning of the sentence?

Fill out the sample task: ask yourself these questions for each word. Note down what change has been required, e.g. noun to adjective.