 Parts of speech in English grammar. The parts of speech explain how a word is used in a sentence. There are 8 parts of speech also known as word classes, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Let's take a look at them below. 8 parts of speech in English. Noun, a noun names a person, place, things or idea. Examples, dog, cat, mouse, student, cucumber, apple, Lucy and etc. Adverb, an adverb tells how often, how, when, where. It can describe a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. Examples, loudly, always, never, late, soon, etc. Verb, a verb is a word or group of words that describes an action, experience. Examples, realize, walk, see, look, sing, sit, listen and etc. Adjective, an adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Examples, blue, tall, thin, long, short, red, beautiful, sour, sweet and etc. Preposition, a preposition is used before a noun, pronoun, or gerund to show place, time, direction and a sentence. Examples, at, in, on, about, to, for, from and etc. Conjunction, conjunctions join words or groups of words in a sentence. Examples, and, because, yet, therefore, moreover, since, or, so, until, but and etc. Pronoun, pronouns replace the name of a person, place, thing, or idea in a sentence. Examples, he, she, it, we, they, him, her, this, that and etc. Interjection, interjections express strong emotion, and are often followed by an exclamation point. Examples, bravo, well, aha, hooray, yeah, oops. Phew. Thanks so much for watching! We are I-T-T-T, the leading provider for Tefal and TESOL training courses. If you like this video, please subscribe by clicking that button down here, and click on any of the videos here on the left for more interesting teaching tips for getting certified to teach English abroad and online.