Parts of Speech Cheat Sheet
2 Nov 2026
Quick answer
A quick English grammar revision sheet on the eight parts of speech — noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection — each with what it does and an example, plus how one word can change its part of speech, for fast SSC, Banking and Railway revision.
Every word in a sentence is one of eight parts of speech, decided by the job it does in that sentence. The same word can change its part of speech when its job changes.
The eight parts of speech
| Part | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | names a person, place, thing or idea | Ram, Delhi, book, honesty |
| Pronoun | stands in for a noun | he, she, it, they, who |
| Verb | shows an action or state of being | run, is, seem, write |
| Adjective | describes a noun | tall boy, blue sky, three pens |
| Adverb | describes a verb, adjective or another adverb | ran quickly, very tall |
| Preposition | relates a noun to another word | in, on, at, by, with |
| Conjunction | joins words or clauses | and, but, or, because |
| Interjection | expresses sudden feeling | Oh!, Alas!, Wow! |
One word, different jobs
A word's part of speech depends on its use, not the word itself:
- "Water the plants." — water is a verb.
- "Drink some water." — water is a noun.
- "He runs fast." — fast is an adverb.
- "He is a fast runner." — fast is an adjective.
Quick tips
- To find a word's part of speech, ask what job it does in that sentence, not what it usually is.
- Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs, adjectives or adverbs (and often end in -ly).
Revise the full topic in the Parts of Speech lesson, then practise these questions or browse more English revision sheets.
How this was made: Drafted with AI assistance; every fact checked against the source it cites.