Parts of SPEECH, Noun, Verb, Preposition, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Conjunction, Interjection Function or Job Examples Sentences Noun Thing or person Pencil, cat, work, notebook This is my cat. They live in Madrid. Verb Action or state Get, come, cut, open, like I like apple. Come in please. Adverb Describe a verb, adjective or adverb Silently, badly, really My cat eats quickly. Adjective Describes a noun Small, big, good, well, blue We like big cake. I have three pencils. Pronoun Replaces a