Lexical Categories for WordsComplete this Table and use the

Lexical Categories for Words-
Complete this Table and use the information to respond to questions
Name of Child____Tony _______________________ Age____7__
Can use this resource to help you with definitions of word classes
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/grammar/word-classes-or-parts-of-speech
Word Nouns –
general &
specific
(e.g.,family
members,
animals,
names of
people, places,
Pronouns)
Action
words
(Verbs)
Modifier
(Adjective or
Adverb)
Function
words
(eg.,Determin
ers-articles--
“a,” “the,”;
Conjunctions
–“and”
Personal –
Social
(eg “ouch”;
hello)
Other word
categories
(Prepositions-in, on;
Exclamations!)
Hi yes
Five yes
Seven yes
Dante yes
Tony yes
Has yes
A yes
Starliner yes
Thank you
The yes
Car’s (car is) Yes
Broken Yes
Take yes
Wheel Yes
Word Nouns –
general &
Action
words
Modifier
(Adjective or
Function
words
Personal –
Social
Other word
categories
1

specific
(e.g.,family
members,
animals,
names of
people, places,
Pronouns))
(Verbs) Adverb) (eg.,Determin
ers-articles--
“a,” “the,”;
Conjunctions
–“and”
(eg “ouch”;
hello)
(Prepositions-in, on;
Exclamations!)
Off yes
It’s yes
Look yes
Fixed yes
Is yes
It yes
Sand
Go yes
Walk yes
Alfo yes
Has yes
Lexus yes
Pink yes
Black yes
Brown yes
One yes
Green yes
Do yes
Word Nouns –
general &
specific
(e.g.,family
Action
words
(Verbs)
Modifier
(Adjective or
Adverb)
Function
words
(eg.,Determin
ers-articles--
Personal –
Social
(eg “ouch”;
hello)
Other word
categories
(Prepositions-in, on;
Exclamations!)
2

members,
animals,
names of
people, places,
Pronouns))
“a,” “the,”;
Conjunctions
–“and”
You yes
Wanna yes
Brown yes
Total number of
words in each
category
9 7 4 2 3
3