What are Parts of Speech? (Parts of Speech क्या होते हैं?)
English Definition:
Parts of Speech are the basic types of words that we use to make sentences.
They tell us what a word is doing in a sentence.
हिंदी परिभाषा:
Parts of Speech को हिंदी में “शब्द-भेद” कहा जाता है। ये शब्दों के प्रकार होते हैं जो यह बताते हैं कि कोई शब्द वाक्य में क्या काम कर रहा है।
How many Parts of Speech are there? 📚 कुल 8 प्रकार होते हैं:
Noun (संज्ञा)
Pronoun (सर्वनाम)
Verb (क्रिया)
Adjective (विशेषण)
Adverb (क्रिया विशेषण)
Preposition (संबंध सूचक शब्द)
Conjunction (संयोजन)
Interjection (विस्मयादिबोधक शब्द)
1. 🟢 Noun (संज्ञा)
👉 English: A noun is the name of a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.
👉 Hindi: संज्ञा वह शब्द होता है जो किसी व्यक्ति, स्थान, वस्तु, जानवर या भावना का नाम होता है।
Examples (उदाहरण):
Ram (राम) – person
School (स्कूल) – place
Dog (कुत्ता) – animal
Book (किताब) – thing
Love (प्यार) – idea
🧒 For Kids:
🍎 Apple is a fruit.
सेब एक फल है।
(Apple = noun)
2. 🔵 Pronoun (सर्वनाम)
👉 English: A pronoun is used in place of a noun.
👉 Hindi: सर्वनाम वह शब्द है जो संज्ञा के स्थान पर आता है।
Examples:
He (वह), She (वह), It (यह), We (हम), They (वे)
🧒 For Kids:
Ram is a boy. He plays football.
राम एक लड़का है। वह फुटबॉल खेलता है।
(He = pronoun)
3. 🔴 Verb (क्रिया)
👉 English: A verb shows action or state.
👉 Hindi: क्रिया वह शब्द है जो किसी कार्य को या स्थिति को दर्शाता है।
Examples:
eat (खाना), go (जाना), is (है), jump (कूदना)
🧒 For Kids:
I eat mango.
मैं आम खाता हूँ।
(eat = verb)
4. 🟣 Adjective (विशेषण)
👉 English: An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.
👉 Hindi: विशेषण वह शब्द है जो संज्ञा या सर्वनाम की विशेषता बताता है।
Examples:
tall (लंबा), red (लाल), small (छोटा), sweet (मीठा)
🧒 For Kids:
It is a red apple.
यह एक लाल सेब है।
(red = adjective)
5. 🟠 Adverb (क्रिया विशेषण)
👉 English: An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
👉 Hindi: यह क्रिया, विशेषण या अन्य क्रिया विशेषण की विशेषता बताता है।
Examples:
slowly (धीरे), very (बहुत), well (अच्छी तरह)
🧒 For Kids:
He runs quickly.
वह तेज़ी से दौड़ता है।
(quickly = adverb)
6. 🟡 Preposition (संबंध सूचक शब्द)
👉 English: A preposition shows the relation of a noun/pronoun with another word.
👉 Hindi: यह संज्ञा या सर्वनाम का अन्य शब्दों से संबंध बताता है।
Examples:
in (में), on (पर), under (नीचे), behind (पीछे)
🧒 For Kids:
The ball is under the table.
गेंद टेबल के नीचे है।
(under = preposition)
7. 🟤 Conjunction (संयोजन)
👉 English: A conjunction joins words, phrases, or sentences.
👉 Hindi: यह दो शब्दों, वाक्यांशों या वाक्यों को जोड़ता है।
Examples:
and (और), but (लेकिन), because (क्योंकि)
🧒 For Kids:
I like milk and bread.
मुझे दूध और ब्रेड पसंद है।
(and = conjunction)
8. ⚫ Interjection (विस्मयादिबोधक शब्द)
👉 English: An interjection expresses sudden feeling or emotion.
👉 Hindi: यह शब्द भावनाओं को ज़ाहिर करता है, जैसे खुशी, दुख, आश्चर्य।
Examples:
Wow!, Oh!, Alas!, Hurrah!
🧒 For Kids:
Wow! This toy is amazing.
वाह! यह खिलौना कमाल का है।
(Wow = interjection)
🎓 Quick Table Summary for Kids:
| Part of Speech | Hindi Name | Work (काम) | Example (उदाहरण) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noun | संज्ञा | नाम बताना | Ram, Apple |
| Pronoun | सर्वनाम | नाम की जगह | He, She |
| Verb | क्रिया | काम बताना | Run, Eat |
| Adjective | विशेषण | गुण बताना | Red, Big |
| Adverb | क्रिया विशेषण | कैसे बताना | Slowly, Well |
| Preposition | संबंध सूचक | स्थान/संबंध | on, under |
| Conjunction | संयोजन | जोड़ना | and, but |
| Interjection | विस्मयादिबोधक | भावना जताना | Wow!, Oh! |
Parts of Speech – MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) with Answers
Q1. Ram is a good boy. — What is the part of speech of “Ram”?
A) Verb B) Noun C) Adjective D) Pronoun
✅ Answer: B) Noun
Q2. Which of the following is a Pronoun?
A) Mango B) He C) Run D) Red
✅ Answer: B) He
Q3. She runs fast. — What is the part of speech of “fast”?
A) Adjective B) Verb C) Adverb D) Noun
✅ Answer: C) Adverb
Q4. Wow! What a beautiful painting. — The word “Wow!” is which part of speech?
A) Verb B) Noun C) Interjection D) Adjective
✅ Answer: C) Interjection
Q5. Which of the following is a Preposition?
A) Jump B) Under C) Beautiful D) Who
✅ Answer: B) Under
Q6. The cat is on the table. — What is the part of speech of “on”?
A) Conjunction B) Adjective C) Preposition D) Noun
✅ Answer: C) Preposition
Q7. Which of the following is a Verb?
A) Book B) Red C) Dance D) Happy
✅ Answer: C) Dance
Q8. Rita and Sita are friends. — The word “and” is what part of speech?
A) Adverb B) Conjunction C) Verb D) Noun
✅ Answer: B) Conjunction
Q9. Which of these is an Adjective?
A) Slowly B) Tall C) Run D) He
✅ Answer: B) Tall
Q10. It is a small car. — What is the part of speech of “small”?
A) Pronoun B) Preposition C) Adverb D) Adjective
✅ Answer: D) Adjective
Q11. Ravi is playing cricket. — What is the part of speech of “playing”?
A) Verb B) Noun C) Adjective D) Conjunction
✅ Answer: A) Verb
Q12. Which of these words is a Noun?
A) Sweetly B) Girl C) Run D) Blue
✅ Answer: B) Girl
Q13. Which word is a Conjunction?
A) In B) But C) That D) Apple
✅ Answer: B) But
Q14. The sky is blue. — What is the part of speech of “blue”?
A) Adverb B) Preposition C) Adjective D) Verb
✅ Answer: C) Adjective
Q15. We are happy. — What is the part of speech of “We”?
A) Noun B) Pronoun C) Verb D) Adjective
✅ Answer: B) Pronoun
Q16. Which word expresses sudden emotion?
A) Walk B) Tall C) Hurrah! D) On
✅ Answer: C) Hurrah!
Q17. Which of these is an Adverb?
A) Beautiful B) Slowly C) They D) Tiger
✅ Answer: B) Slowly
Q18. The dog sat under the chair. — What is the part of speech of “under”?
A) Preposition B) Conjunction C) Adjective D) Verb
✅ Answer: A) Preposition
Q19. It is a hot day. — What is the part of speech of “hot”?
A) Verb B) Noun C) Adjective D) Adverb
✅ Answer: C) Adjective
Q20. Which one is a Pronoun?
A) Pen B) Book C) She D) Run
✅ Answer: C) She
