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ALICE is a(n) _____.

Noun. The word "Alice" is a noun. I saw Alice playing in the school ground. Noun: A word used for naming anything like a person, an object or an idea is called a noun.

RUN is a(n) _____.

Verb. The word "run" is a verb. She has been running since morning. Verb: A word that expresses an action is called a verb.

SLOWLY is a(n) _____.

Adverb. The word "slowly" is an adverb. Tom is walking slowly because his left leg was injured yesterday in an accident. Adverb: An adverb is a word that changes or describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

HUNGRY is a(n) _____.

Adjective. The word "hungry" is an adjective. The old man was hungry but he couldn't find anything to eat for his dinner. Adjective: Adjective is a word that qualifies a noun or a pronoun by describing it.

THEY is a(n) _____.

Pronoun. The word "they" is a pronoun. Tom and Jerry were enemies of each other but they lived in the same house. Pronoun: A word used as a substitute for a noun is called a pronoun.

ON is a(n) ____.

Preposition. The word "on" is a preposition. The syllabus books are on the table. Preposition: Preposition is a word placed before a noun or a pronoun to govern it and to link it with the verb used before it.

BUT is a(n) _____.

Conjunction. The word "but" is a conjunction. He worked very hard on his project, but he didn't get a good grade from the teacher. Conjunction: A word which connects two sentences is called a conjunction.

HURRAH is a(n) _____.

Interjection. The word "hurrah" is an interjection. Hurrah! Our team has won the final cricket match. Interjection: Interjection is a word that expresses strong or sudden emotion. It has an exclamation mark at its end.

THE is a(n) _____.

Article. The word "the" is an article. Where is the dictionary? Article: The adjectives a, an and the are called articles. Articles are of two types; Definite article (the) and indefinite article (a and an).

How many of the English names for the nine different parts of speech start with a vowel?

Four. There are nine parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, article, conjunction, preposition and interjection. Out of these nine, four start with vowels. These four parts of speech are adverb, adjective, article and interjection.