WorksheetsParts of Speech
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Identify the noun: Word histories, or etymologies, show how meanings change.
show
etymologies
change
or
Identify the verb: Sometimes a word's meaning changes gradually.
sometimes
meaning
changes
gradually
Identify the adverb: Nice originally meant "frivolous" or "ignorant."
nice
originally
meant
or
Identify the noun: In the thirteenth century, nice meant "foolish."
In
nice
meant
Identify the adjective: Later, a shy person was called nice.
Later
shy
person
was called
Identify the preposition: During the 1700s, the word nice started to mean "agreeable."
during
1700s
word
started
Identify the adjective: "Nice guys finish last," claimed baseball manager Leo Durocher.
Nice
guys
finish
claimed
Identify the pronoun: Would you be pleased or insulted if someone called you nice?
pleased
or
insulted
someone
Identify the noun: Nice, wonderful, and great are used so often that they are tired words.
and
are used
they
words
Identify the verb: You should try to avoid tired words when you write.
You
should try
to
tired
