NEW
Font size
WorksheetsWOBP Parts of Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
"The aloof boy never joined in the antics of his peers at lunchtime, instead choosing to sit by himself and bury himself in his Chromebook."
In this sentence, what part of speech is the word aloof?
verb - what the boy is doing
noun - aloof is a thing
adjective - aloof describes the boy
pronoun - aloof takes the place of the word boy
"Dorothy delivered the speech with great composure: you could tell she had practiced speaking clearly and slowly."
In this sentence, what part of speech is the word composure?
noun - composure is a thing
noun - composure is a place
verb - composure is the action word
adverb - composure tells to what extent Dorothy delivers the speech
"Showing proper decorum would be particularly important at a funeral to show respect for the family of the deceased."
In this sentence, what part of speech is the word decorum?
noun - decorum is a person
adjective - decorum describes proper
adverb - decorum tells how often the funeral happened
noun - decorum is a thing
"The team's poor attitude disheartened the coach because he cared more about their character than winning games."
What part of speech is "disheartened" in this sentence?
noun - disheartened is a place
adjective - disheartened describes the team
verb - disheartened is the state of being of the coach
adverb - disheartened tells how much the team played the game
"The concert enthralled the children because they had never seen or heard musicians play live before."
What part of speech is "enthralled" in this sentence?
adjective - enthralled describes the musicians
verb - enthralled is the action word
noun - enthralled is a person
preposition - enthralled describes where the concert takes place
"The castle's decor was extremely fulsome - there were so many fancy paintings and tapestries hung that you could barely see the wall underneath."
What part of speech is "fulsome" in this sentence?
adjective - fulsome describes the castle's decor
adverb - fulsome tells how long the paintings were on the wall
verb - fulsome is the action word in the sentence
noun - fulsome is a thing
"After standing out in the freezing rain all morning at the track meet, Hailey hankered for a warm cup of hot cider."
What part of speech is "hankered" in this sentence?
noun - hankered is an object
verb - hankered is the action/state of being Hailey is in
pronoun - hankered takes the place of Hailey in the sentence
noun - hankered is a place
"I found Charlie's argument to be quite incoherent: he completely ignored logic, which made his points hard to follow."
What part of speech is "incoherent" in this sentence?
noun - incoherent is a person
verb - incoherent is the action in the sentence
adjective - incoherent describes Charlie's argument
adverb - incoherent describes the word "ignored"
"Many would argue that Thomas Edison's lightbulb was an ingenious invention."
What part of speech is "ingenious" in this sentence?
adjective - describes the noun "invention"
adverb - describes how long the invention took
noun - ingenious is an object
verb - ingenious is the action word in the sentence
"Milo's Auntie Susan was punctilious about being on time: if anyone arrived to Thanksgiving late, she wouldn't let them forget it!"
What part of speech is "punctilious" in this sentence?
adverb - punctilious describes how long Thanksgiving was
adjective - punctilious describes Auntie Susan
noun - punctilious is an object
preposition - punctilious describes where Thanksgiving took place
"Mr. Wiffenbach's five year stint teaching Social Studies at Northshore High School ended last May."
What part of speech is "stint" in this sentence?
noun - stint is an object
verb - stint is an action word
adjective - stint describes Mr. Wiffenbach
adverb - stint describes where Northshore High School is
"My older brother tantalizes me about being able to stay up later than me by talking about all the shows he'll watch once I go to bed."
What part of speech is "tantalizes" in this sentence?
verb - tantalizes is an action word
adjective - tantalizes describes the shows
adverb - tantalizes describes to what extent the brother is older
noun - tantalizes is a place
"While my dog is not normally timorous, the sight of the vacuum sends him into a nervous frenzy."
What part of speech is "timorous" in this sentence?
noun - timorous is a person
verb - timorous is the action word
adjective - timorous describes the dog
pronoun - timorous takes the place of the word dog
"When the reporter asked him a question about his professional plans for the next twenty years, a nonplussed expression came over his face."
What part of speech is "nonplussed" in this sentence?
adverb - describes how long the baseball player spoke
adjective - nonplussed describes the expression
noun - nonplussed is a place
verb - nonplussed is the action word
"Francesca and her friend laughed and hollered uproariously at the movie, receiving many dirty looks from the patrons around them."
What part of speech is "uproariously" in this sentence?
adverb - uproariously describes how they laughed and hollered
adjective - uproariously describes Francesca
noun - uproariously is a person
verb - uproariously is the action word
