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WorksheetsForm 1 English - Parts of Speech
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
Identify the noun in the sentence below.
The majestic lion roared loudly.
lion
roared
loudly
majestic
What is an adverb?
a word that is a person, place, thing or idea
a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech
a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses
a word that modifies nouns and pronouns
Read the sentence below. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?
We are looking for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.
We are watching for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.
We are waiting for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.
We are looking for them.
We are looking every where for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.
What do pronouns replace?
nouns
prepositions
verbs
adjectives
Read the sentence below. Name the nouns.
Michael really wanted to visit his grandma in New York.
really, wanted, grandma
Michael, grandma, New York
Michael, wanted, New York
visit, grandma, New York
Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?
adverb
verb
interjection
adjective
Read the sentence below. Name the verb.
The scruffy dog barked loudly.
dog
scruffy
barked
loudly
What is an adjective?
an interrupting word
a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses
a word that is a person, place, thing or idea
a word that desribes nouns and pronouns
Select all of the nouns.
rough
pen
gross
cup
drive
What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the diretion something is going?
interjection
preposition
pronoun
conjunction
Select the adjectives to describe this cat.
cute
soft
striped
whiskers
Choose a sentence where the verb is underlined.
James quickly searched for his journal.
James quickly searched for his journal.
James quickly searched for his journal.
James quickly searched for his journal.
Choose an adjective you could add to describe the sun.
Jacob woke up when the sun shone in his room.
bright
his
sleepy
alarm
1. She was running a high temperature.
a) adjective
b) adverb
c) noun
2. I am the happiest woman in the world.
a) adverb
b) adjective
c) verb
3. He has many influential friends.
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
4. Choose the lesser of the two evils.
a) adverb
b) noun
c) verb
5. Hari is the most intelligent boy in the class.
a) conjunction
b) preposition
c) adverb
6. A fast car goes fast.
a) verb
b) adjective
c) adverb
7. She was angry but she said nothing.
a) preposition
b) pronoun
c) conjunction
8. There is something under the bed.
a) preposition
b) conjunction
c) noun
9. They live in a small cottage above the lake.
a) verb
b) noun
c) preposition
10. He cut himself while shaving.
a) adverb
b) adjective
c) verb
11. She was angry with him.
a) adverb
b) adjective
c) noun
12. I have other things to attend to.
a) adjective
b) adverb
c) noun
13. She thought of a wise plan. Thought is a ............................
verb
adverb
adjective
14. I want to go now. Now is a/an .....................................
preposition
adverb
adjective
15. Where are you going? You is a .....................................
verb
Noun
pronoun
16. That was a lovely evening. Lovely is a/an .......................................
noun
Adjective
adverb
17. They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition?
they
Many
From
18. I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here twenty is a/an .....
adjective
Noun
verb
19. Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a/an ……………………..
noun
pronoun
preposition
20. I helped him because I liked him. Because is a/an ...................................
preposition
adverb
conjunction
They attended the concert last weekend.
noun
verb
conjunction
adverb
pronoun
Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.
conjunction
noun
article
verb
pronoun
The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.
interjection
adverb
adjective
verb
noun
Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.
verb
adjective
interjection
preposition
conjunction
I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.
adverb
A noun
conjunction
interjection
article
She was counting the ballots during social studies class.
pronoun
noun
interjection
adjective
preposition
Hey! That is my seat.
verb
preposition
pronoun
interjection
article
Her sister is the oldest member of the group.
adjective
verb
adverb
noun
pronoun
Are you sure of yourself?
noun
pronoun
preposition
interjection
article
They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.
noun
article
adverb
adjective
verb
Hurray! Our team has finally scored a touchdown.
noun
interjection
adjective
verb
article
My mother is very smart. Identify the NOUN.
my
mother
is
very
The ball rolled past the catcher and all the way back to the fence. Identify the VERB.
rolled
way
Ball
back
The broken printer needs to be replaced. Identify the ADJECTIVE.
printer
broken
needs
replaced
Sal and Andy wrote a silly play that had us all laughing. Identify the PRONOUN.
Sal/Andy
play
us
laughing
The nervous student quickly stepped to the front of the classroom. Identify the ADVERB.
nervous
student
stepped
quickly
The magician performed one amazing trick after another. Identify the ADJECTIVE.
magician
performed
trick
amazing
