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Parts of Speech Worksheet – Parts of Speech Exercises

In English, each word in a sentence serves a specific role, such as naming things, expressing actions, or describing qualities. Through parts of speech worksheets, we reinforce our knowledge of how words function and their proper usage within the structures of language.

Kindly review the following articles to deepen your understanding of parts of speech:

• Prepositions
• Conjunctions
• Interjections

Parts of Speech Worksheet

Parts of Speech Exercises

Parts of speech worksheet 1: identifying parts of speech.

• The brave firefighter rescued the cat.
• She writes novels in her free time.
• The car moved slowly down the street.
• Wisdom is more valuable than riches.
• They will travel to Spain next summer.
• Her green dress matches her eyes.
• Before the show starts, let’s grab a snack.
• He has five pencils in his case.
• The students can solve the puzzle quickly.
• This soup tastes too salty.
• The tall building can be seen from miles away.
• He swam across the lake with ease.
• The flowers were beautifully arranged on the table.
• Honesty is the best policy.
• I want to learn a new language.
• The red apple looks ripe and juicy.
• Under the bridge, there is a quiet stream.
• She sings and plays the guitar.
• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.
• After dinner, we’ll have dessert.

Parts of Speech Worksheet 2: Identifying Parts of Speech in a Paragraph

The  sun  was setting, and the sky turned a brilliant  shade  of orange.  Birds  chirped  peacefully  as they settled in for the night. A  gentle  breeze  whispered  through the  leaves , creating a  soothing  rustle. Nearby, a  stream  flowed  steadily , its  waters  glistening in the fading light. Children  played  in the distance, their  laughter  carrying on the wind. An  old  man  sat  on a bench,  watching  the day come to an end. He  felt  a sense of  calm  wash over him. The  park  was his favorite place to  reflect  on life’s simple  joys . As darkness  fell , he  stood  up and  walked  home,  content  with the day’s  serenity .

• Identify the part of speech for the underlined word “sun.”
• What part of speech is “peacefully”?
• What is the part of speech of “gentle”?
• Determine the part of speech for “whispered.”
• Identify the part of speech of “leaves.”
• What part of speech is “soothing”?
• What is the part of speech of “stream”?
• Determine the part of speech for “steadily.”
• Identify the part of speech of “waters.”
• What part of speech is “played”?
• What is the part of speech of “laughter”?
• Determine the part of speech for “old.”
• Identify the part of speech of “sat.”
• What part of speech is “watching”?
• What is the part of speech of “felt”?
• Determine the part of speech for “calm.”
• Identify the part of speech of “park.”
• What part of speech is “reflect”?
• What is the part of speech of “joys”?
• Determine the part of speech for “content.”

Answers with Explanations:

• Noun (The word “sun” is a thing, hence a noun.)
• Adverb (It describes how birds chirped, hence an adverb.)
• Adjective (It describes the noun “breeze,” hence an adjective.)
• Verb (It is an action performed by the subject “breeze,” hence a verb.)
• Noun (The word “leaves” is a plural noun, referring to things.)
• Adjective (It describes the noun “rustle,” hence an adjective.)
• Noun (The word “stream” is a thing, hence a noun.)
• Adverb (It describes how the stream flowed, hence an adverb.)
• Noun (The word “waters” is a plural noun, referring to things.)
• Verb (It is an action performed by the subject “Children,” hence a verb.)
• Noun (The word “laughter” is a thing, hence a noun.)
• Adjective (It describes the noun “man,” hence an adjective.)
• Verb (It is an action performed by the subject “man,” hence a verb.)
• Verb (It is a present participle verb used in a continuous tense.)
• Verb (It is an action performed by the subject “He,” hence a verb.)
• Noun (The word “calm” is a thing, hence a noun. It could also be considered an adjective in a different context, but here it is a noun as it is something he felt.)
• Noun (The word “park” is a thing, hence a noun.)
• Verb (It is an action that the subject “he” can perform, hence a verb.)
• Noun (The word “joys” is a plural noun, referring to things.)
• Adjective (It describes the noun “he” in the state of being content, hence an adjective.)

Parts of Speech Worksheet  3: Multiple Choice

1. What is the part of speech for the word “happy”?

• c) Adjective

2. Which word is a pronoun in the following sentence: “She is going to the store.”

3. Identify the adverb in the sentence: “He quickly ran to catch the bus.”

4. What is the conjunction in the sentence: “I will go to the party if you come with me.”

5. Choose the preposition in the sentence: “The book is on the table.”

6. Identify the interjection in the sentence: “Wow, that was an amazing performance!”

7. What is the part of speech for the word “jumped” in the sentence: “The cat jumped over the fence”?

8. Identify the adverb in the sentence: “She sings beautifully.”

• c) Beautifully
• d) Sings beautifully

9. Choose the conjunction in the sentence: “I will study hard so I can pass the exam.”

10. What is the preposition in the sentence: “The cat is under the table”?

11. What is the part of speech for the word “happiness” in the sentence: “Her happiness was contagious”?

12. Identify the adverb in the sentence: “He speaks quite softly.”

13. Choose the conjunction in the sentence: “I like both tea and coffee.”

14. What is the preposition in the sentence: “The keys are on the table”?

15. Identify the interjection in the sentence: “Wow, what a beautiful sunset!”

• d) Beautiful
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Parts of speech worksheets terms of use, prepositions worksheets, below you will find our full list of printable prepositions worksheets to be used by teachers at home or in school. just click on a link to open a printable pdf version of the desired worksheet. we hope you find them useful..

• Identifying Prepositions Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice identifying prepositions in sentences.

• Identifying Prepositions Worksheet Answers

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• Prepositions of Time Worksheet

This worksheet includes a table outlining the various prepositions of time and their usages. Practice involves using prepositions of time to explain the schedules of color characters in the worksheet.

• Prepositions of Time Worksheet Answers

Answers to the Prepositions of Time Worksheet.

• Prepositions of Place Worksheet 1

The worksheet provides practice using images to explain the positions of people and objects in relation to one another.

• Prepositions of Place Worksheet Answers 1

Answers to the Prepositions of Place Worksheet 1

• Prepositions of Place Worksheet 2

The worksheet includes tables outlining the various prepositions of place (location). Practice involves using prepositions of place to explain the positions of color objects in relation to one another.

• Prepositions of Place Worksheet Answers 2

Answers to the Prepositions of Place Worksheet 2

Nouns worksheets.

• Identifying Nouns Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice identifying nouns in sentences.

• Identifying Nouns Worksheet Answers

Answers to the Nouns Worksheet.

• Identifying Nouns Worksheet - Common vs. Proper

Explanation, examples, and practice identifying common vs. proper nouns in sentences.

• Identifying Nouns Worksheet - Common vs. Proper Answers

Answers to the Identifying Nouns worksheet.

Adjectives worksheets, this section contains printable worksheets on adjectives..

• Identifying Adjectives Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice identifying adjectives in sentences.

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Answers to the Identifying Adjectives worksheet

• Order of Adjectives Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice putting adjectives in the correct order.

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Explanation, examples, and practice using comparative adjectives in sentences.

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• Superlative Adjectives Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice using superlative adjectives in sentences.

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Explanation, examples, and practice identifying adverbs in sentences.

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• Frequency Adverbs Worksheet

Explanation, examples, and practice identifying and using frequency adverbs in sentences. Practice involves rewriting sentences according to percentages labeled on a frequency adverbs chart. This is an excellent worksheet!

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Answers to the Frequency Adverbs worksheet.

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• Introduction to Conjunctions Worksheet

A brief introduction to conjunctions.

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• Coordinating Conjunctions Worksheet

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• Introduction to Pronouns Worksheet

A brief introduction to pronouns.

• Introduction to Pronouns Worksheet Answers

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• Demonstrative Pronouns Worksheet

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• Identifying Interjections Worksheet

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Collectively all of the parts of speech work together to flow with grammatical syntax. The worksheets that you will find below will really help school you on grammar which will help you become a better writer and speaker. In any event, you will have a better shot at communicating your ideas, if you follow these sheets. Click on the links below to find all of our worksheets for this section. Each section has at least 15 worksheets complete with answer keys. This collection of worksheets does a solid job of helping you understand each specific part of speech and how to identify it and use it in your own writing properly.

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These are modifiers that tend to aim at adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs.

These parts of speech describe qualities or states nouns.

Adjectives vs Adverbs

They are both word modifiers, but they each modify different things.

Conjunctions

These are the words that help link other words together. They allow you to form more sophisticated sentences.

Interjection

This gives the reader a better sense of the emotion or feelings a writer is trying to portray in a sentence or work.

The good old person, place, or thing that often serves as the subject of any sentence that it may reside in.

Object Pronouns

These often are not the subjects of sentences, but they are affected by the subject.

Plural Nouns

We you have more than one or a bunch for that matter.

Plural Pronouns

Ways to refer to groups.

Possessive Nouns

This helps you say that something belongs to something else.

Possessive Pronouns

When you need to state ownership.

Prepositions

These help us describe a relationship between other words. It is usually used to describe the relative location.

These words help us to not sound like robots when we talk to each other. It adds a bit of spice to language.

Singular Pronouns

Used when we are referring to one person.

Subject Pronouns

A pronoun that takes the place of a subject.

If you want to supercharge your message, verbs are where it is at!

Common Nouns

These are used to describe things in a more general way.

Mixed Grammar Review

When you are ready to practice your skills with all of these parts of speech at once, head over to these worksheets.

What Are the Parts of Speech?

Just like a character in a play, a part of speech is to a sentence. All words used in a sentence follow one of the categories of parts of speech. How a word is placed in a sentence to be delivered determines its part of speech.

There are general considered to be eight parts of speech in the English language. Based on frequency of usage they would be nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Nouns give sentences subjects such as things, places, and people (yes that's mixed around) names. Verbs tell us what action is taking place. The tense of the verb must always agree with the subject of the sentence. Verbs can also be used to express a state of being. Adjectives are your normal run of the mill descriptive words. We use adjectives all the time to modify nouns and pronouns. Pronouns give us diversity by allow use to replace common names with other names. Without them language would seem much more formal than it does in today's spoken form. Adverbs basically are you're main word modifiers (usually on adjectives, verbs, or another word type). When you need to join something, be it a clause, phrase, or just words, we use conjunctions. Need to really express emotion in your writing, then you need an injection (Pow!) Need to make a phrase? You'll probably need little words called prepositions.

The Different Parts of Speech

The United States of America is the wealthiest country in the world.

My shoelaces are tied up.

Basketball is playing worldwide.

A noun is used for any idea, place, person, or thing. Nouns are of two kinds: proper and common nouns. The starting alphabet for a proper noun is always with a capital letter, such as Virginia. The proper nouns are names for specific places, persons, and concepts. While, common nouns such as a chair, table, fan, etc., are common words. Nouns are sometimes supported by an article(another part of speech).

2. Pronouns

I have a beautiful dress for the festival.

You are so irresponsible.

They have been playing cricket for two hours.

These are the substitutes for specific nouns. They are used to avoid the repetition of nouns. The pronoun is only comprehended when the speaker or writer mentions the specific noun to which the pronoun refers, such as She, Him, He, It, and They.

John works in a renowned company.

The man sat across the road.

The teacher yelled when students were not listening to her.

He played well in the last match.

It is the action word in a sentence or a phrase, such as go, run, swim, sit, etc. Not all verbs are used to define literal action, feelings are also verbs in a sentence, but they are nonaction. Processes like loving, thinking and disliking are all nonaction verbs.

4. Adjectives

She made a delicious lasagna.

A handsome prince was riding on a horse across the lush, green grass.

Do you think this brownie tastes too sweet?

These are the modifiers of nouns in a sentence. They are placed in a sentence to give more details and describe a particular noun. For instance, if you ask your friend about his mother's health condition, he replies, "Her condition is serious." You'll be confused about how serious she is?

Emma runs well.

He plays the piano smoothly.

She can deliver food quickly.

These words are the modifiers of verbs and adjectives. These words usually end with -ly, such as quickly, slowly, etc.

6. Prepositions

She put the books on the table.

James was sitting at the park.

The wind was blowing over the hills.

Her success is beyond my expectations.

Prepositions are words in a sentence to describe the relationship of the subject, object, or the action that happens. There are prepositions of time, place, etc., that tell us the location or the time at which an event occurs.

7. Conjunctions

The pizza is tasty but spicy too.

May has two cats and a fluffy dog.

These words connect two clauses to give a single idea or show a connection between two ideas. The words like, and, but, and so are examples of conjunctions.

8. Articles

Maria is an extrovert

She's an actress.

Please hand me the changers.

These are the connecting words for a noun. They always support a noun. For nouns that start from a vowel, the article "an" is used while "a" is used for a consonant. The article "the" is used to specify the noun.

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Parts of Speech Exercises [Worksheet] with Answers

Every word used in a sentence fulfills a function and occupies a position. These words are divided into clauses called parts of speech , according to the function they fulfill.

These parts of speech exercises will let you understand them better. We have written down sentences for each clause separately. The answers are given at the end of each exercise.

Parts of Speech Exercises

Noun exercises.

Make a list of the nouns in the following sentences and state whether each is a common, proper, collective, abstract or material noun. Fill in the blanks from the aforementioned nouns.

• Virtue (__________) is its own reward.
• The committee (__________) were divided in their opinion.
• That wall is made of stones (__________).
• Mr. Imran came to Karachi and visited the Quaid-e-Azam tomb (__________).
• He gave me a bunch (__________) of grapes (__________).
• This chair (__________) is made of wood (__________).
• London (__________) is on the river (__________) of Thames (__________).
• Abstract noun
• Collective noun
• Material noun
• Proper noun
• Collective noun, common noun
• Common noun, material noun
• Proper noun, common noun, proper noun

PRONOUN EXERCISES

Identify the type of pronoun

• He met the man (__________) whom (__________) I saw yesterday.
• We love those persons (__________) who (__________) are kind to us.
• A tree is known by its (__________) fruit.
• A boy (__________) who (__________) is attentive is sure to excel.
• After the servants had done their (__________) work, the master sent them (__________) away.
• Tom tried to lift himself (__________) out of poverty.
• Nothing lasts forever (__________).
• Antecedent, relative pronoun
• Personal pronoun
• Personal pronoun, personal pronoun
• Reflexive pronoun
• Indefinite pronoun

ADJECTIVE EXERCISES

Complete the sentences by entering the correct form of adjectives, tall, large, beautiful, fatter, better, smaller, fast, long, comfortable.

• A _________ policeman.
• A _________ mountain.
• As we eat more we get _________.
• If I practice regularly I get _________.
• A _________ woman.
• The cheetah is the _________ land animal.
• As the aero plane flew higher the house below got _________.
• The _________ waiting room.
• Sindh River is the _________ river in Pakistan.
• Comfortable

VERB EXERCISES

Indicate the verb in a sentence.

• He is reading a newspaper. (__________)
• He takes tea in breakfast. (__________)
• She studies till late night daily. (__________)
• I can run. (__________)
• He gave me a book. (__________)
• Run — In this sentence, “run” is called a principal verb and “can” is called helping verb (auxiliaries)
• Gave — In this sentence, transitive verb has two objects; “me” is called an indirect object and “a book” is called a direct object.

ADVERB EXERCISES

Find out adverbs in these sentences.

• He worked on slippery road carefully. (__________)
• He laughed heartily. (__________)
• The hungry lion roared furiously. (__________)
• Jami is extremely clever. (__________)
• Sania sings beautifully. (__________)
• Imran came slowly up to the open door. (__________)
• He answered his teacher respectfully. (__________)
• Beautifully
• Respectfully

PREPOSITION EXERCISES

Identify prepositions in these sentences.

• A house on a hill. (__________)
• Cat is on the table. (__________)
• I am living in Lahore. (__________)
• He arrived at 6 o’ clock. (__________)
• He took meal at noon. (__________)
• Cricketers are playing in the ground. (__________)
• Tom is presiding over the meeting. (__________)

INTERJECTION EXERCISES

Find the interjections in these sentences.

• Alas! Maria failed the test.
• Hurrah! We won the race.
• Oh no! I am getting late.
• Wow! It is a beautiful scene.
• Oh my gosh! I missed the chance.

CONJUNCTION EXERCISES

Identify conjunctions in these sentences.

• John likes to fish and hunt. (__________)
• Do you prefer coffee or tea? (__________)
• It is sunny yet cold. (__________)
• I worked hard and passed the exams. (__________)
• I like to eat fish but not to catch them. (__________)
• She does not eat meat, nor does she drink milk. (__________)

Read also: Parts of Speech Free Posters 71 Idioms with Meaning and Sentences

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