Parts of Speech

To solve this exercise, you have to identify the noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective,
preposition, conjunction, interjection in the given sentences.

 Tom went to market to buy books ( __________ ).

 He went to the market but ( __________ ) did not buy new books.
 I liked ( __________ ) him ( __________ ) better than he likes me.
 A smart girl was dancing quickly ( __________ ).
 She ( __________ ) eats apples in the morning daily.
 When he was sitting ( __________ ) on the grass, a snake bit him.
 You ( __________ ) caught him by his arm.
 A rich ( __________ ) lady bought a beautiful ( __________ ) necklace.
 Hurrah! ( __________ ) I have passed the examination.
 The cat is sitting under ( __________ ) the chair.
 Alas! ( __________ ) I could not receive you.
 The body of the cage is made of iron. ( __________ )
 It is not your ( __________ ) pen; it is hers.
 There is still some milk in ( __________ ) the jug.
 Jimmy is performing ( __________ ) his duties diligently.
 The drawing made by you is almost ( __________ ) perfect.
 I shall not go unless ( __________ ) you allow.
 The road is to ( __________ ) go by.
 The flowers smell sweet. ( __________ )
 He frequently ( __________ ) goes to the beach.

Go through the given sentences and identify the adverb.

1. We have seen this before.

2. The postman comes to her daily.
3. The man repeated the same thing thrice.
4. Your friend called again.
5. Please walk forward.
6. The horse ran away.
7. My brother writes clearly.
8. The army fought bravely.
9. The mangoes are almost ripe.
10. Are you keeping well?
Fill the blanks with correct pronouns.

1. Shyam is my brother. ___ study in the same class

2. Between Ritu and me, __ am the younger one.
3. Do you see this book with my name on it? It is ___.
 4. Miss Gwen is our new class teacher. ___ is very sweet.
5. While cutting vegetables, Mitu cut ___.
6. The jury got divided among ___.
7. I’m coming too. Please wait for __.
8. Nobody but ___ was present.
9. ___ book is better than the other.
10. Is the mug ___? It was on your table.

Identify the prepositions in the following passage.

Goldilocks used to live with her parents in a cabin near the forest. One day, she decided
to go for a walk. She strolled down the lane that led to the forest and came across a
cottage. Feeling intrigued, she decided to check whose house it was. She knocked on the
door, but no one answered. Then she decided to go in and check. Once she came into the
cottage, she saw three soup bowls kept on the table. Feeling hungry, she drank the soup
out of the smallest bowl. She saw a flight of stairs that led to a room above. She decided
to go and see the rooms. On reaching the rooms, she saw there were three beds. Feeling
sleepy with all the walking and hot soup, she decided to take a nap and slept on the
smallest bed. When she woke up, she saw three bears standing in front of her, and the
smallest bear among them crying loudly. Terrified, she started screaming and ran past the
bear family to reach her home.
Go through the following sentences and identify the part of speech of the underlined words.

1. Namitha is not coming today.

2. My mom will be leaving to Bangalore tomorrow.
3. The teacher asked the students to stand.
4. He is my brother.
5. There is a cat under the table.
6. The clothes did not dry as it was raining all night.
7. Sheena and her sister dance well.
8. I am wearing a green dress for the party.
9. Oh! That is really sad.
10. She is coming with me.
Choose which part of speech the highlighted word is.
1.She was wearing really beautiful earrings.

a) Adjective b) Adverb c) Noun

2. Wow, you have got a great score.

a) Conjunction b) Interjection c) Pronoun

3.The baby crawled under the bed.

a) Preposition b) Conjunction c) Adverb

4.She quickly packed her bag and left.

a) Noun b) Adjective c) Adverb

5.This is a depressing time to be living in London as people are arguing over the election.

a) Interjection b) Adjective c) Adverb

6. Take your first left then go over the bridge.

a) Noun b) Preposition c) Verb

7. There is a party next week though I don’t think I can go.

a) Preposition b) Conjunction c) Adverb

8.He thinks we will arrive at roughly 5pm.

a) Pronoun b) Preposition c) Conjunction

9. The music is very loud.

a) Adjective b) Interjection c) Noun

10. He goes to Spain often not only for the sun but also for the food.

a) Conjunction b) Adverb c) Preposition

Each sentence given below contains an underlined word. You have to find out what part of
speech that word belongs to.
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

Identify the correct part of speech for each listed item in each sentences below. Choose from
among the following options:

noun verb adjective adverb pronoun conjunction preposition qualifier

1. A small snail climbed over the slippery log and inched slowly toward the nearby fields.

A log

small and

snail inched

climbed slowly

over toward

the the

slippery nearby
fields

2. I didn't go to the very formal dinner because you never returned from the cleaners with my
favorite tuxedo.

I never

didn't go returned

to from

the the

very cleaners

formal with

dinner my

because favorite

you tuxedo

3. The senator made numerous lofty promises to this constituents when he spoke so glibly at the
expensive political fundraiser in Washington, D.C.

The spoke

senator so

made glibly

numerous at

lofty the

promises expensive

to political

his fundraiser

constituents in

when Washington, D.C.

he
The weather was quite warm, so we walked lazily along the shady path near an old cemetery in
the countryside.

The the

Weather shady

was path

quite near

warm an

so old

we cemetry

walked in

lazily the

along countryside

Exercise Instructions: What kind of word is the word in CAPITALS?

Q1 - She's a GOOD player b) indefinite article

a) adverb Q6 - It's IN the box

b) adjective
a) pronoun
Q2 - A LEISURELY lunch b) preposition

a) adjective Q7 - THEY left early

b) adverb
a) noun
Q3 - I've JUST done it b) pronoun

a) preposition Q8 - I SOMETIMES go there

b) adverb
a) adjective
Q4 - He finished the show very WELL b) adverb

a) adverb Q9 - It's a LOVELY film

b) adjective
a) adverb
Q5 - It took half AN hour to get there b) adjective

a) definite article Q10 - She's SMOKING a cigarette outside

 a) gerund b) indefinite article
b) present participle
Q13 - He bought A new car
Q11 - SMOKING is bad for you
a) definite article
a) present participle b) indefinite article
b) gerund
Q14 - The film started LATE
Q12 - It's THE best I've ever had
a) adverb
a) definite article b) adjective

Choose the right option.

1. She went to the market and bought some eggs. Here went is a ................................

a) verb b) adverb c) noun

2. I want to go now. Here now is a/an ..............................

a) verb b) adjective c) adverb

3. What are you doing there? Here there is a/an ..................................

a) adjective b) adverb c) verb

4. There is a mouse underneath the piano. Underneath is a/an ........................................

a) conjunction b) preposition c) adverb

5. Masons build houses. Masons is a/an .....................................

a) verb b) adverb c) noun

6. John is my best friend. Here John is a/an ........................................

a) Proper noun b) Collective noun c) Common noun

7. She looked up but didn’t see anything. Here up is a/an ............................................

a) verb b) adverb c) conjunction

8. My family live in different parts of India. Here family is a/an ..........................................

a) common noun b) abstract noun c) collective noun

9. That was a difficult question. Here difficult is a/an ...........................................

a) adjective b) adverb c) preposition

10. She was very impressed with her results. Here very is a/an ...............................................

a) adjective b) adverb c) verb

11. Although she is poor, she is happy. Although is a/an ............................................

a) conjunction b) preposition c) verb

12. Have we bought enough chairs? Enough is a/an ..............................................

a) adverb b) adjective c) preposition

13. The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief. Here fast is
a/an .........................................

a) adjective
b) adverb
c) verb

Label the parts of speech for the bold words in the following sentences.

1. He finished _______ his homework.

2. Sean ______ is working at _____the computer.

3. What are the eight parts of speech __________?

4. Will you __________help me move__________ tomorrow?

5. She _________ has been sick for _________three days.

6. There have been two enormous ___________ snowstorms ____________this winter.

7. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman announced that they _________ are getting separated.

8. She _________ is getting married next year.

9. The computer is having technical ___________ problems.

10. I like__________ steak, but _________ she doesn’t eat meat.

11. Help! ___________My computer just crashed.

12. He sauntered proudly ____________across the stage.

13. Although __________he didn’t want to go to class, he knew he had to go.

14. John never __________puts sugar in his coffee.

 Read each sentence, and then decide the part of speech of the italicized word.

1. Whenever the door slams, the lamp rocks back and forth.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

2. The garden wall is made of rocks.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

3.Every evening my grandmother rocks in her rocking chair.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

4.The college's geology department has a large rock collection.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

5.Parents should limit the amount of television their children watch.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

6.Her credit limit is $5,000.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

7.How much cloth will it take to make the curtains?

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

8.When I travel, I take my cloth coat instead of my leather one.

 a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

9.Feathers are so light that they seem to float.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

10.Please turn on the light.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

11.Pastels are light colors.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

12.Open the window and let in the light.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

13.Please light the candles on the birthday cake.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb

14.Her daughter is the light of her life.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb
15.The pancakes are delicious and light.

a) adjective
b) noun
c) verb