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Parts of Speech Exercises

The document contains various exercises focused on identifying parts of speech, including adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and others. Each exercise is followed by answers to facilitate self-assessment. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of grammatical concepts.

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Parts of Speech Exercises

The document contains various exercises focused on identifying parts of speech, including adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and others. Each exercise is followed by answers to facilitate self-assessment. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of grammatical concepts.

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Parts of Speech Exercises with Answers

Give below are a few exercises. Try them out and assess your understanding of the
different parts of speech.

Exercise 1 – Identify the Adverb


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?

Answers
1. Before
2. Daily
3. Thrice
4. Again
5. Forward
6. Away
7. Clearly
8. Bravely
9. Almost
10. Well

Exercise 2 – Use the Appropriate Pronoun


Possessive adjective - Possessive pronoun
(Always sits before a noun. Never sits alone.)
My – Mine
Our - Ours
Your – Yours
His – His
Her – Hers
Their – Theirs
Its - Its

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.

Answers
1. We
2. I
3. Mine
4. She
5. Herself
6. Themselves
7. Me
8. He/She
9. This
10. Yours

Exercise 3 – Underline the Preposition


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.

Answers
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.

Exercise 4 – Identify the Part of Speech


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 light green dress for the party.
9. Oh! That is really sad.
10. She is coming with me.

Answers
1. Noun
2. Verb, adverb
3. Noun
4. Pronoun
5. Preposition
6. Conjunction
7. Conjunction, adverb
8. Adjective
9. Interjection
10. Preposition

Parts of speech exercise


FEBRUARY 28, 2014 -

You have to read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong
to the part of speech specified in the bracket.

An example is given below.

Question: She must have reached home. (verb)

Answer: She must have reached home.

1. She went to the market and bought some eggs.


Here went is a ................................
verb

adverb

noun

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


..............................
verb

adjective

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

adverb

verb

4. There is a mouse underneath the piano.


Underneath is a/an ........................................
conjunction

preposition

adverb

5. Masons build houses. Masons is a/an


.....................................
verb

adverb

noun

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


........................................
Proper noun

Collective noun

Common noun

7. She looked up but didn’t see anything. Here up


is a/an ............................................
verb
adverb

conjunction

8. My family live in different parts of India. Here


family is a/an ..........................................
common noun

abstract noun

collective noun

9. That was a difficult question. Here difficult is


a/an ...........................................
adjective

adverb

preposition

10. She was very impressed with her results.


Here very is a/an ...............................................
adjective

adverb

verb

11. Although she is poor, she is happy. Although


is a/an ............................................
conjunction

preposition

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

adjective

preposition

13. The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch


the thief. Here fast is a/an
.........................................
adjective

adverb

verb

Answers
1. She went to the market and bought some eggs. (verb)

2. I want to go now. (adverb)

3. What are you doing there? (adverb)

4. There is a mouse underneath the piano. (preposition)

5. Masons build houses. (noun)

6. John is my best friend. (proper noun)

7. She looked up but didn’t see anything. (adverb)

8. My family live in different parts of India. (collective noun)

9. That was a difficult question. (adjective)

10. She was very impressed with her results. (adverb)


11. Although she is poor, she is happy. (conjunction)

12. Have we bought enough chairs? (adjective)

13. The policeman didn’t run fast enough to catch the thief. (adverb)

Notes

The word enough can be an adjective and an adverb.

Parts Of Speech Exercises- 1


Find out the correct and the most appropriate type of speech in the following parts of
speech exercises;

1. Sheela went to the stationary to purchase *books* ( __________ ).


2. She went to the mall *but* ( __________ ) did not purchase anything new.
3. I *liked* ( __________ ) *her* ( __________ ) better than anyother classmate.
4. A beautiful girl was doing her tasks *quickly* ( __________ ).
5. *She*( __________ ) goes for the morning walk regularly.
6. When she was *lying*( )in the park an insect bit her.
7. *You* ( __________ ) took him by holding his hand.
8. A *rich* ( __________ ) man purchased a *stunning* ( __________ )jewellery.
9. *Hurrah! *( __________ ) I have cleared all examinations.
10. The kitten is hiding *under* ( __________ ) the table.
11. *Alas!* ( __________ ) He coudn't come here.
12. The body of the cupboard is made of *iron*. ( __________ )
13. This is not *your* ( __________ ) pencil but his.
14. There is still some juice *in *( __________ ) the bottle.
15. Sheetal is *performing* ( __________ ) her responsibilities properly.
16. The painting mader by the artist is *almost*( __________ ) impeccable.
17. We shall not leave *unless* ( __________ ) you permit us.
18. The path is *to* ( __________ ) cross by.
19. The Jasmine flowers smell *sweet*. ( __________ )
20. She *frequently* ( __________ ) goes to the temple.

Answers to Parts Of Speech Exercises - 1


Try to solve these on your own without seeing the answers, but when you get stuck, you
can always have a look at the answers.

1. Noun
2. Conjunction
3. Verb, Pronoun
4. Adverb
5. Pronoun
6. Verb
7. Pronoun
8. Adjective, adjective
9. Interjection
10. Preposition
11. Interjection
12. Noun
13. Pronoun
14. Preposition
15. Verb
16. Adverb
17. Conjunction
18. Preposition
19. Adjective
20. Adverb

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