Grammar Review for Final Exam
Noun
Verb
adjective
conjunction
preposition
adverb
pronoun
Write the part of speech the underlined word is on your paper.
1. Light the oven now. Verb
2. A light rain fell. Adjective
3. A red light flashed. Noun
4. Cars whizzed by. Adverb
5. Pam went by air. Preposition
6. Look up! Adverb
7. Sail up the river. Preposition
8. Can you top that? Verb
9. Lock the top drawer. Adjective
10.We climbed to the top. Noun
11.I shooed the hen away. Verb
12.That looks beautiful. Pronoun
13.That cat is smart. Adjective
14.He did it for you. Preposition
15.I slept, for I was tired. Conjunction
16.We must soon part. Verb
17.One part is missing. Noun
18.It may snow tonight. Verb
19.We saw snow there. Noun
20.Did you pass this test? Verb
In the following paragraph there are underlined words. Above each word write
the part of speech it is.
Pronoun
Adjective
Preposition
One of the most popular animal fables is the story about an owl who
Verb
Preposition
Noun Conj.
becomes a god to its fellow creatures. Because the owl can see in the dark and
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
can answer questions with a few smart phrases, the other animals decide it is the
Verb
Verb
wisest creature in the word. They follow in the owl’s footsteps and mimic its
Adjective
Preposition Verb
every action. When it bumps into a tree, they do the same. When it staggers
Noun
Noun
Adverb
down the middle of the highway, they follow the owl’s lead. They do not realize
Noun
Preposition
that their idol cannot see during the daytime. Because the owl fails to see a truck
Adverb
that is approaching, it marches straight ahead, and the other animals follow
Preposition
Adverb Adjective
Noun
behind it, thinking that it is very brave and that it will protect them from harm.
Adjective
Naturally the owl is no help to them when they are in the path of a fast-moving
Preposition
Verb Adverb
Adjective
truck. The truck proves beyond question that the owl is not a god, but this lesson
Adverb Adjective
comes too late. The foolish animals are all killed by the truck.
What is the moral of the fable? ______________________________________