EXERCISES
A.
Chapter 3 Parts of Speech
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Circle the nouns , underline the pronouns and draw boxes
around adjectives in the following sentences.
1. Suhana is a sweet girl.
Nouns- Suhana , girl
Adjectives- sweet
2. She wanted to buy the brown teddy bear.
Nouns- teddy bear
Pronouns- She
Adjectives- brown
3. Sunny is riding the new bicycle.
Nouns- Sunny , bicycle
Adjectives- new
4. Are you coming to see the football match ?
Nouns- football match
Pronouns- you
5. I can see two birds making a nest.
Nouns- birds , nest
Pronouns- I
Adjectives- two
6. Only two weeks are left for them to arrive.
Nouns- weeks
Pronouns- them
Adjectives- only, two
7. We stay in a tall building.
Nouns- building
Pronouns – We
Adjectives- tall
8. I am hungry. Please give me food.
Nouns- food
Pronouns- I , me
Adjectives- hungry
EXERCISES
B.
Page 13-14
In the following sentences , underline the verbs and circle the
adverbs.
1. Soumya sang beautifully.
Verb- sang , adverb- beautifully
2. Rajiv is working hard in Maths.
Verb- is working, adverb- hard
3. My best friend Ananya has been in the US for several years.
Verb- has been, adverb- best , several
4. Piya never attended the cultural event.
Verb- attended, adverb- never
5. They had dinner at 8pm everyday.
Verb- had, adverb- everyday
6. Ruchira entered the house with her dog quietly.
Verb- entered, adverb- quietly
7. Puja cooked the food yesterday.
Verb- cooked, adverb- yesterday
8. They often met in the park.
Verb- met, adverb- often
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C. Circle the interjections ,underline the prepositions and make
boxes around conjunctions in the following sentences.
1. Jeet or Jay must stay back.
Interjections PrepositionsConjunctions- or
2. We looked for the ring under the table but could not find it.
Interjections Prepositions- for ,under
Conjunctions- but
3. Oh! The dog fell into the well.
Interjections – Oh!
Prepositions- into
Conjunctions4. The beggar was sleeping under the tree.
Interjections Prepositions- under
Conjunctions-
5. They are planting saplings in the garden.
Interjections Prepositions- in
Conjunctions-
D. Name the part of speech that the words printed in bold belong to.
1. The train was late.
Noun
2. They train students to become doctors.
Verb
3. The fire broke out at night.
Noun
4. The police fire bullets to scare the thieves.
Verb
5. This chapter is very important.
Noun
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E. Use the following words in sentences of your own. Use each word
(a) as a noun and (b) as a verb.
1. train ( noun )- We lost our train tickets.
train ( verb) – They were training him for the upcoming cricket match.
2. walk ( noun)- My grandfather goes for a morning walk.
walk ( verb) – My friend walked home from school.
3. water ( noun )- Give me a glass of water.
water ( verb) – My mother waters the plants in the garden.
4. book (noun) – My sister bought me a new book.
book ( verb) – We booked a band for the wedding reception.
5. watch (noun) – My father gifted me a watch on my birthday.
watch ( verb) – We are watching a new movie.
6. work (noun) – He has a busy work schedule.
work (verb) - We should work hard for a bright future.
7. plan ( noun) – It’s a nice plan.
plan (verb) – I am planning to go to Delhi.
8. colour (noun) – Red is my favourite colour.
colour ( verb) - My sister colored a picture for me.
9. match (noun) – I am going to play football match on Sunday.
match (verb) – The shoes are matching her dress.
F. Read the following passage and write which part of speech the
words in bold belong to.
Komal wakes (verb) up very early.Then she goes for a walk (noun )
in the park (noun ) and later gets ready for school. She, usually ,
walks (verb ) to her school since it (pronoun ) is near her house. In
the evening , she (pronoun ) completes the work (noun ) given by
her teacher, while her mother works (verb ) in the kitchen. She is very
good (adjective ) singer and attends her music ( adjective ) classes
everyday in the evening.