Parts of Speech Notes and Practice Name:
Noun Pronoun Verb Adverb Conjunction Interjection Adjective Preposition
Notes
Term Definition modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
Examples joins words or word groups names a person, place, thing or idea a word that modifies a noun or pronoun expresses emotion; has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence shows the relationship of noun or pronoun to another word a word that is used in place of a noun or pronoun expresses action or state of being
Read the directions carefully for each section.
Pronouns – Circle the pronoun and draw an arrow to the matching antecedent in each sentence.
1. Students brought their lunches to the beach.
2. Ken took Meg home on his new motorcycle.
3. The divers found pieces of coral and brought them back to the boat.
4. Did Carolyn sprain her ankle while skating?
Adverbs – Circle the adverb(s) and draw an arrow to what the adverb modifies in each sentence.
5. At lunchtime, students at our school quickly rush to the cafeteria.
6. Students stand impatiently in line because the food in our cafeteria is great.
7. The sandwiches are piled high with meat.
8. The students swallow their food greedily.

Adjectives – Circle the adjective and draw an arrow to what it modifies in each sentence.
9. The friendly man helped the woman into her car.
10. Estelle turned the page of her science book.
11. After the dance I will go home to a comfortable bed.
12. Water supports the gigantic body of the whale.
Prepositions – Circle the preposition(s) in each sentence.
13. An enormous fly landed on the wall.
14. In the Sahara there are many camels.
15. The car near the house needs a new paint job.
16. I dropped my candy bar in the sewer.
Identification: Determine the part of speech of the underlined word. Write the letter on the line
____17. Many different varieties of Oak grow on the continent. a. adjective b. verb c. interjection d. pronoun
____18. Australia also has many birds including the Emu and the Black Swan. a. noun b. preposition c. adverb d. conjunction
____19. The platypus is unlike most other mammals in that it lays eggs. a. noun b. interjection c. pronoun d. conjunction
____20. Across the continent grows a beautiful red tree. a. noun b. verb c. adjective
____21. Wow! The black swan certainly looks powerful in flight! a. interjection b. verb c. adjective d. preposition d. adverb
____22. We can park the car here. a. interjection b. verb
____23. Ernesto lives a few miles up the coast. c. conjunction d. adverb a. noun a. verb b. preposition
____24. I slipped, but
I didn’t fall. b. conjunction c. adjective c. interjection d. interjection d. adverb
____25. Those Italian clothes are well-made and extremely stylish. a. noun b. preposition c. adverb
____26. We had been warned not to be late. a. pronoun b. noun c. adjective
____27. Which of the liquids in the smaller beakers is clear? a. pronoun b. verb c. adjective d. pronoun d. interjection d. adverb