Learning and Teaching English through the Bible: A Pictorial Approach
WORKBOOK
Lesson: PARTS OF SPEECH, p. 10
Level:
ADVANCED
Writing
Use the following parts of speech to create your own sentences.
1. woman, quickly, ran
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2. family, sang, church
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3. big, dog, park
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4. on, table, plates
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Word Activity: Identify Parts of Speech
Each of the following verses about speech have a few bold words. These bold words are examples of
parts of speech. Fill in the boxes at the top of the next page with the appropriate parts of speech from
the verses.
1. Since my youth, God, You have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.
(Psalm 17:17)
2. Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing…prudent in speech
and a man of good presence and the Lord is with him. (I Samuel 16:18)
3. The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. (Proverbs 15:4)
4. The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright. (Proverbs 15:7)
5. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (Proverbs 16:24)
6. All spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. "Isn't this
Joseph's son?" they asked. (Luke 4:22)
7. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building
others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (Ephesians 4:29)
8. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who
asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
(I Peter 3:15)
9. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to
answer each person. (Colossians 4:6)
Pronouns
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Interjections
Fill-in-the-Blanks
Now using the words from the boxes (and without looking at the previous page), fill in the verses:
1. Let your ________________ always be gracious, seasoned with ___________ so that you
may know how you ought to ________________ each person.
2. _____________ words are a________________, sweet _____ the soul ______ healing to the ________.
3. The _____________ tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue _____________ the spirit.
Using Parts of Speech (Adverbs)
Circle the verbs in the following sentences. Then rewrite the sentences by adding an adverb.
Remember adverbs describe verbs or adjectives or other adverbs.
Ex. Daniel prayed three times a day
Daniel prayed earnestly three times a day.
1. David waited for the Lord. (Psalm 40:1)
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2. Brittany and her family drove to church on Sunday.
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3. They urged Him to stay with them. (See Luke 24:29 for an example.)
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4. The choir sang last night.
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Talk with a Partner
Describe the following picture to a partner. First use primarily nouns. Then describe it again focusing
on verbs; then try adverbs and adjectives.
Real Life Activity
Here are two conversations in different settings. Read the conversations and answer the
questions.
A. Two women at a coffee shop
Sarah
Crystal
Did you order the pumpkin spice latte? It’s really delicious.
No. I didn’t. I just ordered herbal tea. It’s too late in the evening for coffee.
Sarah
Nonsense! It’s never too late for coffee. But seriously, you should try the
pumpkin spice. You’re missing out.
Crystal
I like pumpkin pie but the thought of putting pumpkin flavor in coffee does not
sound tasty.
List two of the nouns the women mention: 1. _________________
2. _________________
What are some adjectives Sarah and Crystal used to describe those nouns
1._______________________
2._______________________
3. _______________________
Sarah said the pumpkin spice latte is “really delicious”. Circle which part of speech
“really” belongs to?
B. A mother and her son getting ready to eat.
Mother
Son
Mother
Son
Mother
Son
Sweetie, can you please go into the kitchen and grab the salad dressing. I
forgot to put it on the table.
Where is it mom? I’m looking in the fridge, but it’s not here.
Did you check the counter? I might have taken it out.
Nope it wasn’t over there either.
Double check the fridge. It’s probably behind something else.
OH! I found it! The ketchup was hiding it.
Read through the conversation and circle the prepositions.
How many did you find? ________
ANSWERS
Writing
Sample Sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
The woman ran quickly. / The woman quickly ran to the store.
My family sang at church. / The family sang three songs at church last night.
I took my dog to the big park. / The big dog ran to the park.
The bird chirped loudly outside my window. / That bird chirped all night long.
Word Activity: Identify Parts of Speech
 Nouns – knowledge, honeycomb, bones, talk (in the sentence “talk” is an idea while the
word “come” is the verb), Speech, Salt, (an) answer
 Pronouns – you, me, I, him, this, they, it
 Verbs – seen, crushes, spoke, answer
 Adjectives – marvelous, soothing, gracious
 Adverbs –well, always
 Prepositions – to, at, in
 Conjunctions – and, but
 Interjections – Behold
Fill-in-the-Blanks
1. speech, salt, answer
2. gracious, honeycomb, to, and, bones
3. soothing, crushes
Using Parts of Speech (Adverbs)
Sample sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Verb – waited  David waited patiently for the Lord.
Verb – drove  Brittany and her family drove quickly to church on Sunday.
Verb – urged  They urged Him strongly to stay with them.
Verb – sang  The choir sang wonderfully last night
Real Life Activity
A. Two women at a coffee shop
a. Possible nouns: latte, tea, coffee, pie, flavor
b. Possible adjectives: pumpkin, spice, pumpkin spice, herbal, tasty
c. Adverb
B. Prepositions: into, to, on, in, out, over, behind (7 total)