Name: __________________
Date: __________
Parts of Speech Practice Sheet
Part 1: Nouns: names a person, place, thing, or idea
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Person –
o Common – girl
o Proper – Mary
Place
o Common – store
o Proper – Walmart
Thing – dog, dogs, laptop, ice cream…
Idea – dreams, freedom, respect, generosity, greed
o Common – store
o Proper – Walmart
Exercise #1
Directions: Underline the noun(s) in each sentence. On the lines provided identify specify whether
each noun is proper or common.
Ex. The ball was given to the coach. Common/Common
1. New York is my favorite city. __________________________________________________
2. My aunt went to visit her mother. __________________________________________________
3. Jim bought a new shirt for the Broadway show.
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4. Last week, George lost his shoe on the subway. _________________________________________
5. As people get older sometimes they gain wisdom.
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Exercise #2
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences to correct the capitalization of all proper nouns.
1. Last week, my parents took me to the museum of natural history.
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2. When my cousin Joe comes to visit us, he always takes us to the movies and to dinner at
houlihan’s.
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3. Some of my friends celebrate chanukah and some others celebrate christmas.
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Part 2: Pronouns: A pronoun can take the place of a noun.
We use the personal pronouns I, me, we, and us and the compound personal pronouns myself
and ourselves to write about yourself. We use the personal pronouns she, her, it, he, him, you,
they and them and the compound personal pronouns herself, himself, itself, yourself, yourselves,
and themselves to refer to other people and things. The possessive pronouns her, his, its, our,
their, my, and your show possession.
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Mary was sick yesterday, and she missed her class trip.
In the above sentence the antecedent was the proper noun, Mary. It was replaced by the
personal pronoun she in the second part of the sentence.
When the pronouns who, whom, whose, which and what are used in questions, they are called
interrogative pronouns. Use who as the subject of a clause or sentence. (Who invented the wind
scale?) Use whom as a direct or indirect object or as the object of a preposition. (For whom is the
wind scale named?) Indefinite pronouns refer to persons or things that are not identified as
individuals. Indefinite pronouns include all, anybody, both, either, anything, everyone, few, most,
one, no one, several, nobody and someone.
Exercise #1
Directions: Identify the pronoun and its antecedent noun in each example.
Ex. Henry enjoys basketball and he plays every week at the gym.
Henry to He
1. This necklace was given to Alicia by her grandmother.
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2. The store sells many items, but it specializes in fine jewelry.
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3. The flowers have started to bloom in my garden, and they are lovely.
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4. Did the boy where his yellow raincoat?
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5. None of the dinner was eaten.
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Exercise #2
Directions: Circle the verb that agrees with the underlined indefinite pronoun.
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Each of the chairs in this room (are, is) made of wood.
2. Most of the children (leave, leaves) books on the table.
3. Some of the animals wash (their, its) food before eating.
4. Each has (their, its) own special place to sleep.
Exercise #3
Pronouns: Trouble with References: Sometimes when we write we do not give a clear
message to our readers . Often our thoughts are vague because we overuse pronouns.
This is when it is important to use specific nouns and details.
Directions: Reword each sentence so the meaning of the sentence is clear for the reader.
Ex. To begin each morning, she writes the day’s schedule on the board.
To begin each morning, the teacher writes the day’s schedule on the board.
Ex. After she put it on the table, she sold it.
After Dana put the vase on the table, she sold the vase. (If you want the reader to know that the
vase was sold, you must rewrite the word vase because the pronoun it could be referring to the
table.)
1. Brian remembers placing the book on the table, but it disappeared.
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2. I do not like to do that.
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3. The team scored the goal, but it didn’t win the game.
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4. That was so much fun to play on!
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5. The trash can made the kitchen smell so it was thrown away.
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Exercise #4
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun for its antecedent noun.
1. The brain has three major parts. ____________ are the cerebrum, the cerebellum and the
medulla.
2. The cerebrum is largest. __________ controls conscious acts.
3. A baseball game shows all types of actions. When the pitcher breathes, _________ is performing
involuntary actions.
Exercise #5
Directions: Correct the following sentences so the pronouns agree with their antecedents.
Ex. No one put their jacket on the coat rack.
No one put his or her jacket on the coat rack.
1. The child played with their toy in the playpen.
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2. All the dogs ran to his cages.
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3. The candies were covered in its proper wrapping.
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Exercise #6
Directions: Write the correct possessive pronoun in each blank space.
1. Charles wanted to raise money for _________ mother’s birthday gift .
2. One dog is named Lady. _________ behavior was very good.
3. All the owners paid entry fees for ___________ pets.
4. __________ fence made the yard a good place to hold a pet show.
Exercise # 7
The pronouns I, he, she, they, we are used in the subject of a sentence.
The pronouns me, him, her, them, us are used in the predicate of the sentence.
examples: Kim and I walked to the deli.
The pronoun I is used because it falls in the subject of the sentence.
Kim went to the deli with me.
The pronoun me is used because it falls in the predicate of the sentence.
Write the correct pronoun in the blank line for each sentence.
1. _______________ (I, me) cleaned up my bedroom this morning.
2. My brother came in to help _______________ (we, us).
3. Sam and _______________ (I, me) vacuumed the floor.
4. Then, Sam helped _______________ (him, he) dust the shelves.
5. _______________ (she, her) picked my toys up from the floor and put them away.
6. Sam made the bed for _______________. (they, them)
7. Mom said that she was proud of ______ (they, them) for keeping my room clean.
8. _______________ (we, us) told her that Sam was a great help.
9. Sam and _______________ (she, her) make a great team.
10. Sam said, “Will you help _______________ (he, him) clean my room next?”
Part 3: Verbs: expresses state of being or action
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State of being verbs – is, am, were, was, are, be, being, been
o Mary was sick yesterday.
Action – laugh, saunter, ran, plummeted…
Verb Tenses: Verb tenses reveal when something happens.
A present-tense verb is used to indicate that something happens regularly or is true now. A pasttense verb tells about something that has already happened. Regular verbs form the past tense by
adding –ed. Irregular verbs change their spelling in the past tense. A future-tense verb tells
what is going to happen. Add the helping verb will to the present-tense form of a verb to form the
future tense.
Exercise #1
Directions: Identify the verb by underlining it. Then identify if it is an ACTION or STATE OF BEING
verb
Ex. He threw the ball. action
1. The man gave me an apple. ____________________
2. The windshield was dirty. ____________________
3. The cake was huge. ____________________
4. I skipped to lunch with happiness. ____________________
5. To prepare for the road trip, Bob packed his bags. ____________________
6. It is Monday. ______________________
Exercise #2
Directions: Underline the verb, and write whether is in the present, past, or future tense.
1. We watched the parade on New Year’s Day. ________________________
2. Tomorrow I shall finish this puzzle. _____________________________
3. Jorge fishes with his uncle. ________________________________
4. Robert Cray plays guitar. ________________________________
5. Kevin will catch the ball. _______________________________
Exercise #3
Directions: Choose the correct verb in each sentence below.
1. Emily and Greg (
2. There (
is,
comes,
come) to my house every Friday for lunch.
are) time to watch the movie.
3. My friends who are in the band (
4. My father or my brothers (
5. Everyone (
needs,
8. Your trousers (
want) me to play a musical instrument.
are) coming with me to the ball game.
need) time to relax.
6. That bag of oranges (
7. The lacrosse team (
is,
wants,
looks,
hopes,
needs,
look) fresh.
hope) to win the tournament next week.
need) to be cleaned.
9. Some of the books on the shelf (
is,
are) dusty.
10. Even though the students like the class, a few (
thinks,
think) that it is too complicated.
Part 7: Adjectives: modifies (describes) a noun or a pronoun
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All of the delicious and tasty desserts were on the menu.
Directions: Identify the adjective(s) in each sentence by circling or underlining.
Ex. The peaceful waterfall relaxed my nerves.
1. The brown, shaggy dog lives three doors away.
2. The science book is difficult to understand.
3. The tiring practice lasted four hours.
4. He lives in the new development on the west side of town.
6. The white tailed deer raced through the densely wooded area.
Part 8: Prepositions: used to show the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to other words in a
sentence
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Some types of relationships - time, location, manner, means/agency, quantity, purpose,
state or condition. Here are some examples of how you may use prepositions…
o Time (when) – During the summer, I swim.
o Location (where) – During the summer, I swim in my pool.
o Manner (how) – During the summer, I swim in my pool by myself.
o Quantity (how much) – During the summer, I swim for an hour in my pool by myself.
Directions: Identify the preposition(s) in each sentence by circling or underlining.
Ex. The plane flew over the cloud.
1. Marshal rested his tired head on the pillow.
2. Throughout the concert, the singer often ran into the crowd.
3. Beneath the willow tree, Nicole sat enjoying the scenery.
4. The boy hid under the bed while playing hide and seek.
5. At the National Dog Show, the contestants had to jump through the hoops before running into the
tunnel.
Part 9: Adverbs: modifies (describes) verbs, adjectives or other adverbs
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Describing a verb –
o Quickly, Paul ran to the best line in the amusement park.
Describing an adjective –
o Quickly, Paul ran to the very best line in the amusement park.
Describing another adverb –
o Very quickly, Paul ran to the very best line in the amusement park.
Directions: Identify the adverb(s) in each sentence by circling or underlining.
Ex. The glass was carefully removed from the carpet.
1. The team played well in the championship even though the victory was not theirs.
2. Soon after the rainstorm, the flowers began to bloom.
3. He has never taken a standardized test before he came to this class.
4. She enthusiastically encouraged her students to attend the retreat.
5. The cat has lazily lain by the window all day.