grammar-parts-of-speech-exercise-sheet 5

Exercise Sheet: Identify the Part of Speech

Read each sentence carefully. Write what part of speech the underlined word is (e.g., noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection).

• They enjoy playing cricket on weekends.

Ans. They – Pronoun
• The flower smells very sweet.

Ans. flower – Noun
• He jumped over the fence.

Ans. jumped – Verb
• She answered the question quickly.

Ans. quickly – Adverb
• The happy children played outside.

Ans. happy – Adjective
• Oh! I forgot my bag at home.

Ans. Oh – Interjection
• The bird flew above the trees.

Ans. above – Preposition
• You can come, or you can stay here.

Ans. or – Conjunction
• I will help you with your homework.

Ans. I – Pronoun
• That castle is very old.

Ans. castle – Noun
• She writes stories every day.

Ans. writes – Verb
• He smiled happily at the surprise.

Ans. happily – Adverb

• The bright light hurt my eyes.

Ans. bright – Adjective
• Alas! We missed the bus.

Ans. Alas – Interjection
• The dog ran around the park.

Ans. around – Preposition
• He likes coffee, and she prefers tea.

Ans. and – Conjunction
• You should always tell the truth.

Ans. You – Pronoun
• The mountain is covered with snow. Ans. mountain – Noun
• The baby slept peacefully.

Ans. slept – Verb
• She speaks softly in the library.

Ans. softly – Adverb