Parts of speech exercise

JULY 20, 2013 - 

What part of speech are the underlined words?

1. She thought of a wise plan. Thought is

a ............................
verb

adverb

adjective

2. I want to go now. Now is

a/an .....................................
preposition

adjective

adverb

3. Where are you going? You is

a .....................................
verb

noun

pronoun

4. That was a lovely evening. Lovely is

a/an .......................................
noun

adjective
adverb

5. My father works in a factory. Factory is

a/an ...................................
pronoun

noun

adjective

6. She must be a stupid. Stupid is

a/an .....................................
noun

adjective

verb

7. Selena is my best friend. Best is

a/an ....................................
noun

adjective

adverb

8. The dress was expensive; still I bought it.

Bought is a ....................................
verb

adverb

preposition

9. It is my doll. It is a/an .........................................

noun

pronoun

adjective

10. The sun gives us heat and light. Gives is

a/an ........................................
verb

pronoun

adverb

11. Do it quickly. Quickly is

a/an ..................................
adverb

adjective

verb

12. She went to the market to buy some

vegetables. To is a/an ....................................
verb

preposition

conjunction

13. I helped him because I liked him. Because is

a/an ...................................
preposition

conjunction
adverb

14. Jasmines are white in color. White is

a/an .....................................
noun

adjective

pronoun

15. The cat is under the bed. Under is

a/an ...................................
preposition

conjunction

adverb
Wrong !

Answers
1. Thought – verb (Thought is the past simple form of the verb think. It also has an –
ing form: thinking. The word is a verb when it has present, past and participle forms. )

2. Now – adverb (Most words indicating time, place, manner, reason etc. are adverbs.
Of course, this is not a good definition and some time expressions are prepositions, not
adverbs. If you don’t know whether a particular word is a preposition or an adverb, try
this simple test. Is that word followed by a noun? If it is, then it is a preposition. Adverbs
are not followed by nouns.)

3. You – personal pronoun (There are very few personal pronouns and they are: he,
she, it, they, I, me, we and you. Memorize this list if you still have trouble recognizing
pronouns.)

4. Lovely – adjective (A word that goes before a noun is usually an adjective. Adjectives
also have comparative and superlative forms: Lovely, lovelier, loveliest)

5. Factory – noun (Nouns are the names of people, things, places etc.)
6. Stupid – noun

7. Best – adjective

8. Bought – verb

9. It – personal pronoun

10. Gives – verb

11. Quickly – adverb (Most words ending in –ly are adverbs.)

12. To – preposition

13. Because – conjunction (A conjunction is a word used to join two clauses. There are
only a limited number of conjunctions in English. Common examples are: because, as,
since, when, after, before, and, but, or, yet etc.)

14. White – adjectives (The names of colors are always adjectives.)

15. Under – preposition

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