Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III

MUZON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Sarmiento Homes, Muzon, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

Grade 10
PART OF SPEECH
A. Easy (1PT.)
Give the meaning of each part of speech. Write the correct answer on the space provided.
____1. A noun ______________
a. is a person, place or thing. c. describes a noun or pronoun.
b. shows action or state of being. d. describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

____2. An adverb ____________

a. is a person, place or thing. c. describes a noun or pronoun.
b. shows action or state of being. d. describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

____3. A verb __________

a. is a person, place or thing. c. describes a noun or pronoun.
b. shows action or state of being. d. describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

____4. An adjective ___________

a. is a person, place or thing. c. describes a noun or pronoun.
b. shows action or state of being. d. describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.

____5. A conjunction _____________

a. is a person, place or thing. c. describes a noun or pronoun.
b. is a group of words that connect words, phrases, d. describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
or clauses.

B. AVERAGE (3PTS.)
Choose the answer option that identifies the underlined word or words in the sentence.
____1. My symptoms include fever and weakness.
a. adjective b. adverb c. interjection d. noun
____2. I gently put the baby down for a nap.
a. adjective b. adverb c. interjection d. noun
____3. Oh, I didn't realize that it would be so dark in the forest.
a. adjective b. interjection c. preposition d. verb
____4. The plane flew over the rain clouds.
a. conjunction b. noun c. pronoun d. preposition
____5. You may purchase tickets at the door but there will be an extra charge.
a. interjection b. conjunction c. preposition d. verb

C. DIFFICULT (5 PTS.)
Write the name of the underlined part of speech.
Example: I usually don’t like to go shopping. ----- Adverb
1. The hungry cat scratched at the back door.
2. We spend the summer months at the Boracay.
3. When it rains, I like eat Champorado.
4. He sat by the window and watched the rain.
5. I could hardly hear them speaking.

CLINCHER: (2PTS.)
Directions: Identify the underlined words as noun (n), pronoun (pn), verb (v), adjective (adj), adverb (adv),
preposition (p), or conjunction (c).
Example: Paul Anderson was proclaimed the world-champion weight lifter.
Answer: v n

1. Hidilyn Diaz won Olympic gold for Philippines after winning the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting
category.
2. The records indicate that the first fight with boxing gloves was fought in 1818 in France.
3. He had so much to do that he went home early.
4. Not wanting to be rude, he made his apologies to his host.
5. "Ordinarily, I would not leave so soon, but I have so much to do," he told his host.