Parts of Speech - Practice 2
Parts of Speech - Practice 2
Parts of Speech - Practice 2
To put sentences together properly, you need to know the parts of speech, and what
they do in a sentence. Once you know what each part of speech does, and how they
work together, you can write creative and interesting sentences. Remember what the
eight parts of speech do:
Circle the nouns in the following sentences; then write the number of nouns found:
1. _____ When I took my computer out of the box, the cat kept sitting in it.
2. _____ Our team played a great game last night, and the fans cheered each player.
3. _____ Her mum and dad sat on the couch with him and watched the film.
4. _____ The newspaper printed the list and asked people to vote for their favourite
TV soap.
5. _____ Each of us has agreed that we all love the new house.
How many verbs are there in the following sentences? Do the same as above:
1. Susan found the missing bike, and rode it all the way home.
2. The teacher brought her video to school, and played it for the students.
3. Jim, our neighbor, says he likes to wash his car on weekends.
4. The computer is mine, but the whole family uses it.
5. Those walnuts need to be saved for when I bake cookies.
Circle the adverbs & adjectives, then draw arrows to the verbs & nouns they
modify:
1. We quickly evacuated the building after the loud alarm began to sound.
2. The lush, green lawn was mowed devotedly every week.
3. The dog barked loudly every night, and deprived us of undisturbed sleep.
4. I excitedly looked up at all the tall buildings downtown.
5. His glasses were thick, but they helped him to see very clearly.