PARTS OF SPEECH

Underline all the nouns in each sentence. On the line, write a new sentence using the boldfaced
noun.
1. Aunt Shirley suggests that we show more emotion in our voices.
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2. The committee gave an award to Mandy Emerson for her performance.
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3. We need a choreographer for our dance.
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4. Most audiences show their enthusiasm with applause.
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5. Can you hum any songs written by George Gershwin?
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First write one noun of each type listed below. Then write a sentence using the nouns.
Underline all the nouns in your sentence.
EXAMPLE common and abstract: children, creativity
People who care for children use creativity to keep them busy.
1. collective and proper__________________________________
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2. proper and abstract __________________________________
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3. common and concrete __________________________________
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4. proper and concrete __________________________________
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5. common and abstract __________________________________
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Write L if the boldfaced verb serves as a linking verb. Write A if the boldfaced verb
serves as an action verb.
1. ________He always tastes his vegetables first.
2. ________ Please remain by the door.
3. ________ His eyes grow irritated from pollen in the air.
4. ________ When Roberto received the compliment, he turned red with embarrassment.
5. ________ Before I could leave, Jane appeared.
6. ________ Clement felt along the wall for the light switch.
7. ________ You should stop and smell the roses.
8. ________ Get me a roast beef sandwich, please.
9. ________ The judge stayed the execution.
10. ________This tomato smells rotten.
11. ________My brother gets mad when he’s hungry.
12. ________ Paula felt much calmer after talking to her grandmother.

Match the term on the left with the example on the right.
1. 1st person plural A. these
2. interrogative pronoun B. each other
3. reciprocal pronoun C. Several
4. relative pronoun D. we
5. indefinite pronoun (plural) E. everybody
6. demonstrative pronoun F. what
7. indefinite pronoun (singular) G. themself
8. possessive pronoun H. himself
9. reflexive pronoun I. which
10. a word that doesn’t exist J. its

Underline all the pronouns in the following sentence and then specify their types.
1. Who told us that no one would be at the mall?
2. This belongs to her.
3. She never gave them any of it.
4. Phillip called to tell them about that.
5. What did you give him and his wife for Christmas?
6. We always welcome suggestions.
7. Mine was destroyed by the flood, but the insurance covered it.
8. Give me some!
9. They told about the hardships we survived.
10. Many told about the kindness of strangers.

Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences and then specify their type.
1. Although she missed the bus, she and Lily still arrived on time.
2. Andy bought it because he liked it yet he never wore it.
3. Betty or Fran will bring the books which you wanted.
4. The waiter who served our lunch was really nice but slow.
5. I saw the nests that the robins built both on the porch and in the tree.
6. Until we see it, we won’t believe it.
7. If you are ready, we can leave so we will be on time.
8. When they had finished, they gave it to the teacher.
9. Roller blades and skateboards are very popular.
10. CDs are great because they have good quality sound.

Underline any descriptive adjectives. Circle any limiting adjective

Adjectives Vs Pronoun
Review Exercise: Identify the underlined part of speech
1. Those are Tom's.
2. They didn't give themselves a chance to think before beginning the competition.
3. The dog that bit her brother belongs to the man down the road.
4. Do you know when the movie starts?
5. They think hers is the most interesting submission.
6. The audience sat transfixed as the woman who had just won the award fell down the stairs.
7. Someone will need to finish doing the lunch dishes before Don fixes dinner.
8. Have you been there before?
9. The studio plans to give them each a fruit basket.
10. Ted will choose where they going because either of the options works for Alicia.
11. The vacuum cleaner can vacuum the floors all by itself.
12. The stained glass window is colorful, especially when the sun is shining.
13. The teacher gave us more homework as though we didn’t have enough to do.
14. The dog had to stay outside the house.
15. If only I had magic powers, I could ace this exam.
Write an “R ” on the line if the pronoun in the sentence is reflexive. Write an “I” on the line if the
pronoun is intensive.

______1. We ourselves made sure to be on time.

______2. I bought a gift for myself.
______3. Why do you blame yourself for everything?
______4. You yourself need to be more careful.
______5. They themselves are ready for the game.
______6. The children are able to dress themselves.
______7. The president himself appeared at the rally.
______8. The actress herself wrote those lines.
Complete each sentence using the words from the table in the correct adjective or adverb forms.

careful complete continuous financial fluent

happy nervous perfect quick special

1. Our holiday was too short. The time passed very ____________
2. Tom doesn't take risks when he's driving. He's always ____________
3. Sally works ____________. She never seems to stop.
4. Alice and Stan are very ____________ married.
5. Monica's English is very ____________ although she makes a lot of mistakes.
6. I cooked this meal ____________for you, so I hope you like it.
7. Everything was very quiet. There was ____________silence.
8. I tried on the shoes and they fitted me ____________.
9. Do you usually feel ____________ before examinations?
10. I'd like you to buy a car but it's ____________impossible for me for the moment.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate adjective or adverb form.
1. The driver of the car was ___________injured.
2. The driver of the car had ___________injuries.
3. I think you behaved very ____________ .
4. Rose is ____________upset about losing her job.
5. There was a ____________change in the weather.
6. Everybody at the party was ____________ dressed.
7. Linda likes wearing ____________clothes.
8. She fell and hurt herself quite ____________ .
9. Don't go up that ladder. It doesn't look ____________.
10. He looked at me ____________when I interrupted him.
seriously serious selfishly terribly sudden colourfully colourful badly safe angrily
Underline all the adverbs in the following sentences, and then on the line next to the sentence
number, tell whether they modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
1. ___________ Patricia slept peacefully.
2. ___________ Our teachers are very happy with the results.
3. ___________ Larry’s unusually good cooking skills came in handy last weekend.
4. ___________ He ran swiftly away from the tackler.
5. ___________ She danced so gracefully in the competition.
6. ___________ They sang beautifully during the entire winter concert.
7. ___________ My aunt was extremely hungry after we completed the three-hour hike.
8. ___________ We had met somewhat earlier than you think.
9. ___________ Are they going away ?
10. __________ His rather clever remarks were not appreciated.

Complete the adjective order exercises by putting the words into the correct order to make a
correctly ordered sentence.

1. red / drives / a / truck / Australian / he / big

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2. these / old / I / replace/ shoes / must / cheap
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3. such / old / a / man / he / is / kind
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4. lovely / is / she / a / wearing / red / dress / new
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5. a / meal / Indian / we / had / delicious
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6. lives / a / lovely / apartment / she / modern / in
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7. garden / beautiful / he / porcelain / has / a / Italian / statue / in / his
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8. dining / an / bought / wooden / antique / he / table
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9. face / my / watch / has / red / a / round / big
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10. wearing / my / I / love / pants / black / comfortable / cotton
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In the sentences below, circle the nouns used as adjectives. Draw an arrow from each noun used as an
adjective to the noun it modifies.

Example: Grandmother is already shopping for our Christmas presents.

1. Mr. Tanaka is an entertaining dinner guest.

2. The program committee decided to cancel the dance.
3. The student association became involved in the project.
4. Graduation day is exactly one week away.
5. It was a thrilling experience to ride the police helicopter.
6. This semester my most interesting course is world history.
7. The politicians are debating their party platform.

Add an indefinite pronoun to complete each sentence.

1. I put my soda down on the table, but _______________________ moved it!
2. The party is going to be great! _________________________ will be there.
3. Does ___________________ have change for a dollar so I can buy a soda?
4. I was disappointed because _____________ that I invited came to the party.
5. Rachel was so popular that __________________ wanted to sit next to her.
6.___________________ left the freezer open and the ice cream melted.
7.The teacher said I could bring cupcakes for ________________ in the class.
8. Henry was surprised that _________________ sent him a birthday card in the mail, but did not sign the
card.
9. That painting is so simple. _____________________ could have painted it.
10. The teacher passed the math tests out to ________________ and the room was suddenly quiet.
11. ____________________ can bake a cake like Grandma Anna. Hers are the best!
12. Has _____________________ seen my blue notebook? I can’t find it anywhere!
13. _________________ called my house, but they hung up without saying a word.
14. The third question on the test was so difficult that _________________ could answer it.