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Parts of Speech Worksheets for Students

Improve your English by practicing with these worksheets and exercises related to the parts of speech.

Worksheets:

Fireworks (choices): 

  • you             you             house         feet             light           firework
  • wind          buried        firework    bag             paper          sky
  • fourth of July               moon, moon, moon
  • light          road            heart          doors          rainbow     future

Match the Parts of Speech Definitions 1

Match each definition to the correct parts of speech. This is part one of the exercise, with part two below.

nouns - pronouns - verbs - adjectives

  1. nouns
  2. pronouns
  3. verbs
  4. adjectives
  • A. used instead of a noun
  • B. describes a person or thing
  • C. name of a person, place or thing
  • D. express an action or a state

Find the Parts of Speech

Look at the image and find:

  • 10 nouns
  • 10 verbs
  • 10 pronouns
  • 10 adjectives
40 parts of speech, nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives

10 nouns

  1. Sydney
  2. .
  3. .
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  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
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  10. .

10 verbs

  1. did
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

10 pronouns

  1. yourselves
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

10 adjectives

  1. western
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

This exercise was adapted from the islcollective website. A great resource for teachers with many worksheets for teaching English.

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Parts of Speech Information

partsofspeechinformation

This information sheet and following worksheets were adapted from Grammar Spectrum 1 English rules and practice [1]

Parts of Speech Exercise #1

Put the underlined words in the correct boxes. If you have any problems try to find the easier answers first.

nouns:

 

 

verbs:

 

 

modal verbs:

 

 

adjectives:

wonderful

 

adverbs:

 

 

pronouns:

 

 

prepositions:

 

 

  1. I had a wonderful holiday in Thailand last year.
  2. She lives in a large flat in Beijing.
  3. Peter walked quickly to work.
  4. We met them in Walking Street on Sunday.
  5. You must come and visit me in China.
  6. My teacher spoke slowly but I didn’t understand her.
  7. Sarah and John are studying Japanese at college.
  8. I have lost my bag.
  9. They bought a big, old house in the country.
  10. She swims fast, and she can ski well too.

This worksheet was adapted from Grammar Spectrum 1 English rules and practice [1]

Parts of Speech Exercise #2

Put the words in the boxes into the sentences. Only use a word once

nouns:

  • job
  • match
  • Saturday

verbs:

  • find
  • pass

modal verbs:

  • has
  • must
  • do

adjectives:

  • beautiful
  • sick

adverbs:

  • badly
  • easily
  • carefully

pronouns:

  • I
  • you

prepositions:

  • on
  • at
  • in

0 Alan ____ just started a new ___.          Alan has just started a new job.

  1. You’ll ________ the books ________ the table.
  2.  ________ bought some ________ flowers and gave them to my wife.
  3. She played ________ and lost the tennis ________.
  4. ________ haven’t seen your grandfather for a long time – you ________ visit him at the weekend.
  5. Don’t worry! You’ll ________ the exam ________.
  6. Listen ________! The money is ________ the box.
  7. I’m playing golf on ________. ________ you want to play with me?
  8. I feel ________. What did we eat ________the restaurant.

This worksheet was adapted from Grammar Spectrum 1 English rules and practice [1].

Parts of Speech Exercise #3

Select the correct position to insert the word in brackets into the sentence

0 (on)                    I’m _a_ flying _b_ to _c_ Japan Saturday.

  1. (interesting)   I _a_ saw _b_ a _c_ very _d_ film _e_ last _f_ night
  2. (quickly)           Go _a_ or _b_ you’ll _c_ miss _d_ the _e_ train
  3. (can)                  I _a_ see _b_ the _c_ mountains _d_ from _e_ my _f_ window
  4. (it)                      She _a_ sent _b_ me _c_ a _d_ ticket _e_ but _f_ I _g_ left _h_  at _i_ home
  5. (go)                    You _a_ look _b_ sick. You _c_ must _d_ and _e_ see _f_ a _g_ doctor
  6. (in)                      I _a_ stayed _b_ there _c_ for _d_ a _e_ week _f_ June
  7. (very)                Alex _a_ gave _b_ Mark  _c_ a _d_ expensive _e_ present
  8. (road)                There’s _a_ snow _b_ on _c_ the _d_ so _e_ drive _f_ carefully

 

_d_

  1. _ _
  2. _ _
  3. _ _
  4. _ _
  5. _ _
  6. _ _
  7. _ _
  8. _ _

This worksheet was adapted from Grammar Spectrum 1 English rules and practice [1].

Match the Parts of Speech Definitions 2

Match each definition to the correct parts of speech. This is part two.

adverbs - prepositions - conjunctions - interjections

  1. adverbs
  2. prepositions
  3. conjunctions
  4. interjections
  • A. show where something is
  • B. show a feeling like surprise
  • C. describe how something happens
  • D. connect words or ideas

Find the Parts of Speech

Look at the image and find:

  • 10 adverbs
  • 10 prepositions
  • 10 conjunctions
  • 10 interjections
0 parts of speech, nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives

10 adverbs

  1. early
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

10 prepositions

  1. between
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

10 conjunctions

  1. as soon as
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

10 injections

  1. wow
  2. .
  3. .
  4. .
  5. .
  6. .
  7. .
  8. .
  9. .
  10. .

This exercise was adapted from the islcollective website. A great resource for teachers with many worksheets for teaching English.

More practice? Return to the main page of parts of speech to find out about other exercises ans worksheets.

Downloads:

[1] Ken Paterson, Grammar Spectrum 1 English Rules and Practice. Oxford University Press, 1995
ISBN 0194317110, 9780194317115 , https://www.kenpatersonwriter.com/publications/general-grammar/grammar-spectrum-1/

[2] Tom Hutchinson, English for Life Elementary Workbook, Oxford University Press 2007, ISBN 978-0-19-430754-3
https://global.oup.com/ell/englishforlife, https://elt.oup.com/student/englishforlife/elementary/

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