Grammar Exercise - Parts of Speech

Do the exercises below on parts of speech and click on the

button to check your answers.
(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on parts of speech )

Decide which parts of speech are the underlined words

1. You have to believe in yourself if you ever expect to be successful at
something.

2. We left for the mountain just before six in the morning.

3. We first went to the store to buy a few things.

4. We had a breakfast at a caf near the rail station.

5. My friend wasn't strong enough to lift his heavy rucksack.

6. I helped him carry it.

7. The weather was very cold.

8. My friend said, "Oh! What a cold weather!"

9. We didn't spend the night there.

10.We got back home late at night but we didn't go to sleep immediately. We
were very hungry.

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Click on each grey word and then state what part of speech it is:

On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 was the first manned

mission to land on the Moon. Six manned US
missions successfully landed on the Moon between
1969 and 1972. There were also numerous
unmanned landings. [shuffle]
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Preposition
Adjective
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Preposition
Preposition
Noun

Another exercise (I cant seem to copy and paste it.) So, heres the link:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/parts_of_speech/quiz395.html

(From: http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-parts-of-speech-exercise02.html )

English Parts of Speech Exercise 02

Look at the word in bold. Which part of speech is it? When in doubt, use a dictionary!
Press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if you
don't know. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
1. Remember to drive safely. Part of speech:

2. Don't talk like that. Part of speech:

3. Sally and Tom are coming back soon. Part of speech:

4. This is a pretty vase. Part of speech:

5. Let's do it. Part of speech:

6. The cat is on the table. Part of speech:

7. Oh, I didn't know that. Part of speech:

8. Do you want to go out or stay home? Part of speech:

9. New York is a big city. Part of speech:

10. I want the blue ball. Part of speech:

11. We finished it yesterday. Part of speech:

12. What am I going to do without you? Part of speech:

13. He will come. Part of speech:

14. Wow, those are great news! Part of speech:

15. We have pens, pencil, notebooks and markers. Part of speech:

16. They went into the hall. Part of speech:

Parts of Speech Exercise

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Directions: Many words can be more than one part of speech. The part of speech a
word belongs to depends on how the word is used in a sentence. Read each
sentence, and then decide the part of speech of the italicized word.
Example: Every four years, the public votes in the presidential election.
a. noun
b. verb

Explanation: The answer is b because votes describes an action. It tells what the public does
every four years. Therefore, votes is a verb.
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Whenever the door slams, the lamp rocks back and forth.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

2
The garden wall is made of rocks.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb

C)

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Every evening my grandmother rocks in her rocking chair.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

4
The college's geology department has a large rock collection.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb

C)

5
Parents should limit the amount of television their children watch.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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Her credit limit is $5,000.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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How much cloth will it take to make the curtains?

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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When I travel, I take my cloth coat instead of my leather one.

adjective
A)

noun

B)

verb
C)

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Feathers are so light that they seem to float.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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Please turn on the light.

adjective
A)

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noun
B)

verb
C)

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1

Pastels are light colors.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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1
2

Open the window and let in the light.

adjective

A)

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noun
B)

verb
C)

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1
3

Please light the candles on the birthday cake.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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1
4

Her daughter is the light of her life.

adjective

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A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

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1
5

The pancakes are delicious and light.

adjective
A)

noun
B)

verb
C)

(From:http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073123587/student_view0/chapter6/
parts_of_speech_exercise.html )

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