Part Of Speech Exercise

Identify the underlined parts of speech.

1. Rahul and Jane are friends.

2. Meena is a writer.

3. The boys are practicing cricket.

4. I put the books on the table.

5. Alas! I have locked me out.

6. The woman took her child to the doctor.

7. I saw a beautiful girl in the park.

8. She was upset because she did not know what to do.

9. She combed her hair slowly.

10. Have you ever been to the US?

11. He ate the food greedily.

12. It was too hot to go out.

Answers

1. Rahul and Jane are friends. (Friends – noun)

2. Meena is a writer. (Meena – noun)

3. The boys are practicing cricket. (Are practicing – verb)

4. I put the books on the table. (On – preposition)

5. Alas! I have locked me out. (Alas – interjection)

6. The woman took her child to the doctor. (To – preposition)

7. I saw a beautiful girl in the park. (Beautiful – adjective)

8. She was upset because she did not know what to do. (Because – conjunction)

9. She combed her hair slowly. (Slowly – adverb)

10. Have you ever been to the US? (Ever – adverb)

11. He ate the food greedily. (Greedily – adverb)

12. It was too hot to go out. (Too – adverb)