Parts of speech exercise

Each sentence given below contains an underlined word. You have to find out what part of speech that word belongs to.

1. She was running a high temperature.

a) adjective

b) adverb

c) noun

2. I am the happiest woman in the world.

a) adverb

b) adjective

c) verb

3. He has many influential friends.

a) noun

b) verb

c) adjective

4. Choose the lesser of the two evils.

a) adverb

b) noun

c) verb

5. Hari is the most intelligent boy in the class.

a) conjunction

b) preposition

c) adverb

6. A fast car goes fast.

a) verb

b) adjective

c) adverb

7. She was angry but she said nothing.

a) preposition

b) pronoun

c) conjunction

8. There is something under the bed.

a) preposition

b) conjunction

c) noun

9. They live in a small cottage above the lake.

a) verb

b) noun

c) preposition

10. He cut himself while shaving.

a) adverb

b) adjective

c) verb

11. She was angry with him.

a) adverb

b) adjective

c) noun

12. I have other things to attend to.

a) adjective

b) adverb

c) noun

Answers

1. Adjective (modifies the noun temperature)

2. Adjective (modifies the noun woman)

3. Noun

4. Verb

5. Preposition

6. Adverb (modifies the verb goes)

7. Conjunction (connects the two clauses)

8. Preposition

9. Preposition

10. Verb

11. Adjective

12. Adjective