Parts Of Speech Exercise
.State what part of speech the underlined word is
……………………… N1. New brooms sweep clean. Here clean is an
adjective
adverb
verb
……………………… N2. A burnt child dreads fire. Here burnt is an
adjective
adverb
verb
.N3. The streets of some of our cities are noted for their crookedness
……………………… Here crookedness is a/an
adjective
noun
verb
……………………… N4. Talking too much is a sign of vanity. Here sign is a/an
pronoun
noun
adjective
……………………… N5. My views on this are quite different. Here quite is a/an
preposition
adjective
adverb
……………………… N6. No man can serve two masters. Here serve is a/an
conjunction
adverb
verb
……………………… N7. Sam plays football very well. Here well is a/an
verb
adverb
adjective
……………………… N8. The boy ran across the road. Here across is a
noun
conjunction
preposition
……………………… N9. The cat was hiding behind the curtain. Here behind is a
preposition
conjunction
verb
……………………… N10. I waited for him until he came. Here until is a
preposition
conjunction
interjection
……………………… N11. Rahim put the books on the table. Here put is a/an
verb
noun
pronoun
……………………… N12. She can speak English fluently. Here fluently is a/an
adjective
adverb
conjunction
: Answers
.N1. New brooms sweep clean. Here clean is an adverb
.N2. A burnt child dreads fire. Here burnt is an adjective
N3. The streets of some of our cities are noted for their crookedness. Here crookedness is a noun
.N4. Talking too much is a sign of vanity. Here sign is a noun
.N5. My views on this are quite different. Here quite is an adverb
.N6. No man can serve two masters. Here serve is a verb
.N7. Sam plays football very well. Here well is an adverb
.N8. The boy ran across the road. Here across is a preposition
.N9. The cat was hiding behind the curtain. Here behind is a preposition
.N10. I waited for him until he came. Here until is a conjunction
.N11. Rahim put the books on the table. Here put is a verb
.N12. She can speak English fluently. Here fluently is an adverb