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