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