Parts of Speech

Name: ________________________________________
Section: _________

Date: __________________

Exercise A. Identify if the underlined nouns are Abstract (A) or Concrete (C) nouns.
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2.
3.

Democracy is the best kind of government.

The baby beluga whale was just born.
Curiosity killed the cat.

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5.
6.

Patience is a virtue.
The school needed new desks.
There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

Exercise B. Identify if the underlined nouns are Count (C) or Mass (M) nouns.
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2.
3.

I really love chocolate.

She has coffee every morning.
My dog had five puppies.

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5.

You need to change the oil in the car.

I have three final tests tomorrow.

Exercise C. Identify what type of noun usage are the underline nouns in each sentence. Subject (S); Direct Object (DO); Indirect
Object (IO); and Object of Preposition (OP).
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2.
3.

The jury found the defendant guilty.

The screen on my monitor seems dull.
The committee elected Touya its new CEO.

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5.

Smith is a good friend to Jones.

Susan did not offer her candy to any of the other kids.

Exercise D: Identify if the underlined word is an adjective (ADJ) or an adverb (ADV).

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2.
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5.

The Barringer, the worlds largest crater, is 1, 265 meters wide.

In spite of the long and painstaking search, no sign of King Solomons first temple has been unearthed in Jerusalem.
Imelda Marcos used to own the now famous two thousand pairs of shoes.
Planet Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun in 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 9.54 seconds.
In 1955, Martin Luther King, Jr. went on to lead the civil right quest after he had successfully led the boycott of the
Montgomery, Alabama bus system.

Exercise E: Identify the correct answer.

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2.
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4.
5.

It was a problem that my boyfriend and (I, me) had to

resolve.
The managers arrived and told Carrie and (I, me) to
prepare our visual aids for the presentation.
I (myself, yourself) cooked the dish.
It was (he, him) who stood by me whenever I felt
depressed.
No one has lost (their, his) glasses.

6.

People (who, whom) had once used chipped flints lived in

that age.
7. All the hotdogs have mustard sauce in (it, them).
8. John and (she, her) have travelled all over Europe.
9. The old mans wealth is (yours, yours) now, the lawyer
told Harriet.
10. (They, Them) who wallow in power now may not be able
to keep themselves in that state for a long time.

Exercise F. Determine whether the underlined verbs in the following sentences are Action (AV) or Linking (LV) verbs.
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2.
3.

Moms chicken and dumplings taste too salty for some

reason.
Charlotte grew green and yellow peppers in her container
garden/
We turned at the light and headed home.

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5.
6.

Pop grew angry when we didnt listen carefully.

She liked to smell the flowers when she walked past the
vase.
The air smelled stale, so we opened the window.

Exercise G. Tell whether the underlined verbs are transitive (T) or intransitive (I).
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2.
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4.
5.

The band uniforms finally arrived just before Christmas.

The trainer stepped into the cage of the wounded
leopard.
The sophomore class has a very good attendance record.
Jack walked unsteadily to the front of the stage and
swallowed hard.
The author tells of his childhood on a Wyoming ranch.

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7.

Our team played over its head in the first half.

Once a circus horse literally stuck his right hind foot into
his mouth.
8. Helen enjoys responsibility.
9. The murderer does not appear until the second act.
10. Several new cars have safety belts as standard
equipment.

Exercise H: Give the missing form of the given nouns. If it is in singular form give the plural form, and if it is in plural form give the
singular form.
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2.

woman
alumna

3.
4.

tablespoonfuls
C

5.
6.

cherubim
forget-me-nots

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8.

furniture
ox

9. elf
10. bridesmaid

Exercise I: Complete the sentences by putting the adjectives that are in parentheses in the correct order to modify the underlined
noun.
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2.
3.
4.
5.

James just bought a (red/ racing/ bright/ French) bike.

King Kong climbed the building holding a (slender/ young/ beautiful) girl in his hand.
The king graciously allowed Sire Reginald to keep the (gold/ valuable/ carved) chest as his reward.
Harvey had a (game/ mounted/ stuffed) fish hanging on the wall of his office.
Cuddles was a (huge/ snarling/ mean) dog.

Exercise J. Select the correct answer.

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5.

Mary sometimes sits (between, on) John and Jill.

My boyfriend and I will meet (before, after) my class starts.
My mothers plant is (above, in) the TV.
I did not go to the show (because, but) I had already seen it.
These rooms are very comfortable (and, or) they have a good view of the city.

Exercise K. Give the missing forms of the verb: present participle, past, past participle.
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2.

carry
cruise

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4.

hit
fight

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6.

say
freeze

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8.

begin
swim

9. do
10. come