Functional English

Assignment#1 – Identification of Parts of Speech

Name: ID# Date:

Take a printout and do the assignment in
your handwriting. Part A

Please identify the part of speech of each word underlined in the paragraph below. Observe how the
words are used in these sentences  before filling in the blanks  with noun, pronoun, verb, adjective,
adverb, preposition, or conjunction.

The world is full of highly competent, intelligent, and well­trained people who honestly intend to do 

things tomorrow. They tend to be low achievers; they are not the people who develop interesting and 

rewarding careers. High achievers in business, technical, and professional fields have a sense of urgency

about getting things done. If you lack this sense of urgency, NOW is the time to start developing it.

See how the word is used in the sentence. Then write the part of speech in the blank.
world _____________ is _________________ of ____________________ highly ____________________
competent _______________________ people _________________________ who ___________________
honestly ________________________ They _________________________ the ______________________
develop _________________________ and ______________________ rewarding ____________________
in ________________________ professional __________________ have ____________ If _____________
you _______________________ lack ______________________ this _______________ it _____________

Part B

See how the word is used in the sentence. Then write the part of speech—noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective,
preposition, or conjunction—in the blank.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest.—Benjamin Franklin

Write the part of speech in the blanks:
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If _______________________ a ___________________ man ______________ empties _______________
his ____________________ purse ___________________ into ______________ his __________________
head ___________________ no ___________________ man _________________ can ________________
take ____________________ it ___________________ away ________________ from ________________
him ___________________ An ________________ investment ________________ in _________________
knowledge ___________________ always _________________________ pays _______________________
the _______________________ best ___________________________ interest _______________________
Part C

A. Compose five sentences about members of your family or your friends. The sentences should tell
about   their   appearance,   personality,   or   character   and   may   be   about   one   or   several   people.   Each
sentence should have 10 to 15 words.

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

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2. _____________________________________________________________________________

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3. _____________________________________________________________________________

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4. _____________________________________________________________________________

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5. _____________________________________________________________________________

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6. Write one noun from each sentence: ______________________________________________

7. Write all the verbs here: _________________________________________________________

8. If you used any adjectives, write them here: _________________________________________

9. If you used any adverbs, write them here: ___________________________________________

 10. If you used any prepositions, write them here: _______________________________________

 11. If you used any conjunctions, write them here: _______________________________________

 12. If you used any pronouns, write them here: __________________________________________