Inglês - 9º ano
Parts Of Speech Exercise
What part of speech is the given word?
1. This wood will make a good hiding place. Here hiding is a/an …………………….
verb
adverb
adjective
2. She was made to repeat the whole story. Here story is a/an …………………….
verb
pronoun
noun
3. They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition?
they
many
from
4. The government seems to change its mind a great deal. Here seems is a/an …………………………
verb
adverb
noun
conjunction
5. In the two weeks in the job he made himself thoroughly disliked. Here thoroughly is a/an ………………………
adjective
adverb
verb
6. Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a/an ……………………..
noun
pronoun
preposition
7. Alice and James got married last week. Here last week is a/an ……………………..
adjective
adverb
preposition
8. After three very unhappy years, they divorced. Here after is a/an ……………………
Conjunction
Preposition
Verb
9. I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here twenty is a/an ……………………..
adjective
adverb
verb
noun
10. I couldn’t think clearly, and I felt hot. Here felt is a/an …………………….
noun
conjunction
verb
adverb
11. The manager says that we may leave our coats in the bathroom. Here manager is a/an ……………………….
noun
pronoun
adverb
12. The rain made the grass wet. Here wet is a/an ………………………
adjective
adverb
verb
Answers
1. This wood will make a good hiding place. Here hiding is an adjective.
2. She was made to repeat the whole story. Here story is a noun.
3. They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition? From
4. The government seems to change its mind a great deal. Here seems is a verb.
5. In the two weeks in the job he made himself thoroughly disliked. Here thoroughly is an adverb.
6. Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a pronoun.
7. Alice and James got married last week. Here last week is an adverb.
8. After three very unhappy years, they divorced. Here after is a conjunction.
9. I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here twenty is an adjective.
10. I couldn’t think clearly, and I felt hot. Here felt is a verb.
11. The manager says that we may leave our coats in the bathroom. Here manager is a noun.
12. The rain made the grass wet. Here wet is an adjective.
Inglês - 9º ano
Parts of Speech Quiz
You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what you learned on the Parts of Speech page.
1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
preposition
adjective
noun
2. What did she ask you to do?
conjunction
preposition
pronoun
3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.
adjective
preposition
pronoun
4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
adverb
conjunction
verb
5. On Saturdays I work from nine to five.
verb
preposition
adverb
6. I want to go to a university in the United States.
adjective
preposition
noun
7. I'm sure I've met your girlfriend before.
verb
preposition
interjection
8. Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.
interjection
preposition
pronoun
9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
adverb
adjective
conjunction
10. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.
pronoun
preposition
verb
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