Parts of Speech Practice Sheet

Parts of Speech Practice Sheet

Instructions

Below are 20 sentences designed to help you practice identifying parts of speech.

For each sentence:

1. Read the sentence carefully.

2. Identify the part of speech for each word (noun, pronoun, verb, adjective,

adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection).

3. Write your answers in the space provided or on a separate sheet.

4. Check your answers using the answer key at the end.

Tip: If a word seems tricky, ask: What role does it play? Does it name something,

describe something, or connect ideas?

Practice Sentences

1. The big dog barked loudly.

2. She runs quickly to the park.

3. Wow! That movie was amazing.

4. John and Mary danced happily together.

5. The cat slept on the soft mat.

6. He might sing because he loves music.

7. A shiny car sped past us.

8. Ouch! I stubbed my toe yesterday.

9. We walked slowly through the forest.

10. The teacher explained the lesson clearly.

11. They will meet at the new cafe.

12. Running fast, she won the race.

13. Oh no, the rain started suddenly!

14. My friend and I laughed loudly.

15. The tall tree swayed in the wind.

16. He carefully painted his old house.

17. Because it was sunny, we played outside.

18. This book is incredibly interesting.

19. Alas, the party ended too soon.

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20. I can jump higher than anyone.

Answer Key

1. The (adjective), big (adjective), dog (noun), barked (verb), loudly (adverb).

2. She (pronoun), runs (verb), quickly (adverb), to (preposition), the (adjec-

tive), park (noun).

3. Wow (interjection), That (adjective), movie (noun), was (verb), amazing

(adjective).

4. John (noun), and (conjunction), Mary (noun), danced (verb), happily (ad-

verb), together (adverb).

5. The (adjective), cat (noun), slept (verb), on (preposition), the (adjective),

soft (adjective), mat (noun).

6. He (pronoun), might (verb), sing (verb), because (conjunction), he (pro-

noun), loves (verb), music (noun).

7. A (adjective), shiny (adjective), car (noun), sped (verb), past (preposition),

us (pronoun).

8. Ouch (interjection), I (pronoun), stubbed (verb), my (adjective), toe (noun),

yesterday (adverb).

9. We (pronoun), walked (verb), slowly (adverb), through (preposition), the

(adjective), forest (noun).

10. The (adjective), teacher (noun), explained (verb), the (adjective), lesson (noun),

clearly (adverb).

11. They (pronoun), will (verb), meet (verb), at (preposition), the (adjective),

new (adjective), cafe (noun).

12. Running (verb, participle), fast (adverb), she (pronoun), won (verb), the

(adjective), race (noun).

13. Oh (interjection), no (interjection), the (adjective), rain (noun), started (verb),

suddenly (adverb).

14. My (adjective), friend (noun), and (conjunction), I (pronoun), laughed (verb),

loudly (adverb).

15. The (adjective), tall (adjective), tree (noun), swayed (verb), in (preposition),

the (adjective), wind (noun).

16. He (pronoun), carefully (adverb), painted (verb), his (adjective), old (adjec-

tive), house (noun).

17. Because (conjunction), it (pronoun), was (verb), sunny (adjective), we (pro-

noun), played (verb), outside (adverb).

18. This (adjective), book (noun), is (verb), incredibly (adverb), interesting (ad-

jective).

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19. Alas (interjection), the (adjective), party (noun), ended (verb), too (adverb),

soon (adverb).

20. I (pronoun), can (verb), jump (verb), higher (adverb), than (conjunction),

anyone (pronoun).

Tips for Success

• Start with simple sentences (1–5) to build confidence.

• For tricky words, ask: Does it name (noun/pronoun), act (verb), describe

(adjective/adverb), connect (preposition/conjunction), or express emotion

(interjection)?

• Practice daily with 5–10 sentences from books or online posts to reinforce

skills.

• Review mistakes in the answer key to understand why you mislabeled a

word.