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Name: ____________________________

Parts of Speech

Directions: Circle the letter that tells the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

1. My brother bought me a carnivorous plant for my birthday.

A. noun

B. adjective

C. interjection

D. adverb

2. When my sister tripped, the birthday cake sailed across the room.

A. verb

B. preposition

C. pronoun

D. adverb

3. You could hardly hear a sound when the cake landed on Uncle Steve’s head.

A. adjective

B. verb

C. conjunction

D. adverb

4. “Bingo, I did it!” my brother bellowed when the cake hit its target.

A. noun

B. preposition

C. interjection

D. conjunction

5. Uncle Steve put one hand on top of his head.

A. preposition

B. adverb

C. pronoun

D. conjunction

6. He licked his fingers and shouted, "Yippee, it’s carrot cake!”

A. adjective

B. noun

C. verb

D. interjection

7. My sister was crying and laughing at the same time.

A. preposition

B. pronoun

C. conjunction

D. adverb

8. It was my most memorable birthday so far.

A. adjective

B. pronoun

C. preposition

D. noun

9. My dog made a beeline for the cake and gobbled it down.

A. verb

B. interjection

C. conjunction

D. adverb

10. Our family decided that from now on we would celebrate birthdays at a restaurant.

A. adjective

B. adverb

C. noun

D. preposition

Name: ____________________________

Parts of Speech – Answer Key

Directions: Circle the letter that tells the correct part of speech for the underlined word.

1. My brother bought me a carnivorous plant for my birthday.

A. noun

B. adjective

C. interjection

D. adverb

2. When my sister tripped, the birthday cake sailed across the room.

A. verb

B. preposition

C. pronoun

D. adverb

3. You could hardly hear a sound when the cake landed on Uncle Steve’s head.

A. adjective

B. verb

C. conjunction

D. adverb

4. “Bingo, I did it!” my brother bellowed when the cake hit its target.

A. noun

B. preposition

C. interjection

D. conjunction

5. Uncle Steve put one hand on top of his head.

A. preposition

B. adverb

C. pronoun

D. conjunction

6. He licked his fingers and shouted, "Yippee, it’s carrot cake!”

A. adjective

B. noun

C. verb

D. interjection

7. My sister was crying and laughing at the same time.

A. preposition

B. pronoun

C. conjunction

D. adverb

8. It was my most memorable birthday so far.

A. adjective

B. pronoun

C. preposition

D. noun

9. My dog made a beeline for the cake and gobbled it down.

A. verb

B. interjection

C. conjunction

D. adverb

10. Our family decided that from now on we would celebrate birthdays at a restaurant.

A. adjective

B. adverb

C. noun

D. preposition

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