Parts of Speech Identification
Practice identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions within sentence contexts to strengthen English grammar skills.
Questions
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
I managed to cadge some money off my dad.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
He paced the room like a caged animal.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
The dogs are caged at night.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
The poor bird is put in the cage.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
Tony is very cagey about his family.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
I had new clothes, a new hairstyle and the whole caboodle.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
He took a calculated risk.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
I managed to cajole his address out of them.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
I never realized you could be so calculating.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
Our guess was confirmed by calculation.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
The firm needs more people of your calibre.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
They go camping in Kashmir every year.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
Let's return to camp.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
The government has placed a cap on local council spending.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
We call each other by our first names here.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
The movie is a camp celebration of the fashion industry.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
Her previous calm gave way to terror.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
They are campaigning to save the area from building development.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
He's had his front teeth capped.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
Her voice was surprisingly calm.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the part of speech of the word in bold letter.
The doctor has five calls to make this morning.
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- verb
- preposition