Parts of Speech Identification
Identify the correct part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition) for the highlighted word in each sentence.
Questions
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
She's a dab hand with a paintbrush.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
She's not as daft as she looks.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Don't try any daredevil stunts.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Invoices are signed on a daily basis.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
The machines are inspected twice daily.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
The story was in all the dailies.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
I went to buy a paper at the corner dairy.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the highlihjted word.
I insist on paying for the damage.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
She blew her nose as daintily as possible.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
The allegations are likely to damage his political career.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
She took a dainty little bite of the apple.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Lead is potentially damaging to children's health.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
It's none of your damn business!
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
The film was damned by the critics for its mindless violence.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Let's celebrate and damn the expense!
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
We got out pretty damned fast!
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
What a damn stupid question!
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Her report is expected to deliver a damning indictment of education standards.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
The blouse clung damply to her skin.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
Those marks above the window look like damp to me.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
He climbed onto the roof for a dare.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition
Directions: Choose the correct part of speech for the word in bold letters.
She dangled her car keys nervously as she spoke.
- verb
- noun
- adjective
- adverb
- preposition