Parts of Speech

Identify the words that have been used in the

sentences below. Challenge yourself to label
each word as:
Highlight the classes according to the colours
noun verb adjective adverb

1. The boys skillfully played with a white

football in the park.
2. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy
dog.
3. Sam ate the piping-hot pizza carefully so
that she didn’t burn her mouth.
4. Arthur ran energetically all the way back
from the shops.
5. Nicky’s muma went to the market to buy
fresh fruit and vegetables. She walked
there quickly but, on the way, back she
walked slowly because her bags were
heavy.