ENGLISH GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY LESSONS

PARTS OF SPEECH - ACTIVITY (25012021)

Exercise I
Answer all the questions given below.
1. What are Parts of Speech?
Groups of words which we use in our speaking and writing.
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They are groups of words in English which we use to speak and write.
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2. List and explain the function of all the eight (8) Parts of Speech.
i. noun
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ii. pronoun
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iii. verb
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iv. adjective
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v. adverb
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vi. preposition
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vii. conjunction
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viii. interjection
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3. Identify the parts of speech of the given words below.

Word Parts of Speech
A. ticket noun
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B. write verb
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C. scold verb
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D. performance noun
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 E. slowly adverb
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F. dangerous adjective
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G. long adjective
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H. walking verb
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I. teacher noun
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J. careful adjective
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will/is/are/was/were/has/have/do/did/does - verb
4. Identify and state the parts of speech of the words found in the sentences given below.
i. Sarah is an intelligent student.
noun
Sarah (________) verb
is (________) article/ adjective
an (________) adjective student (________).
intelligent (________) noun

ii. We have bought an apartment.

pronoun have (________)
We (________) verb verb
bought (________) article/adjective
an (________) noun
apartment (________).
iii. We will buy a new car.
pronoun will (________)
We (________) verb verb
buy (________) adjective car
adjective / articles
a (________) new (________)
noun
(________).
iv. She is beautiful.

She (________) is (________) beautiful (________).

v. I like this book.

I (________) like (________) this (________) book (________).

vi. The students were late.

The (________) students (________) were (________) late (________).

vii. The baby is crying.

The (________) baby (________) is (________) crying (________).

viii. Ouch! It is painful.

Ouch! (________) it (________) is (________) painful (________).

ix. She bought an expensive watch.

She (________) bought (________) an (________) expensive (________) watch (________).

x. Suzie is intelligent.

Suzie (________) is (________) intelligent (________).

Exercise II