‘Word classes’ or ‘parts of speech’ Exercise

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Word Classes Exercise 1:

Exercise 1 is taken from Oxford Practice Grammar by John Eastwood Unit 1

Is the underlined word a verb, a noun or an adjective?

► Shall we go for a walk?                             noun
► Shall we walk into town?                          verb

1. Jessica wanted to talk to Rita. _____________
2. Jessica wanted a talk with Rita. _____________

3. The windows aren't very clean. _____________
4. Doesn't anyone clean the windows? _____________

5. We went to a fabulous show in New York. ____________
6. Jessica wanted to show Rita her photos. _____________

7. Henry thought Claire looked beautiful. _____________
8. A strange thought came into Emma's head. _____________

9. Sarah is feeling quite tired now. _____________
10. Studying all night had tired Andrew out. _____________

 

Word Classes Exercise 2

Is the underlined word a verb, a noun, an adjective or an adverb?

1. John is always late. adverb
2. He was taken to hospital. noun
3. He was sitting on a big white plastic tub. _____________
4. I put our new plan into action. _____________
5. She looked at her watch. _____________
6. The teacher knew she was doing her best. _____________ 
7. I was looking over her shoulder. _____________
8. You must work on your assignments. _____________
9. I guess I am good at certain things. _____________
10. My teacher is very intelligent. _____________
11. Miller was leaning against the trophy case, watching when I came in. _____________
12. To tell you the truth, it could have been a lot worse. _____________
13. It was a typical Friday night. _____________
14. He was hardly aware of the problem. _____________
15. Now it is my turn. _____________
16. Your picture is ugly. _____________
17. The man ripped the page right out of my hand. _____________
18. Ten syllables per line. _____________
19. A few seconds later, I heard her leave. _____________
20. The camp ground is centrally located. _____________                                 
21. The whole school was inside the gym. _____________
22. She was quite fast. _____________

An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts. 

ANSWERS

Word Classes Exercise 1
1 verb

2 noun

3 adjective

4 verb

5 noun
6 verb

7 verb

8 noun

9 adjective

10 verb

Word Classes Exercise 2
1) Adverb

2) Noun

3) Adjective 

4) Adjective
5) Verb 

6) Noun 

7) Noun 

8) Noun
9) Verb 

10) Adverb 

11) Verb 

12) Noun
13) Adjective 

14) Adverb 

15) Noun 

16) Adjective
17) Verb 

18) Noun 

19) Adjective 

20) Adverb
21) Adjective 

22) Adverb