Worksheet: Parts of Speech

1.1 Worksheet: Parts of Speech

Name Jorge R. Otero Carreras Date 11-mar-15

Part 1: Add an adjective and an adverb to each sentence; then, underline or put them in bold. Next, add an interjection to each sentence. Use your imagination.

1. Shoot! The poorly report has an awful error.

2. Bah! The foolish members had a yearly meeting.

3. Oh dear! The expensive house will be painted brightly.

4. Yahoo! The famous salesman finally reduced the price.

5. Good grief! The evil patient walked awkwardly.

Part 2: Identifying Nouns and Classifying Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs (32 points) (1 pt. per section)

Place the nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs from the sentences below in the corresponding column, according to its classifications and uses. There are more than enough words to fill in every box. Nouns are not underlined; you must identify them. The others words are underlined for your convenience.

SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES ADVERBS

juice students She me yours new your immediately

brush pencils They us hers best Several last night

library computers We her his upstairs mine

cocoa books I them ours today our

1. Several students visited the library last night.

2. They needed information about the climate and weather.

3. I told them today that the library would be mine.

4. We needed to present our best computers to the new faculty.

5. She bought us juice, and he brought her hot cocoa.

6. Those books are hers, these pencils are yours, and this video is ours.

7. Please! John must immediately give me the address upstairs.

8. Remember, this is my brush, that is your hat, and that is his cell phone.

Part 3: Use of the Verb TO BE in Sentences (8 points) (1 pt. per blank)

The forms of the verb To Be are: am, is, are, was, were, will be, been, being. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb for each sentence. Remember to check the time expression to fill in the blank correctly.

1. All the children are sick today!

2. They be here tomorrow.

3. Now, I am an airline pilot for JetBlue.

4. The boys were happy yesterday.

5. Last week, Mary was absent to tennis practice.

6. The neighbors have been away all the month.

7. The company is being audited at this moment.

8. The elected president is Barack Obama.

Part 4: Conjunctions (5 points) (1 pt. per blank)

Fill in the blank with the conjunction (but, and, nor, or, so, even though, while, after, because) that best connect the elements or clauses in each sentence. There is one best conjunction for

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