Exercise on Parts of Speech :





In the sentences given below, the words in italics are used as different parts of speech. Study the sentences and say what parts of speech the words are.

1. Cows give milk.
   
   milk : noun
   
   
   
   
2. Farmers milk their cows.
   
   milk : verb
   
   
   
   
3. Cats catch mice.
   
   catch : verb
   
   
   
   
4. It was a good catch.
   
   catch : noun
   
   
   
5. The ground is hard.
   
   hard : adjective
   
   
   
   
6. Grace works hard.
   
   hard : adverb
   
   
   
   
7. Today is Saturday.
   
   Today : noun
   
   
   
   
8. Lakshmi will arrive today.
   
   today : adverb
   
   
   
   
9. Lie on your back.
   
   back : noun
   
   
   
   
10. Put the book back on the shelf.
    
    back : adverb
    
    
    
    
11. I like swimming.
    
    like : verb
    
    
    
    
12. Do it like this.
    
    like : adverb
    
    
    
    
13. We had an early breakfast.
    
    early : adjective
    
    
    
    
14. We had breakfast early.
    
    early : adverb
    
    
    
    
15. Kishore is reading a book.
    
    book : noun
    
    
    
    
16. Let us book five seats for Sunday’s matinee.
    
    book : verb
    
    
    
    
17. She worked by the light of a candle.
    
    light : noun
    
    
    
    
18. Light a cnadle please.
    
    light : verb
    
    
    
    
19. The bag is light. I can carry it.
    
    light : adjective
    
    
    
    
20. She looked up at him.
    
    up : preposition
    
    
    
21. The bou ran up the hill.
    
    up : preposition
    
    
    
    
22. The up train has left.
    
    up : adjective
    
    
    
    
23. The stone hit him on the head.
    
    head : noun
    
    
    
    
24. Let us talk to the head waiter.
    
    head : adjective
    
    
    
    
25. Who will head the team?
    
    head : verb
    
    
    
    
26. The child had round checks.
    
    round : adjective
    
    
    
    
27. I looked round.
    
    round : adverb
    
    
    
    
28. They were sitting round the table.
    
    round : preposition
    
    
    
    
29. Last month we had a continual round of parties.
    
    round : noun
    
    
    
    
30. He tried to round the corner.
    
    round : verb
    
    
    

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