Parts of Speech Practice Exercises  Grade 7          Mrs. McDee

 

Define:

1. A noun is ____________________________________________________.

 

2. A pronoun is _________________________________________________.

 

3. A verb is ____________________________________________________.

 

4. An adjective is ______________________________________________.

 

5. An adverb is _________________________________________________.

 

6. A preposition is ______________________________________________.

 

7. An interjection is _____________________________________________.

 

8. A conjunction is _____________________________________________.

 

Using the abbreviations below, place the letter of the part of speech above every word in the sentences which follow. Be neat. Save this exercise on your tablet in your English folder.

 

N-noun                        Adv-adverb

P-pronoun                   Pr-preposition

V-verb                         In-interjection

Adj-adjective              C-conjunction

 

1. A large cat slept in front of the fireplace.

 

2. Hey, hand me the soap!

 

3. Sally and Joe took me to the movies.

 

4. Fred likes chocolate syrup on his ice cream.

 

5. Betty slowly wrote her name in the sand.

 

6. I gave my mother a rose for Mother’s Day.

 

7. Liz loves cotton candy on Sundays.

 

8. Wow! We had a fabulous trip.

 

9. Freda baked a cake for Sally but I made a piñata.

 

10. Aw, we lost the game on Saturday.