Part Of Speech Worksheet For Class 7
English words are divided into 8 categories according to the function they serve in a sentence. These are called the parts of speech. They are:
- Nouns
- Adjectives
- Pronouns
- Verbs
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
Worksheet 1
Write the part of speech of the underlined word.
1. Everyone thought that she was lying.
2. She looked out of the window.
3. The cat was sleeping peacefully under the bed.
4. You are worse than him.
5. The news came as a surprise to me.
6. She doesn’t enjoy being looked at.
7. We are visiting our native place in December.
8. That was an unforgettable experience.
9. You needn’t have waited for me.
10. I don’t want to listen to you.
11. I went to college to meet the principal.
12. I was prevented from calling my mother.
Answers
1. was lying – verb
2. looked – verb
3. peacefully – adjective
4. worse – adjective
5. surprise – noun
6. at – preposition
7. native – adjective
8. experience – noun
9. for – preposition
10. don’t want – verb
11. college – noun
12. was prevented – verb
Worksheet 2
Say what part of speech the underlined word is.
1. I was quite busy yesterday.
2. She has agreed to support us.
3. I don’t know what I am supposed to do.
4. This is not what we expected from a reputed company like yours.
5. We took longer than we expected to finish the job.
6. I have known him since I was a child.
7. It has not stopped in days.
8. The police are questioning the suspect.
9. Why are you shouting at me?
10. She took her pen out and started writing.
11. We are not going to permit this ever again.
12. My cousin wants to be a singer.
13. What are you doing upstairs?
14. How are we going to solve this problem?
15. Did you see anyone there?
16. Although he is a successful businessman, he is not happy.
17. They are building a bridge over the river.
18. The upcoming airport will lead to the overall development of the area.
19. The light went out while I was reading.
20. There is a post office near my house.
21. Oops! I broke the glass.
22. Alas! We have lost.
Answers
1. busy – adjective
2. us – pronoun
3. don’t know – verb
4. from – preposition
5. expected – verb
6. since – conjunction
7. days – noun
8. suspect – noun
9. at – preposition
10. out – preposition
11. ever – adverb
12. wants – verb
13. upstairs – adverb
14. this – adjective
15. there – adverb
16. although – conjunction
17. over – preposition
18. development – noun
19. while – conjunction – it connects the two clauses
20. near – preposition
21. Oops – interjection
22. Alas – interjection – this word expresses a sudden emotion
It was very good thank you