Exercise 2:: Insert A Word in The Blank, and Indicate Its Part of Speech

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Exercise 2 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 2:
Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech.
1. The _____________ student walked _____________ out of the classroom.
2. The happy _____________ yelled at the _____________ soccer player.
3. The banker wore a _____________ suit.
4. In _____________ morning, my friends _____________ around the block four times.
5. It was raining, _____________ we didn’t go to the _____________ .
6. _____________ black dog ____________ with his owner.
7. Jenny was ____________ late, so she ___________ all the way from the bus stop ___________ the office.
8. Maya loves _____________ eat pizza, _____________ , _____________ hamburgers.
9. My _____________ brother _____________ two _____________ every afternoon.
10. Carol loves Carl, but _____________ doesn’t love _____________ .
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Exercise 3:
Insert a word in the blank, and indicate its part of speech.
1. The ____________ was so heavy that school ____________ cancelled.
2. ____________ bag on the table is ____________ .
3. Jenny is the ____________ girl in the ____________ class.
4. Oscar tried to ____________ to the teacher, ____________ she had to leave right away for another class.
5. I can’t believe you had ____________ slices of pie. ____________ must be full now.
6. ____________ it was raining, we didn’t go ____________ the park.
7. You have a ____________ mouth. You really can’t keep a ____________ .
8. John is rich ____________ cheap, ____________ no one invites him to dinner.
9. Henrietta ____________ drinks coffee, but ____________ often drinks tea.
10. ____________ Maria was six years old, she ____________ ride a bicycle.
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Exercise 4:
Identify all the words in the following sentences.
The lazy man slept in the afternoon, and he was very tired at night.
1. The 2. lazy
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
3. man 4. slept
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
5. in 6. afternoon
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adverb
7. and 8. he
a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
9. very 10. tired

a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. adjective c. verb d. pronoun
A red car is dangerous for policemen, but it is incredibly beautiful.

11. A 12. red
13. car 14. is

15. dangerous 16. for

a. article b. adjective c. verb d. pronoun a. preposition b. noun c. verb d. adverb
17. policemen 18. but

a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. conjunction
19. it 20. incredibly

a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. adjective c. adverb d. pronoun
21. beautiful
a. article b. adjective c. verb d. pronoun
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The slim dancer stopped for a cup of coffee in the crowded diner.
22. The 23. slim
24. dancer 25. stopped

26. for 27. a

a. article b. adjective c. verb d. preposition a. preposition b. article c. verb d. adverb
28. cup 29. of

a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. preposition d. conjunction
30. coffee 31. crowded

32. diner
a. article b. adjective c. verb d. noun
In the summer, the happy children play enthusiastically before they eat their dinner.
33. In 34. the
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
35. summer 36. happy

37. children 38. play

a. article b. adjective c. noun d. preposition a. preposition b. article c. verb d. adverb
39. enthusiastically 40. they

a. conjunction b. adverb c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. pronoun c. preposition d. conjunction
41. eat 42. their

The thief stole my bicycle, so I walked to John’s house.

43. thief 44. stole
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. noun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
45. my 46. so
a. article b. noun c. adjective d. pronoun a. article b. conjunction c. verb d. adjective
47. I 48. walked

a. article b. adjective c. pronoun d. preposition a. preposition b. article c. verb d. adverb
49. John’s 50. house

a. adjective b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. preposition d. conjunction
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Exercise 5:
Identify all the words in the following sentences.
The cute puppy rested on the couch, and it was very energetic in the afternoon.
1. The 2. cute
3. puppy 4. rested
5. on 6. couch
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adverb
7. and 8. it
a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
9. very 10. energetic

The black cat ran quickly down the street, but the dog found it immediately.
11. The 12. black
13. cat 14. ran

15. quickly 16. down

a. article b. adverb c. verb d. pronoun a. preposition b. noun c. verb d. adverb
17. street 18. but

a. conjunction b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. conjunction
19. dog 20. found

21. immediately
a. article b. adjective c. adverb d. pronoun
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The very tall teacher talked to her old friend on her new cellphone.
22. The 23. very
a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. adjective
24. tall 25. teacher

a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective a. article b. noun c. verb d. pronoun
26. talked 27. her

a. article b. adjective c. verb d. preposition a. pronoun b. article c. adjective d. adverb
28. old 29. friend

a. conjunction b. adjective c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. preposition d. conjunction
30. on 31. new

a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. preposition a. article b. adjective c. verb d. pronoun
32. cellphone
Yesterday, the secretive students whispered softly during the difficult examination.
33. Yesterday 34. the
a. article b. preposition c. adverb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
35. secretive 36. students

a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
37. whispered 38. softly

a. article b. adjective c. noun d. verb a. preposition b. article c. adverb d. verb
39. during 40. difficult

a. conjunction b. adverb c. verb d. preposition a. adverb b. noun c. verb d. adjective
41. examination
He lives here, in this incredibly ugly house.

42. He 43. lives
a. article b. preposition c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. verb d. adjective
44. here 45. in

a. adverb b. noun c. adjective d. pronoun a. article b. conjunction c. verb d. preposition
46. this 47. incredibly

a. article b. adjective c. pronoun d. preposition a. preposition b. article c. verb d. adverb
48. ugly 49. house

a. adjective b. adverb c. verb d. pronoun a. article b. noun c. preposition d. conjunction
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Exercise 6 & 7 - Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 6:
Identify the adjectives in the sentences.
1. My hand was frozen because of the cold weather. ______________________________________
2. The long examination took four hours to complete. _____________________________________
3. The words are easy to understand but difficult to spell. __________________________________
4. The chicken was overcooked, dry, and tasteless. ______________________________________
5. My older sister lives in a beautiful new house. ________________________________________
Exercise 7:
Identify the nouns in the sentences.
1. The suntanned lifeguard sat on the high chair in the sand. ______________________________________
2. Give me the hammer and the nails. I will fix the broken chair. __________________________________
3. The words in this passage are simple, but the questions are hard. ________________________________
4. Sam burned the hamburgers and hot dogs, but the potatoes were good. ___________________________
5. My mother and her sister live on the same street. ___________________________________
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Exercise 8:
Identify the verbs in the sentences.
1. Sit down and be quiet. I am reading a book. ____________________________________
2. Barbara woke up early, took a shower, made breakfast, and left the house at 9:00. _________________________
3. While I was driving to school, I saw my old teacher. _____________________________________
4. Samantha hurried home to call her friend and tell her the good news. ________________________________
5. Right now Marta is sitting at her desk and studying for her math exam. _________________________________
Exercise 9:
Identify the adverbs in the sentences.
1. She walked very slowly down the street. ____________________________________
2. Brenda felt incredibly lucky to meet the very famous singer. ___________________________________
3. I live here, not there. Didn’t you see the house yesterday? ___________________________________
4. Nicky is coming now. He will not be very late for the party. ___________________________________
5. Mario speaks softly, but his eyes are intensely bright. ______________________________________

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1. The _____________ student walked _____________ out of the classroom.

2. The happy _____________ yelled at the _____________ soccer player.

3. The banker wore a _____________ suit.

4. In _____________ morning, my friends _____________ around the block four times.

5. It was raining, _____________ we didn’t go to the _____________ .

6. _____________ black dog ____________ with his owner.

8. Maya loves _____________ eat pizza, _____________ , _____________ hamburgers.

9. My _____________ brother _____________ two _____________ every afternoon.

10. Carol loves Carl, but _____________ doesn’t love _____________ .

1. The ____________ was so heavy that school ____________ cancelled.

2. ____________ bag on the table is ____________ .

3. Jenny is the ____________ girl in the ____________ class.

6. ____________ it was raining, we didn’t go ____________ the park.

7. You have a ____________ mouth. You really can’t keep a ____________ .

8. John is rich ____________ cheap, ____________ no one invites him to dinner.

9. Henrietta ____________ drinks coffee, but ____________ often drinks tea.

9. very 10. tired

A red car is dangerous for policemen, but it is incredibly beautiful.

13. car 14. is

15. dangerous 16. for

17. policemen 18. but

19. it 20. incredibly

24. dancer 25. stopped

26. for 27. a

28. cup 29. of

30. coffee 31. crowded

35. summer 36. happy

37. children 38. play

39. enthusiastically 40. they

41. eat 42. their

The thief stole my bicycle, so I walked to John’s house.

47. I 48. walked

49. John’s 50. house

9. very 10. energetic

13. cat 14. ran

15. quickly 16. down

17. street 18. but

19. dog 20. found

24. tall 25. teacher

26. talked 27. her

28. old 29. friend

30. on 31. new

35. secretive 36. students

37. whispered 38. softly

39. during 40. difficult

He lives here, in this incredibly ugly house.

44. here 45. in

46. this 47. incredibly

48. ugly 49. house

1. My hand was frozen because of the cold weather. ______________________________________

2. The long examination took four hours to complete. _____________________________________

3. The words are easy to understand but difficult to spell. __________________________________

4. The chicken was overcooked, dry, and tasteless. ______________________________________

5. My older sister lives in a beautiful new house. ________________________________________

5. My mother and her sister live on the same street. ___________________________________

1. Sit down and be quiet. I am reading a book. ____________________________________

3. While I was driving to school, I saw my old teacher. _____________________________________

1. The _ student walked _ out of the classroom.

2. The happy _ yelled at the _ soccer player.

4. In _ morning, my friends _ around the block four times.

5. It was raining, _ we didn’t go to the _ .

6. _ black dog with his owner.

8. Maya loves _______ eat pizza, _ , _______ hamburgers.

9. My _______ brother _ two _______ every afternoon.

10. Carol loves Carl, but _ doesn’t love _ .

1. The was so heavy that school cancelled.

2. bag on the table is .

3. Jenny is the girl in the class.

6. it was raining, we didn’t go the park.

7. You have a mouth. You really can’t keep a .

8. John is rich cheap, no one invites him to dinner.

9. Henrietta drinks coffee, but often drinks tea.