Parts of Speech Warm-Up Practice

Nouns Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the nouns: 1. Clare is very excited to start school this year. 2. I need to study more for my driver’s test, since I didn’t pass it the first time. 3. I hope this test won’t be too difficult. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the nouns

Verbs Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the verbs: 1. For my fall sport, I chose soccer. 2. Denver is the capital of Colorado. 3. I am a reporter for a major newspaper. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the verbs

Adjectives Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the adjectives: 1. Her messy handwriting caused her to fail the writing course. 2. Randy said that Joey was angry. 3. The torn, dirty boxes were thrown in the garbage. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the adjectives

Adverbs Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the adverbs: 1. It is raining heavily. 2. One soldier had a seriously injured back and was rushed to a hospital. 3. The beautifully decorated hotel won an award. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the adverbs

Pronouns Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the pronouns : 1. Our house is not far from theirs. 2. The baby bruised herself when she fell. 3. They read the false document and approved it. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the pronouns

Prepositions Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the prepositions and put parentheses around the prepositional phrases: 1. A bouquet of roses was the centerpiece. 2. Who bought the house across the way? 3. Betty Myers read with expression and feeling. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the prepositions and put parentheses around the prepositional phrases

List of Prepositions 0 about, above,across, after,against, along,among, around,at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, in front of, inside, instead of, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, on top of, out of, outside, over, past, since, through, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without

Conjunctions Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the conjunctions: 1. Unless you are finished, sit and complete your homework. 2. Paper, pencils, and erasers were piled on the top of the desk. 3. Since everyone needs exercise, they should try to run or walk every day. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the conjunctions

Interjections Rewrite the following sentences and highlight all of the interjections: 1. Wow! That was an intense tennis match. 2. Ouch! I stubbed my toe. 3. Yikes! I better study for the final to bring my grade up. Next, write your own sentence and highlight all of the interjections

Parts of Speech Review Rewrite the sentence. Below each sentence, write the name of the underlined part of speech. 1. The hungry cat scratched at the back door. 2. I left my backpack in the car this morning. 3. When it rains, I like to go to the movies. 4. He sat by the window and watched the rain. 5. I could hardly hear them speaking.

Review Continued… Below, rewrite the sentence and highlight the indicated word (in parentheses) within the sentence. 6. (pronoun) Paul hopes that she will sing with the choir. 7. (conjunction) I like peanuts and potato chips. 8. (preposition) Can you jump over the hurdle? 9. (interjection) Ah! The sun is so warm. 10. (verb) They overcharged me.

Last Slide =) Lastly, you need to write YOUR OWN sentences with that meet the following requirements in regards to parts of speech: 11. two nouns and two verbs 12. one verb and one preposition 13. one interjection 14. two adjectives and one adverb 15. one pronoun and one conjunction *don’t forget to highlight