1. 1 I could see the sparkling gleam of water ____ the trees. between shining appeared climbing Language Conventions Write the correct word in the space provided. Write the part of speech of the word in brackets. preposition 2 I gave an exclamation of ____ when I saw our new home. surprising happily pleasure contented noun Page 3 SAMPLE E064A Parts of Speech (PowerPoint CD-ROM) NAPLAN Preparation and Testing: Language Conventions www.kbs.com.au

2. 13The child looked very small and guilty as his aunt berated him. Language Conventions Write the two nouns in each of the following sentences. Page 4 child aunt 14I beg your pardon if my remark was impertinent. pardon remark SAMPLE E064A Parts of Speech (PowerPoint CD-ROM) NAPLAN Preparation and Testing: Language Conventions www.kbs.com.au

3. Language Conventions Select an appropriate adjective to fill each space. Page 5 13Because I was so tired, I felt ____, lonely and quite bewildered. determined cheerful vulnerable happy 14My ____ questioning made Mona look at me shrewdly; I was right on target. sensible intrusive naive astute SAMPLE E064A Parts of Speech (PowerPoint CD-ROM) NAPLAN Preparation and Testing: Language Conventions www.kbs.com.au

4. Language Conventions Choose the correct verb to fill each space in the text. Page 10 will definitely be had already been is thought to be will already be Professor Bishop said that a new round of testing wasn’t warranted, given the swine flu element of the vaccine subject to significant testing. 7 An initial autopsy no sign that the vaccine was to blame for the death of the two-year- old child. had shown was said to be is confirming was revealing 8 SAMPLE E064A Parts of Speech (PowerPoint CD-ROM) NAPLAN Preparation and Testing: Language Conventions www.kbs.com.au