Parts of Speech Exercises with Answers for class 8 and worksheet with solutions of Elementary English Grammar for CBSE and ICSE students.
Parts of speech
Exercise 1.1 Name the parts of speech of the underlined words in the sentences given below.
1. You will pass if you work hard. __________________________.
2. The new boy was dismissed from service because of misbehaviour. __________________________.
3. My uncle sold his house to a millionaire. __________________________.
4. He generally avoids bad companions. __________________________.
5. This is the beggar who stole my purse. __________________________.
6. This is the oldest house in Mumbai. __________________________.
7. Human and animal waste cause pollution. __________________________.
8. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. __________________________.
9. Ambition, optimism and stamina keeps people going. __________________________.
10. Everyone at the party last night was wearing a pirate costume. __________________________.
11. They build large nests in tress or the walls of cliffs. __________________________.
12. Almost all the luxury cars have been recalled by the manufacturer because of a defective mechanism. __________________________.
13. Thirteen prizes will be given out for the Grand draw. __________________________.
14. The crowd disperses as the prepared to leave. __________________________.
15. Two days after argument my friend apologised for his rudeness. __________________________.
Answers:
1. if – Conjunction
2. new – Adjective
3. millionaire – Noun
4. avoids – Verb
5. who – Pronoun
6. oldest – Adjective
7. pollution – Noun
8. All – Pronoun
9. and – Conjunction
10. Everyone – Pronoun
11. in – Preposition
12. Almost – Adverb
13. Thirteen – Adjective
14. disperses – Verb
15. after – Preposition