Parts of Speech Review — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In "The enormous elephant drank water," the adjective is enormous.
Enormous describes the elephant (a noun), so it is an adjective.
2. In "She whispered softly to her friend," the adverb is softly.
Softly tells how she whispered — it modifies the verb whispered, so it is an adverb.
3. In "The children played outside after lunch," the preposition is after.
After shows the time relationship between playing and lunch — it is a preposition.
4. In "Jake and Maria finished their project," the conjunction is and.
And joins the two nouns Jake and Maria, functioning as a coordinating conjunction.
5. In "They carried the heavy boxes upstairs," the verb is carried.
Carried shows the action performed by the subject — it is the main verb of the sentence.
6. In "My sister loves chocolate cake," the noun that names a person is sister.
Sister names a person — it is a noun.
7. In "He quickly solved the puzzle," the word quickly modifies the verb solved.
Quickly tells how he solved — it modifies the verb solved.
8. In "The bright stars shone above the mountains," the word above is a preposition.
Above shows the spatial relationship between the stars and the mountains — it is a preposition.
9. In "We wanted popcorn, but the store was closed," the word but is a conjunction.
But joins two contrasting independent clauses — it is a coordinating conjunction.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
bravely
→ adverb
adjective
kindness
→ noun
preposition
beneath
→ preposition
noun
shiny
→ adjective
adverb
bravely → adverb (tells how); kindness → noun (names an idea); beneath → preposition (shows position); shiny → adjective (describes a noun).