Parts of speech 3 ESL Worksheet

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ESL Worksheet: Parts of speech 3

Instructions: What part of speech is the word in CAPITALS.

Q1 - THE weather's terrible.
 
Definite article
 
Indefinite article
Q2 - SHE isn't coming.
 
Noun
 
Pronoun
Q3 - It's a BLACK book.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q4 - She drives FAST.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q5 - She's a FAST driver.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q6 - She isn't COMING.
 
Gerund
 
Present participle
Q7 - DID she finish it?
 
Auxiliary verb
 
Modal verb
 
Main verb
Q8 - SHE left on time.
 
Subject pronoun
 
Object pronoun
Q9 - It took HIM three hours to finish.
 
Subject pronoun
 
Object pronoun
Q10 - It's MY money.
 
Possessive adjective
 
Possessive pronoun
Q11 - Take MINE.
 
Possessive adjective
 
Possessive pronoun
Q12 - It's OVER the road.
 
Preposition
 
Particle
Q13 - ALTHOUGH it was expensive, she still bought it.
 
Adverb
 
Conjunction
Q14 - I've HARDLY started.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q15 - It's a HARD test.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q16 - Hold TIGHT!
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q17 - I did it BECAUSE I felt like it.
 
Preposition
 
Conjunction
Q18 - Do you LIKE it?
 
Preposition
 
Verb
Q19 - It looks LIKE Joan's.
 
Preposition
 
Verb
Q20 - It was SO good.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q21 - They did SO well.
 
Adjective
 
Adverb
Q22 - EATING too much can cause health problems.
 
Gerund
 
Present participle

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