📝 Part 1: Identifying Parts of Speech

1. Read the sentence below and identify the part of speech for each underlined word. Choose from: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection.

The quick learner runs swiftly to school and she arrives early.

quick: ________________

learner: ________________

runs: ________________

swiftly: ________________

to: ________________

school: ________________

and: ________________

she: ________________

arrives: ________________

2. Circle the correct part of speech for the word "beautiful" in this sentence: "The beautiful flowers bloom in spring."

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Adverb

🎯 Part 2: Focus on Verbs

3. Underline ALL the verbs in each sentence below. Then indicate if each verb is a MAIN VERB (MV) or AUXILIARY VERB (AV).

a) The children play soccer every afternoon.

Verb(s): ________________ Type: ______

b) She is studying for her exams.

Verb(s): ________________ Type: ______ ________________ Type: ______

c) They have finished their homework.

Verb(s): ________________ Type: ______ ________________ Type: ______

d) We are going to the market tomorrow.

Verb(s): ________________ Type: ______ ________________ Type: ______

e) The dog barks loudly at night.

Verb(s): ________________ Type: ______

4. Which of the following are auxiliary verbs? Check all that apply:

is

run

have

jump

were

does

🔗 Part 3: Matching Activity

5. Match each part of speech with its correct definition:

1. Noun

2. Pronoun

3. Adjective

4. Adverb

5. Preposition

6. Conjunction

7. Interjection

A. Shows strong emotion

B. Connects words or phrases

C. Names a person, place, or thing

D. Describes a noun

E. Shows relationship between words

F. Replaces a noun

G. Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

✍️ Part 4: Creative Application

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct part of speech indicated in brackets:

The __________ (adjective) students walked __________ (adverb) __________ (preposition) the library __________ (conjunction) __________ (pronoun) found many interesting books.

7. Write your own sentence that contains at least 5 different parts of speech. Label each word with its part of speech below your sentence.

8. Extension Challenge: Write a sentence using a main verb AND an auxiliary verb. Underline the main verb once and the auxiliary verb twice.

9. Give two examples for each part of speech using South African context where possible:

Nouns: ________________, ________________

Verbs: ________________, ________________

Adjectives: ________________, ________________

Adverbs: ________________, ________________

Interjections: ________________, ________________