Let’s go through each sentence one by one and figure out what part of speech the underlined word is.
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1. On Valentine’s Day, Maggie made heart-shaped chocolate _cookies_.
- “Cookies” is a thing — something you can eat or hold.
- Things are called
nouns.
✔ So, “cookies” = noun
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2. The baker _added_ candles to the birthday cake.
- “Added” tells us what the baker did — it’s an action.
- Action words are called
verbs.
✔ So, “added” = verb
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3. Ava bought _sweet_ corn muffins in the local bakery.
- “Sweet” describes the corn muffins — it tells us what kind they are.
- Words that describe nouns are called
adjectives.
✔ So, “sweet” = adjective
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4. Dan cooked a _beautifully_ looking dish.
- “Beautifully” tells us *how* the dish looks — it modifies the word “looking,” which is a verb form.
- Words that modify verbs (or adjectives/adverbs) are called
adverbs.
✔ So, “beautifully” = adverb
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5. Sonia made a tasty baked French toast for _her_ family.
- “Her” shows possession — it tells us whose family it is.
- Words like “her,” “his,” “my,” “your” are called
pronouns (specifically possessive pronouns).
✔ So, “her” = pronoun
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Final Answer:
1. noun
2. verb
3. adjective
4. adverb
5. pronoun
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of identify parts of speech in a sentence worksheet.
