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. Will you _peel_ the potatoes for me?
→ “Peel” is an action — it’s something you do to the potatoes. So it’s a
verb.
2. Lily is excited about the _trip_.
→ “Trip” is a thing — a journey or outing. That makes it a
noun.
3. He _carefully_ counted all the coins.
→ “Carefully” tells us *how* he counted — it describes the verb “counted.” Words that describe verbs are
adverbs.
4. The _dripping_ tap annoyed me.
→ “Dripping” describes the tap — it tells us what kind of tap it is (one that drips). So it’s acting like an
adjective here.
5. I dropped _it_ on the ground.
→ “It” replaces a noun (like “the ball” or “the book”) so we don’t have to repeat it. That’s a
pronoun.
6. Are you going to the beach _tomorrow_?
→ “Tomorrow” tells us *when* you’re going — it modifies the verb “going.” Time words like this are usually
adverbs.
7. His _kindness_ is amazing.
→ “Kindness” is a thing — a quality or trait. Even though it comes from an adjective (“kind”), here it’s used as a
noun.
8. There _are_ many ripe mangoes on the tree.
→ “Are” is a form of “to be” — it shows existence or state. It’s helping the sentence make sense with “mangoes.” This is a
verb.
9. Jaden is sick _so_ he won’t be joining us.
→ “So” connects two ideas: “Jaden is sick” and “he won’t join us.” Words that connect clauses are
conjunctions.
10. _Three_ boys joined the football team.
→ “Three” tells us how many boys — it’s describing the noun “boys.” Numbers used before nouns are often called adjectives (specifically, determiners or quantifiers), but in basic grammar, they’re grouped under
adjective.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of identifying parts of speech worksheet.
