Let’s go through each question one by one to find the correct part of speech for the word in all capital letters.
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1. SHE left on time
“SHE” is the person doing the action (left). It’s replacing a noun (like “Mary”) and is used as the subject of the sentence.
→ That makes it a
subject pronoun.
✔ Correct answer:
a. Subject pronoun
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2. It TOOK him three hours to finish the job.
“TOOK” is the action happening — it’s what “It” did. Verbs show actions or states.
→ So, “TOOK” is a
verb, and since it’s the main verb in the sentence, it’s also the predicate.
✔ Correct answer:
b. Predicate (verb)
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3. It’s a BROWN dog in the yard.
“BROWN” describes the dog — it tells us what kind or color the dog is. Words that describe nouns are adjectives.
✔ Correct answer:
b. adjective
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4. The BOY’S room is upstairs.
“BOY’S” shows ownership — the room belongs to the boy. When a noun has an apostrophe + s like this, it’s showing possession.
→ That’s a
possessive noun.
✔ Correct answer:
b. Possessive noun
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5. EATING too much can cause a tummy ache.
“EATING” is the thing that causes the ache — it’s acting as the subject of the sentence. Even though it looks like a verb, here it’s being used as a noun (a gerund).
→ So it’s the
subject.
✔ Correct answer:
a. Subject
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6. Bobby went UNDER the bridge.
“UNDER” tells us where Bobby went — it shows location or direction relative to the bridge. Words that show relationships like this (location, time, direction) are prepositions.
✔ Correct answer:
b. preposition
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7. Bob went to bed AND he fell asleep within the hour.
“AND” connects two complete ideas: “Bob went to bed” and “he fell asleep.” Words that connect words, phrases, or sentences are conjunctions.
✔ Correct answer:
b. Conjunction
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8. I’ve HARDLY started to get even.
“HARDLY” modifies the verb “started” — it tells us *how much* or *to what extent* the starting happened. Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs are adverbs.
✔ Correct answer:
b. Adverb
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9. I did what he asked, BUT I didn’t want to do it.
“BUT” connects two contrasting ideas — what he did vs. what he wanted. Again, connecting clauses or sentences = conjunction.
✔ Correct answer:
a. Conjunction
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10. He went TO the office to pay the bill.
“TO” shows direction or destination — where he went. This is a classic preposition showing movement toward something.
✔ Correct answer:
a. Preposition
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11. THE book is on the shelf.
“THE” is specifying which book — it’s pointing to a particular one. Words like “the,” “a,” “an” that introduce nouns are called articles.
✔ Correct answer:
b. Article
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Final Answer:
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. b
9. a
10. a
11. b
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of label parts of speech worksheet.
