Parts of Speech Colouring Worksheet (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives ... - Free Printable

Let's solve this "Parts of Speech Colour by Word" activity step by step.

🔹 Objective:

Color each section of the picture based on the part of speech of the word written in it, using the color key:

- Nouns → Blue
- Verbs → Orange
- Adjectives → Yellow
- Adverbs → Green

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🔹 Step 1: Understand Each Part of Speech

- Noun: A person, place, thing, or idea.
*(e.g., car, child, school, notebook)*

- Verb: An action or state of being.
*(e.g., walked, sang, travelled, listen)*

- Adjective: Describes a noun (tells us what kind, how many, which one).
*(e.g., cute, angry, hungry, rich)*

- Adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb (often tells *how*, *when*, *where*, *how often*).
*(e.g., real, alive, selfish – wait! These are not adverbs... let’s check carefully.)*

⚠️ Note: Some words might be tricky. Let's analyze them carefully.

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🔹 Step 2: Analyze Each Word

We'll go through each word and classify it.

#### ✔ Nouns (Blue)
- car – thing → blue
- wheel – part of a car → blue
- school – place → blue
- hammock – object → blue
- fireman – person → blue
- gumball – object → blue
- tractor – vehicle → blue
- child – person → blue
- woman – person → blue
- ant – animal → blue
- notebook – object → blue
- grass – plant → blue
- memory – concept → blue
- bin – container → blue
- chit – piece of paper → blue
- bees – animals → blue
- nouns – word category → noun → blue

> ✔ All these are nouns → color blue

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#### ✔ Verbs (Orange)
- travelled – past tense of travel → action → orange
- met – past tense of meet → action → orange
- fell – past tense of fall → action → orange
- helped – past tense of help → action → orange
- walked – past tense of walk → action → orange
- sing – present tense → action → orange
- jogged – past tense of jog → action → orange
- sang – past tense of sing → action → orange
- listen – present tense → action → orange
- paid – past tense of pay → action → orange

> ✔ All these are verbs → color orange

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#### ✔ Adjectives (Yellow)
- cute – describes appearance → yellow
- real – describes truth → yellow
- sick – describes condition → yellow
- angry – describes emotion → yellow
- dizzy – describes feeling → yellow
- alive – describes state → yellow
- scary – describes nature → yellow
- hungry – describes feeling → yellow
- selfish – describes personality → yellow
- itchy – describes sensation → yellow
- rich – describes wealth → yellow

> ✔ All these are adjectives → color yellow

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#### ✔ Adverbs (Green)
Now look at "real", "alive", etc. — but we already used them as adjectives.

Wait — is there any adverb?

Look closely:
- "real" can be an adverb? Not really. "Real" is usually an adjective; "really" is the adverb.
- But here, none of the words appear to be adverbs.

Let’s double-check:

Is "real" an adverb? No — "really" would be.

Is "alive" an adverb? No — it's an adjective.

But look at "cute", "sick", etc. — all adjectives.

Wait — "real" is sometimes used informally as an adverb, but in standard grammar, not.

So, are there any adverbs?

Let’s scan again.

Hmm… no obvious adverbs like “quickly”, “very”, “well”.

But wait — "real"? No.

Actually, none of the words are adverbs.

But the key includes green for adverbs, so maybe one exists?

Let’s check "real" — still no.

Wait — what about "real" meaning “in fact”? That's not grammatically correct.

Alternatively, perhaps "real" was intended to be "really", but it's not.

Alternatively, could "alive" be used as an adverb? No.

Wait — "well"? Not here.

So, likely, there are no adverbs in this image.

But let’s recheck all words:

- "real" → adjective
- "alive" → adjective
- "cute" → adjective
- "sick" → adjective
- "angry" → adjective
- "dizzy" → adjective
- "scary" → adjective
- "hungry" → adjective
- "selfish" → adjective
- "itchy" → adjective
- "rich" → adjective

All adjectives.

And verbs: travelled, met, fell, helped, walked, sing, jogged, sang, listen, paid

Nouns: car, wheel, school, hammock, fireman, gumball, tractor, child, woman, ant, notebook, grass, memory, bin, bees, chit, nouns

No adverbs.

So possibly, the puzzle doesn't have any adverbs, or there's a mistake.

But wait — "real" is sometimes misused as an adverb in informal English, but that's not correct.

Alternatively, perhaps "real" is meant to be "really", but it's not.

Another possibility: "nouns" is a noun — yes.

Wait — is "real" an adverb? No.

Wait — "real" is not an adverb.

So conclusion: There are no adverbs in this image.

Therefore, no green sections need to be colored.

But maybe I missed something?

Let’s check "real" again — no.

Wait — what about "real" as in “He is real tired”? That’s nonstandard — should be “really”.

So, unless there's a typo, no adverbs.

But let’s assume the puzzle intends for some word to be an adverb.

Wait — "real" — no.

Wait — "alive" — no.

Wait — "well" — not here.

Wait — "met" — verb.

Wait — "paid" — verb.

Wait — "listened" — not here.

Wait — "travelled" — verb.

Wait — "sang" — verb.

Wait — "jogged" — verb.

Wait — "walked" — verb.

Wait — "fell" — verb.

Wait — "helped" — verb.

Wait — "met" — verb.

Wait — "listen" — verb.

So, only three parts of speech are represented: nouns, verbs, adjectives.

No adverbs.

But the key says adverbs → green, so perhaps it’s just a placeholder.

So, final classification:

| Word | Part of Speech | Color |
|------------|----------------|---------|
| car | noun | blue |
| wheel | noun | blue |
| school | noun | blue |
| hammock | noun | blue |
| fireman | noun | blue |
| gumball | noun | blue |
| tractor | noun | blue |
| child | noun | blue |
| woman | noun | blue |
| ant | noun | blue |
| notebook | noun | blue |
| grass | noun | blue |
| memory | noun | blue |
| bin | noun | blue |
| bees | noun | blue |
| chit | noun | blue |
| nouns | noun | blue |
| travelled | verb | orange |
| met | verb | orange |
| fell | verb | orange |
| helped | verb | orange |
| walked | verb | orange |
| sing | verb | orange |
| jogged | verb | orange |
| sang | verb | orange |
| listen | verb | orange |
| paid | verb | orange |
| cute | adjective | yellow |
| real | adjective | yellow |
| sick | adjective | yellow |
| angry | adjective | yellow |
| dizzy | adjective | yellow |
| alive | adjective | yellow |
| scary | adjective | yellow |
| hungry | adjective | yellow |
| selfish | adjective | yellow |
| itchy | adjective | yellow |
| rich | adjective | yellow |

✔ So, no adverbs → no green coloring needed

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🔹 Final Answer:

Color the picture as follows:

- Blue → all nouns (e.g., car, child, school, notebook, etc.)
- Orange → all verbs (e.g., walked, sang, listened, travelled, etc.)
- Yellow → all adjectives (e.g., cute, angry, hungry, rich, etc.)
- Green → none (no adverbs present)

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🎨 Summary:

- Blue: Nouns — fill all areas with nouns
- Orange: Verbs — fill all areas with verbs
- Yellow: Adjectives — fill all areas with adjectives
- Green: Skip (no adverbs found)

This will create a colorful flower-like design with the correct grammar-based colors!

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