Parts of Speech Colouring In (teacher made) - Twinkl - Free Printable

To solve this "Parts of Speech Colouring Activity," we need to look at each word in the puzzle and decide what part of speech it is. Then, we match it to the color key provided at the top:

* Noun: Purple
* Adjective: Pink
* Verb: Orange
* Adverb: Red
* Pronoun: Blue

Let’s go through the words visible in the main (right-hand) puzzle section one by one and classify them:

1. monkey – This is a thing/animal → Noun → Purple
2. once – This tells us *when* or *how often* → Adverb → Red
3. his – This shows possession, replaces a noun phrase → Pronoun (possessive pronoun) → Blue
4. bee – This is a thing/animal → Noun → Purple
5. little – This describes size → Adjective → Pink
6. they – This replaces people/things → Pronoun → Blue
7. forest – This is a place/thing → Noun → Purple
8. dream – Can be a noun or verb. In context with other simple words, likely used as a Verb here (to dream) or possibly Noun. But let’s check common usage in such puzzles — often “dream” is treated as a verb when paired with action words. However, without sentence context, both are possible. Looking at surrounding words like “eat”, “cry”, “dance”, “giggle” — these are verbs. So “dream” is likely intended as a Verb → Orange
*(Note: If your teacher says it’s a noun, that’s also acceptable — but for consistency with action words nearby, we’ll go with Verb.)*
9. rapid – Describes speed → Adjective → Pink
10. here – Tells us *where* → Adverb → Red
11. eat – Action word → Verb → Orange
12. flower – Thing → Noun → Purple
13. cry – Action → Verb → Orange
14. big – Describes size → Adjective → Pink
15. everywhere – Tells us *where* → Adverb → Red
16. her – Possessive or object pronoun → Pronoun → Blue
17. bend – Action → Verb → Orange
18. she – Replaces a female person → Pronoun → Blue
19. dance – Action → Verb → Orange
20. Monday – Name of a day → Noun → Purple
21. calm – Can be adjective or verb. Often used as adjective (“a calm day”) → Adjective → Pink
*(Could be verb too — “calm down” — but in isolation, adjective is more common in basic grammar tasks.)*
22. June – Name of a month → Noun → Purple
23. ours – Possessive pronoun → Pronoun → Blue
24. brave – Describes courage → Adjective → Pink
25. there – Tells us *where* → Adverb → Red
26. tree – Thing → Noun → Purple
27. often – Tells us *how frequently* → Adverb → Red
28. giggle – Action → Verb → Orange
29. usually – Tells us *how frequently* → Adverb → Red

Now, let’s double-check any tricky ones:

- his / her / ours / they / she → All pronouns → Blue ✔
- once / here / everywhere / there / often / usually → All adverbs → Red ✔
- little / rapid / big / brave / calm → All adjectives → Pink ✔
- monkey / bee / forest / flower / Monday / June / tree → All nouns → Purple ✔
- dream / eat / cry / bend / dance / giggle → All verbs → Orange ✔

*(Note: “calm” and “dream” can sometimes be ambiguous, but in elementary-level activities like this, they’re usually assigned based on most common usage — “calm” as adjective, “dream” as verb when surrounded by other verbs.)*

Final Answer:

Here is the correct coloring for each word in the right-hand puzzle:

- Purple (Noun): monkey, bee, forest, flower, Monday, June, tree
- Pink (Adjective): little, rapid, big, brave, calm
- Orange (Verb): dream, eat, cry, bend, dance, giggle
- Red (Adverb): once, here, everywhere, there, often, usually
- Blue (Pronoun): his, they, her, she, ours

Color each section accordingly! 🎨