English Unite - Parts of Speech Worksheet - Free Printable

Task: Identify the parts of speech for the underlined words in each sentence.

#### Instructions:
- Read each sentence.
- Determine the part of speech of the underlined word.
- Check the correct box for the identified part of speech.

#### Sentences and Analysis:

1. On Valentine’s Day, Maggie made heart-shaped chocolate cookies.
- Underlined word: cookies
- Analysis: "Cookies" is a noun because it refers to a type of food item.
- Correct Answer: noun

2. The baker added candles to the birthday cake.
- Underlined word: added
- Analysis: "Added" is a verb because it describes an action (the baker performing the action of adding).
- Correct Answer: verb

3. Ava bought sweet corn muffins in the local bakery.
- Underlined word: sweet
- Analysis: "Sweet" is an adjective because it describes the quality or characteristic of the corn muffins.
- Correct Answer: adjective

4. Dan cooked a beautifully looking dish.
- Underlined word: beautifully
- Analysis: "Beautifully" is an adverb because it modifies the verb "looking" by describing how the dish looks.
- Correct Answer: adverb

5. Sonia made a tasty baked French toast for her family.
- Underlined word: her
- Analysis: "Her" is a pronoun because it replaces the name of a person (in this case, Sonia's family).
- Correct Answer: pronoun

Final Answers:

1. cookies: noun
2. added: verb
3. sweet: adjective
4. beautifully: adverb
5. her: pronoun

Explanation:

- Noun: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cookies, candles, bakery.
- Verb: A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples: made, added, cooked.
- Adjective: A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Example: sweet.
- Adverb: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Example: beautifully.
- Pronoun: A word that takes the place of a noun. Example: her.

This worksheet helps reinforce understanding of different parts of speech, which is fundamental to grammar.