Let's solve each sentence one by one and identify the
part of speech for the underlined word. We'll check the correct box for each.
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1. On Valentine’s Day, Maggie made heart-shaped chocolate cookies.
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Underlined word: *cookies*
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What is "cookies"?
It refers to a thing (a type of food), so it is a
noun.
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✔ Correct answer: noun
> ✔️ Check the
noun box.
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2. The baker added candles to the birthday cake.
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Underlined word: *added*
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What is "added"?
This is an action — the baker did something. It’s the past tense of the verb "add".
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✔ Correct answer: verb
> ✔️ Check the
verb box.
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3. Ava bought sweet corn muffins in the local bakery.
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Underlined word: *sweet*
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What is "sweet"?
It describes the corn muffins — it tells us what kind of muffins they are. So it’s a
descriptive word, which makes it an
adjective.
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✔ Correct answer: adjective
> ✔️ Check the
adjective box.
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4. Dan cooked a beautifully looking dish.
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Underlined word: *beautifully*
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What is "beautifully"?
It describes how the dish is looking — it modifies the verb "looking" (which is part of the phrase "looking dish"). Words that describe verbs are
adverbs.
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✔ Correct answer: adverb
> ✔️ Check the
adverb box.
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5. Sonia made a tasty baked French toast for her family.
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Underlined word: *her*
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What is "her"?
It refers to Sonia’s family — it shows possession or relationship. "Her" is a
possessive pronoun.
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✔ Correct answer: pronoun
> ✔️ Check the
pronoun box.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
cookies →
noun
2.
added →
verb
3.
sweet →
adjective
4.
beautifully →
adverb
5.
her →
pronoun
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✔ You should check these boxes on the worksheet:
- Sentence 1:
noun
- Sentence 2:
verb
- Sentence 3:
adjective
- Sentence 4:
adverb
- Sentence 5:
pronoun
Great job! 🍪🧁🎉
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of parts of speech worksheet and answer keys.
