Let’s go through each sentence and find the correct parts of speech.
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1. NOUNS: “My cousin has a yellow bicycle.”
Nouns are people, places, things, or ideas.
- “my” → this is a possessive pronoun (not a noun)
- “cousin” → yes, that’s a person →
noun
- “yellow” → describes color → adjective
- “bicycle” → thing →
noun
So the correct pair is:
cousin, bicycle
✔ Check box next to “cousin, bicycle”
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2. ADJECTIVES: “My new brown coat was expensive.”
Adjectives describe nouns — they tell us what kind, how many, or which one.
- “new” → describes coat →
adjective
- “brown” → describes coat →
adjective
- “expensive” → describes coat →
adjective
- “my” → pronoun
- “coat” → noun
- “was” → verb
So the correct group is:
new, brown, expensive
✔ Check box next to “new, brown, expensive”
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3. VERBS: “Jenny likes tennis and plays almost every day.”
Verbs are action words or states of being.
- “likes” → action →
verb
- “plays” → action →
verb
- “Jenny” → person → noun
- “tennis” → thing → noun
- “day” → thing → noun
So the correct pair is:
likes, plays
✔ Check box next to “likes, plays”
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4. ADVERBS: “My sister sings beautifully.”
Adverbs often end in -ly and describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They tell how, when, where, or to what extent.
- “sings” → verb
- “beautifully” → tells HOW she sings →
adverb
- “sister” → noun
So the correct answer is:
beautifully
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5. PRONOUNS: “She does her homework before watching TV.”
Pronouns replace nouns. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them, my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
- “she” → replaces a girl’s name →
pronoun
- “her” → shows possession →
pronoun
- “does” → verb
- “homework” → noun
- “watching” → verb form
- “TV” → noun
So the correct pair is:
she, her
✔ Check box next to “she, her”
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Final Answer:
- NOUNS:
✔ cousin, bicycle
- ADJECTIVES:
✔ new, brown, expensive
- VERBS:
✔ likes, plays
- ADVERBS:
✔ beautifully
- PRONOUNS:
✔ she, her
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of printable worksheets on parts of speech.
