Exercise 1:    ANSWER KEY

Identify the parts of speech for the underlined words:

1.      Iron is a metal.                          Noun

2.      He writes slowly.                      Adverb

3.      He was waiting at the station.               Preposition

4.      The doctor works carefully.                   Adjective

5.      Ali and Younis found a necklace.          Conjunction

6.      The boys play cricket.                            Verb

7.      He was ill but he came to school.           Conjunction

8.      Hurrah! We won the match.                   Interjection

9.      You are very intelligent boy.                  Adjective

10.  The nib of the pen is broken.              Preposition

11.  Honesty is the best policy.                  Noun

12.  People admire his bravery.                  Noun

13.  Smoking is injurious to health.              Adjective

14.  Hard work is the key to success.            Preposition

15.  My friend gives me a good advice.    Adjective 

16.  The connection was lost.                            Noun

17.  The children are afraid of darkness.           Preposition

18.  People mourned on his death.                   Verb

19.  Many people live in poverty.                    Adjective

20.  You should take pride in doing work.        Verb 

21.  Wow! He was got a new job.                 Interjection  

                22. Alas! He is no more.                              Interjection

            23.      What! They ran away.                            Adverb        

            24.      Oh! You are Mr. Ali.                             Interjection