Parts Of Speech Exercise

Say what part of speech the underlined word is.

1. I went to his office to meet him.

2. Where have you been all this while?

3. If I knew the answer I would tell you.

4. They have agreed to look into the matter.

5. The police are interrogating the suspect.

6. The children were playing merrily in the sand.

7. Don’t disturb me while I am studying.

8. It took me a long time to get used to working alone.

9. Be nice to him at least once.

10. She kept asking the same question.

11. I don’t know where my cat has disappeared.

12. She was listening to some old songs on the radio.

Answers

1. I went to his office to meet him. (him – pronoun)

2. Where have you been all this while? (while – adverb)

3. If I knew the answer I would tell you. (if – conjunction)

4. They have agreed to look into the matter. (into – preposition)

5. The police are interrogating the suspect. (suspect – noun)

6. The children were playing merrily in the sand. (merrily – adverb)

7. Don’t disturb me while I am studying. (disturb – verb)

8. It took me a long time to get used to working alone. (long – adjective)

9. Be nice to him at least once. (once – adverb)

10. She kept asking the same question. (kept – verb)

11. I don’t know where my cat has disappeared. (cat – noun)

12. She was listening to some old songs on the radio. (some – adjective)