Name: _____________________

Exercise #1: Underline all the nouns.

1. Local markets are full of mussels, clams,

scallops, and lobster.

2. In small villages, canneries prepare

seafood for shipment to Japan.

3. When their boats are full, the fishermen

return to their harbors for the night.

4. If the weather is good, their catch is

usually large.

5. Storms make life on the water dangerous.

Exercise #2: Underline all the pronouns.

1. All of those are expensive.

2. Who likes chocolate?

3. The stones on the beach were green, but

these are pink.

4. None of us was frightened by that.

5. He gave her several bottles of this.

Exercise #3: Encircle all the pronouns.

1. After three days, food became scarce.

2. Volunteers arrived with emergency

supplies.

3. People from nearby communities brought

many loads of firewood.

4. Soon, life was returning to normal.

5. They are calling it the storm of the

century.

6. We hope that we will not have another

ice storm this year.

Exercise #4: Encircle all the adjectives.

1. After a few hours, they arrived at the

train station, nine miles from Minto.

2. The hockey arena is located on Water

Street beside the steel mill.

3. They used paper plates for the annual

picnic.

4. These apples are juicy and red.

5. The long summer months are usually hot

and dry.

Exercise #5: Encircle all the adverbs.

1. Many people have never used a

computer.

2. The baby has been very cranky lately.

3. Finally, she wrote the very last sentence

correctly.

4. She smiled brightly and said that she was

really sorry.

5. Politely, he asked for a second helping.

Exercise #6: Underline all the preposition.

1. The supervisor questioned the quality of

her work.

2. A few of our friends from school arrived

for supper at Julie’s.

3. None of the items on that page are

available until July.

4. In 1992, most of the money disappeared.

5. The mine owners from Germany sold all

of it to them.

Exercise #7: Underline all the interjection.

1. Wow, did you see that jet!

2. Oh no! He lost the puck.

3. Ouch! That hurts.

4. No! Don’t touch the brake.

5. Yuck, I hate boiled cabbage.

Exercise #7: Underline all the conjunction.

1. Until we see it, we won’t believe it.

2. If you are ready, we can leave so we will

be on time.

3. When they had finished, they gave it to

the teacher.

4. Roller blades and skateboards are very

popular.

5. CDs are great because they have good

quality sound.