UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN
FOUNDATION IN ARTS: FHEL 1114 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Tutorial 5: Parts of Speech (I & II)
TASK 1 : Parts of Speech
Identify the correct part of speech for each listed item in each sentence below. Choose from the
following options:
noun verb adjective adverb pronoun conjunction preposition article
1. The weather was warm, so we walked lazily along the shady path near an old cemetery in
the countryside.
The = weather = was = warm = so =
we = walked = lazily = along= the=
shady = path = near = an = old =
cemetery = in = the = countryside =
2. While Josephine was nonchalantly eating her huge sandwich, we numbly watched a sly
cat as it climbed onto the ledge by the sofa and greedily eyed a poor little mouse under
the chair.
While = Josephine = was eating = nonchalantly =
her = huge = sandwich = we =
numbly = watched = a = sly =
cat = as = it = climbed =
onto = the = ledge = by =
the = sofa = and = greedily =
eyed = a = poor = little =
mouse under the chair =
TASK 2 : Parts of Speech
Label the word in bold by underlining the correct part of speech for each sentence.
1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall. (adverb, preposition, adjective, noun)
2. What did she ask you to do? (verb, conjunction, preposition, pronoun)
3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table. (adverb, adjective, preposition, pronoun)
4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies. (adjective, adverb, conjunction, verb)
5. On Saturdays I work from nine to five. (noun, verb, preposition, adverb)
6. I want to go to a university in the United States. (verb, adjective, preposition, noun)
7. I'm sure I have met your girlfriend before. (noun, verb, preposition, interjection)
8. Well, I don't think I will be here to answer the phone. (conjunction, interjection, preposition,
pronoun)
9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered. (pronoun, adverb, adjective, conjunction)
10. After lunch, let’s go out for a coffee. (adverb, pronoun, preposition, verb)
11. Don’t work too hard or you’ll get ill. (verb, adverb, conjunction, adjective)
12. In this film, the hunter became the hunted. (noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb)
13. Stop writing when I say so. (preposition, verb, interjection, conjunction)
14. Oh dear, how could you ever fail this simple test? (adverb, noun, interjection, preposition)
15. Nobody likes to take a ride in his car. He is lead-footed! (verb, conjunction, preposition,
adjective)
TASK 3 : Articles
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles. If no article is required please use a dash (-) to
indicate.
It was _________ (1) very happy occasion today, as my sister received her SPM results just this
morning. _________ (2) results showed that she scored full distinctions in all subjects, save
History, which was ____________ (3) B. My dad decided that we should have ___________ (4)
celebration for her good grades. Mom asked her what she wanted, and she mentioned that she
would like to buy __________ (5) indigo dress. That dress was _________(6) one which she had
been admiring for _________ (7) long time now. Mom agreed, and we went to _________ (8)
KLCC to shop. We spent a good part of ___________ (9) day shopping. When we returned
home, dad took the family out to ________ (10) dinner.
TASK 4 : Prepositions
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
1. Gerry left ______________a word to anyone.
2. We agreed to meet ____________dinner.
3. She lost her ring ____________ the beach.
4. The puppies’ wandered _____________the fenced yard until their owner arrived.
5. Human rights organizations have been campaigning _____________the death penalty.
6. At a minimum, you will spend three hours _____________ each assignment.
7. There was an accident _____________ the crossroads this morning.
8. I'm going to Scotland ___________ a short holiday next month.
9. We have been waiting for the reply _____________ yesterday.
10. The driver's negligence will lead ______________ accidents.
