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Parts of Speech Worksheets Generator

Make parts of speech practice from hand-checked sentences: identify, label and sort words, then print with answers.

Parts of speech worksheets are practice sheets where students name or sort the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections. This free generator makes them right in your web browser, with no sign-up. You can build a parts of speech worksheet with answers, a mixed parts of speech worksheet with answer key, or a parts of speech test, and you can choose Easy, Medium or Hard to match your class. Each sheet is built from practice sentences and word banks, and the preview on the right shows the paper sheet before you print. Nothing you make is uploaded or sent to a server.

How to make a parts of speech worksheet

  1. Type a worksheet title and choose US Letter or A4 paper.
  2. Choose a level. Easy suits grades 3–4 or ESL beginners, Medium suits grades 5–6 or ESL intermediate, and Hard suits grades 7–8 or ESL upper-intermediate. The level changes which sentences and words are used.
  3. Pick an exercise type: Find the nouns, Find the verbs, Find the adjectives, Find the adverbs, Name the part of speech, or Sort words by part of speech.
  4. Set the number of questions, from 3 to 30.
  5. Click “Add another exercise” to add more exercises, up to six on one sheet, each with its own type.
  6. Turn on Name and date line and Number the questions. Turn on Word bank for exercises that offer one.
  7. Turn on Add the answer key when printing if you want the key included.
  8. Set Different versions from 1 to 10 if students sit near each other.
  9. Check the preview on the right. It changes as soon as you change a setting. Click New worksheet for new questions with the same settings.
  10. Click Print worksheet, or Print answer key to print only the key.

Copy link saves an address that opens the same worksheet with the same questions, so you can reprint it later or send it to a colleague. Practice online turns the sheet into an on-screen exercise.

What are the eight parts of speech?

The eight parts of speech are noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection. Each one is a group of words that does a particular job in a sentence.

  • Noun: names a person, place, thing or idea, such as teacher, Chicago or courage.
  • Pronoun: takes the place of a noun, such as she, them or ourselves.
  • Verb: shows an action or a state, such as run, is or seem.
  • Adjective: describes a noun, such as tall, three or sleepy.
  • Adverb: describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb, often answering how, when or where. Examples are quickly, soon and outside.
  • Preposition: shows how a noun relates to another word, such as in, under or during.
  • Conjunction: joins words or clauses, such as and, but or because.
  • Interjection: a short exclamation, such as wow or oh.

The Name the part of speech exercise uses fewer choices at lower levels. Easy offers four (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Medium adds pronoun and preposition, and Hard adds conjunction and interjection.

How do you tell which part of speech a word is?

Look at the job the word does in its sentence, not only the word itself. Ask what it names, what it replaces, what it describes, or what it connects. The same word can have different jobs in different sentences.

In “The movie was really funny,” really is an adverb because it describes the adjective funny. In “Would you like tea or juice?”, juice is a noun because it names a thing. The practice sentences in this generator are tagged word by word. Phrasal verbs, infinitives with to and gerunds are left out so each answer is clear. In the find-the-adjectives items, a, an and the are not counted as adjectives. The Sort words exercise gives a bank of 12 words to write under Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives.

Frequently asked questions

Do the worksheets come with answers?

Yes. Turn on Add the answer key when printing and the key prints on its own page after the sheet. To print only the key, click Print answer key.

Is there a mixed parts of speech worksheet with answer key?

Yes. Add exercises of different types to one sheet, such as Find the nouns, Name the part of speech and Sort words by part of speech. Then turn on the answer key so students practice several parts of speech on one page.

Can I get the worksheet as a PDF?

Yes. Click Print worksheet, choose Save as PDF in the print window, set the scale to 100 %, and turn off headers and footers.

Can a word be more than one part of speech?

Yes. Light is a noun in “the light is on,” an adjective in “a light bag,” and a verb in “light the candle.” Check the word’s job in the sentence to decide which part of speech it is.

Can I use it as a parts of speech test?

Yes. Set Different versions from 1 to 10. Each version has its own questions and its own answer key, which makes copying between students harder. The answer key lists the circled words for each item.

Can students check their own answers?

Yes. Practice online lets students tap a choice, type an answer or tap words. Check answers marks each item right or wrong, shows the correct answer and gives a score. Try again resets the sheet. Free-writing items are not scored.