NAME:
___________________________________________
Interjections Practice
Underline the
interjections in the following sentences:
1.
Aww, look at the cute
kitten.
2.
I missed the bus. Oh
well.
3.
Oops! She dropped that
expensive dish.
4.
Whoa, you need to slow down.
5.
No, there is no homework tonight.
Verbs Practice
Underline the
verbs in the following sentences.
1.
Our work has become harder this year.
2.
Elizabeth looked everywhere for her homework.
3.
This plant looks dead.
4.
Mrs. Jones called the doctor.
5.
Her son is sick.
Fill in a verb
for each of the following sentences:
1.
Jane __________________ the cake yesterday.
2.
My muscles __________________ after gardening.
3.
The police man
_____________________ the speeding driver.
4.
The little boy ___________________ in the river.
5.
Northfield __________________ my home.
Adjectives Practice
Underline the
verbs in the following sentences.
1.
My ancient grandfather wrote an insightful book about his
long time as a cattle rancher.
2.
The woman’s new wool coat sold for fifty dollars at the
neighborhood discount store.
3.
The tangy red ketchup on the grilled hamburger dripped on the
clean picnic table cloth.
4.
This smelly garbage in my uncle’s car is gross and
disgusting.
5.
My amazing essay was read by some appreciative students.
Fill in adjectives
for each of the blanks in the sentences below.
1.
My _____________________ book is both ______________ and
___________________.
2.
The _________________, ____________________ kitten slept on
the _______________ blanket.
3.
The ___________________________ weather ruined my
________________________ trip.
4.
My __________________________ sailboat on the
_______________________ lake was
_________________.
5.
The __________________________ student in the
_______________________ class studied for the
_______________________
test.
Conjunctions Practice
Circle the coordinating conjunctions in the
sentences below.
1.
I bought four books, for I love to read.
2.
I have many bookshelves, and I love to fill them with new and
used books.
3.
My sister doesn’t read many books, nor does she own as many
as I do.
4.
I offered to give her some books, but she didn’t want any.
5.
I will give my extra books to the library, or I might donate
them to the school.
Circle the subordinating conjunctions in the
following sentences.
1.
Because we bought too many books, our bookshelves are full.
2.
I will give some to you if you ask nicely.
3.
Whenever I get rid of books, I usually feel a little sad.
4.
My house will be cleaner after I get rid of these 20 boxes of
books.
5.
Although I try to stay away from book stores, I can’t help
it.
Adverbs Practice
Underline the adverbs in the following
sentences.
1.
The
horse raced speedily around the very crowded racecourse.
2.
The man
next to her coughed annoyingly all through the performance today.
3.
Katherine
accidentally deleted her files.
4.
We
silently watched the amazingly beautiful sunset.
5.
We will
all take that infuriatingly difficult test tomorrow.
Fill in adjectives for each of the blanks in
the sentences below.
1.
The boy
ran ______________________________
2.
Jackson ______________________________ finished his homework.
3.
I ______________________________ drove to the store.
4.
Corey
______________________________ handed in
his essay.
5.
The
team ______________________________ played the game.
Prepositions Practice
Put the prepositional phrases in parentheses
and underline the prepositions in the following sentences.
1.
The book
of pictures on the shelves is my favorite.
2.
Before
lunch I had a meeting of student writers.
3.
The man
in the yard threw the ball over the fence.
4.
I ate
the cookie with chocolate chips.
5.
She was
humming during the lecture about physics.
Fill in prepositions for each of the blanks
in the sentences below.
1.
The
muffin _____________ the table is mine.
2.
I put
the box ___________________ the chair.
3.
The
horse ran ___________________________
the road.
4.
My
papers fell ____________________ my
desk.
5.
She sat
______________________ the fireplace.
Pronouns Practice
Underline the pronouns in the following
sentences.
1.
Sally,
your mother needs you to call her.
2.
Steve
brought his own lunch because he is allergic to most foods.
3.
I have
strong opinions, but my sister doesn’t agree with them.
4.
The
amazing performance brought the crowd to its feet.
5.
You can
tell her because she will keep it a secret.
