Parts of speech

The words in this passage are simple, but the questions are hard.

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

Stewart can speak Arabic very well because he lived in Egypt for a year.

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• interjection

On cold winter days, I love to have a cup of hot chocolate.

• adverbs

• adjectives

• verbs

• prepositions

Roger Bannister finished the mile race very quickly in 1954.

• verb

• adjective

• conjunction

• adverb

I don’t think it was a difficult test. In fact, I think it was quite easy.

• adverb

• adjective

• verb

• noun

Those flowers are very beautiful. How much do they cost?

• adjective

• verb

• noun

• interjection

I usually study in the library for an hour after class.

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

• adverb

Dinosaurs were very large, and they lived millions of years ago.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• conjunction

Her father flies to many countries in the world because he is a pilot.

• verb

• preposition

• adjective

• noun

Although she is poor, she is happy.

• adverb

• conjunction

• interjection

• pronoun