3rd Grade Language Arts Parts of Speech Worksheet — 12 Questions for 10-Year-Olds

Instructions

Read the definitions of the parts of speech below. Then, read each sentence and identify the part of speech of the underlined word. Write your answer on the line provided.

Parts of Speech Guide

Noun: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: girl, park, pencil, happiness

Pronoun: A word that takes the place of a noun.

Examples: he, she, it, they, we

Verb: A word that shows action or a state of being.

Examples: run, think, is, were, feel

Adjective: A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

Examples: silly, green, huge, fast

Adverb: A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often tells how, when, or where.

Examples: slowly, loudly, yesterday, outside

Questions

1. The brave firefighter rescued the kitten. ____________________


2. My dog wagged his tail happily. ____________________


3. She baked delicious cookies for the party. ____________________


4. We saw the bright stars in the sky. ____________________


5. The frog jumped from one lily pad to another. ____________________


6. That is a very tall building! ____________________


7. The turtle moved slowly across the grass. ____________________


8. My favorite book is about a talking dragon. ____________________


9. Can they help us with our project? ____________________


10. The soup is very hot. ____________________


11. It was a stormy night. ____________________


12. The musician plays the guitar beautifully. ____________________

Answer Key

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Pronoun
4. Noun
5. Verb
6. Adjective
7. Adverb
8. Noun
9. Pronoun
10. Verb
11. Adjective
12. Verb