Parts of Speech Worksheet for 10-Year-Olds — English Grammar Practice

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Instructions

Read the instructions for each section carefully and complete the activities to practice your knowledge of the parts of speech.

Activity 1: Matching Fun

Match the part of speech on the left with its correct definition on the right. Write the correct letter in the blank space.

1. _____ Noun A. An action word or state of being.
2. _____ Verb B. A word that joins words or sentences together.
3. _____ Adjective C. A word that describes a noun.
4. _____ Pronoun D. A person, place, thing, or idea.
5. _____ Conjunction E. A word that takes the place of a noun.

Activity 2: Sentence Search

Read each sentence and follow the directions.

Part A: Circle all the nouns.

  1. The happy children played games in the park.
  2. My teacher read a book to the class.
  3. That dog has a very long tail.

Part B: Underline all the verbs.

  1. Birds fly high in the sky.
  2. She carefully writes a letter to her friend.
  3. We eat dinner at 6 o'clock.

Part C: Put a box around all the adjectives.

  1. The brave knight fought the fiery dragon.
  2. I ate a sweet, juicy apple for a snack.
  3. He wore a warm, blue coat.

Activity 3: Fill in the Blanks

Complete each sentence using a word from the word bank below. Use each word only once.

quickly     under     Wow!     and     they     beautiful
  1. __________, that is a huge rainbow!
  2. The shy kitten hid __________ the bed.
  3. The singer had a __________ voice.
  4. Would you like to read a book ______ watch a movie?
  5. __________ ran to the playground after school.
  6. The cheetah chased its prey __________.

Activity 4: Color the Paragraph

Read the short paragraph below. Color the words based on the key.

KEY:

  • NOUNS = BLUE
  • VERBS = RED
  • ADJECTIVES = GREEN

The little dog chased the red ball across the wide field. A friendly girl threw the ball again. The happy dog wagged its short tail and brought the ball back.



Answer Key

Activity 1: Matching Fun

  1. D. A person, place, thing, or idea.
  2. A. An action word or state of being.
  3. C. A word that describes a noun.
  4. E. A word that takes the place of a noun.
  5. B. A word that joins words or sentences together.

Activity 2: Sentence Search

Part A: Nouns

  1. children, games, park
  2. teacher, book, class
  3. dog, tail

Part B: Verbs

  1. fly
  2. writes
  3. eat

Part C: Adjectives

  1. brave, fiery
  2. sweet, juicy
  3. warm, blue

Activity 3: Fill in the Blanks

  1. Wow!, that is a huge rainbow!
  2. The shy kitten hid under the bed.
  3. The singer had a beautiful voice.
  4. Would you like to read a book and watch a movie?
  5. They ran to the playground after school.
  6. The cheetah chased its prey quickly.

Activity 4: Color the Paragraph

  • Nouns (BLUE): dog, ball, field, girl, tail
  • Verbs (RED): chased, threw, wagged, brought
  • Adjectives (GREEN): little, red, wide, friendly, happy, short
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