Download WORKSHEET 1--PARTS OF SPEECH

Name ________________________________________ Date ________________ Period ________
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6th Grade English
Mid Term Exam Review
December 2012
Fill in the blanks below.
1. A ____________________ is a word that names a person, place or thing.
2. __________________________ are words that tell what someone or something is doing.
3. Action verbs can show ____________________ or _______________________ action.
4. An antecedent is a word that is replaced by a ________________________.
5. ___________________________ pronouns refer to a specific noun, while ___________________
pronouns refer to people, places or things without specifying which one.
6. Subject pronouns are used as _________________s of verbs or as subject complements. They
are:
singular
first person
plural
I
second person
you
third person
they
she
7. Object pronouns are used as direct and/or indirect objects of verbs, and as objects of
prepositions. They are:
singular
plural
first person
second person
third person
you
him
it
them
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8. The indefinite articles are “___” and “_____”; “the” is the ____________________ article.
9. The interrogative pronouns are the “wh” pronouns. They are ______________, ____________,
___________________, __________________, and __________________. “To interrogate”
means to ____________.
10. The demonstrative pronouns are the “th” pronouns. They are ___________, ______________,
__________________, and ___________________. “To demonstrate” means to ____________.
11. Adjectives modify ____________________________.
12. Adverbs modify _________________, _____________________, and other _________________.
13. A _________________________ relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the
sentence. It is useful to identify these _____________________ phrases and put parentheses
around them at the outset of analyzing a sentence. Objects of _______________________ can
never be direct objects or subject complements.
14. A sentence must contain a __________________ and a ________________, and make a
complete ___________________.
15. The _________________ is the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about; the verb is the
simple ________________________ of the sentence.
16. The noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb is the ____________________
object.
17. The _______________________ object is found between the action verb and the direct object,
and is indirectly affected by the action.
18. Linking verbs connect a ____________________ or ____________________ at the beginning of a
sentence with a word near the end.
19. A ____________________ _____________________ follows a linking verb and renames,
identifies, or explains the subject of the sentence.
20. There are two kinds of subject complements: predicate ___________________ and predicate
___________________________.
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PRACTICE IN LABELING PARTS OF SPEECH: Label each listed word from these sentences according
to its part of speech.
1. A pencil is a needed instrument in school.
_____________________ pencil
_____________________
needed
_____________________
in
_____________________
a
2. The sad movie had a powerful effect upon the audience.
_______________________
powerful
_______________________
audience
_______________________
upon
_______________________
had
3. Arthur handed me the rare gems, and I inspected them.
________________________
Arthur
________________________
handed
________________________
and
________________________
rare
________________________
them
4. He delivered his speech and waited for the expected applause.
________________________
delivered
________________________
He
________________________
applause
________________________
for
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Answer the questions that follow each sentence.
5. Yes, Sean, that is true.
What is the verb in this sentence? _______________________
6. The Tigers and the Rams were competing for first place.
What is the complete subject of this sentence? ____________________________
7. We skipped quickly past the old, abandoned house.
What is/are the adverb(s) in this sentence? ________________________________
8. When he played, we heard the melancholy tones most strongly.
List the main verb and its direct object: __________________________________
9. He ran well, but his competitor was faster.
List the adverb(s) in this sentence: ________________________________
10. Harriet and I enjoyed the comedian’s performance and laughed at his jokes.
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? _________________________________
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tell the part of speech of each italicized word. Then circle every verb in each sentence.
1. The quarterback threw a pass right to the receiver, but it slipped through his fingers.
\__________
\___________
2. The test was hard enough that it tested not just our knowledge, but also our stamina.
\___________
\_____________
3. This is a gloomy, foreboding afternoon.
\_____________
\_____________
4. The girl paid fees for keeping her library books too long.
\______________
\______________
5. The blimp rose over the stadium during the Rose Bowl.
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\_________________
\________________
6. The Cub Scout ironed his own uniform.
\________________
7. The shop sells large iron skillets.
\________________
8. Should we serve the soup first?
\____________________
9. The crowd grew restless because of the long delay.
\_____________________
10. Who told you that secret?
\__________________
11. The hunting dogs treed the raccoon without much effort.
\______________
\______________
12. Sally, light the fire and then we’ll roast marshmallows.
\_______________
\______________
13. We saw a light in the forest.
\_________________
14. Plenty of helping hands made light work of the project.
\__________________
15. He arrived well before the schedule landing, which was a good thing.
\__________
\____________
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PARTS OF THE SENTENCE REVIEW: Fill in the definition for each term.
1. Sentence:
2. Subject:
3. Predicate:
4. Direct Object:
5. Indirect Object:
6. Subject Complement:
LABELING PARTS OF THE SENTENCE: Give the part of sentence for each italicized word.
7. The teacher gave the students a test.
\______________
\_________________
8. The teacher gave the students a test.
\________ \_________________
9. Frederick was exceedingly tired after the marathon.
\_______________
\_______________
10. The day brought Eleanor many problems.
\________________
\__________________
11. The day brought Eleanor many problems.
\___________ \_________________
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12. Herman walked to the park to see if his friends were there.
\_______________
13. Herman walked to the park to see if his friends were there.
\_______________
14. Tommy gave his dog a bone for Christmas.
\____________
\____________________
15. Tommy gave his dog a bone for Christmas.
\____________
16. Tommy gave his dog a bone for Christmas.
\____________
17. The queen sent gifts to her loyal subjects.
\__________ \_____________
18. They seemed sincere, but she wondered if they were really trustworthy.
\_________________ \_____________________
19. Studying is important for success in school.
\_________________
20. She wished everyone good luck on the midterm.
\_______________
Finally, you should review all vocabulary words from lists 1 – 4 and all the
clues we have covered in the Word Detective program. You should be able
to identify whether a word is of Anglo Saxon or Latin origin, and tell how
you know.