Color Your Day With Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Prepositions 

Understanding the different parts of speech is the basic foundation for learning and applying grammar rules correctly. With this resource, your students must identify the nouns, verbs, adjectives and prepositions and color each space according to the key provided. They are sure to have a HOOT with this activity!

Want to Edit the Words?

Download this worksheet as a Google doc!

You can change the nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions – even the colors! Coordinate the words to match your classroom grammar posters, word wall or weekly vocabulary words.

Scaffolding + Extension Tips 

In addition to using this as an independent practice activity, use this parts of speech coloring sheet as a:

• writing group activity
• homework assignment
• brain break
• fast finisher activity

Students who need a challenge can think of synonyms for each word and write them on the worksheet or use the words on the worksheet to write sentences.

Support students who need more help by referring them to a part of speech poster or anchor chart.

How To Prepare This Resource

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.

Because this resource includes a full-color answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the color-by-code worksheet for students to complete.

Turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity by printing on cardstock and slipping sheets into write and wipe sleeves. Students can color with whiteboard markers, then erase and reuse.