Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

Review for your test Friday 11/20!!

Multiple Choice

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

The cat travels effortlessly along the muddy bank.

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• adjective

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

Yellow eyes stare brightly out.

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• adjective

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

An inky black shadow lurks between leafless alder trunks.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

I skittered to the entrance.

• verb

• noun

• adverb

• pronoun

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

She unhitched her webbed harness.

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

• noun

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

A tentacle coiled around his ankles.

• pronoun

• noun

• verb

• adjective

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

Joe rested for a few minutes, breathing quietly.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• verb

• preposition

• noun

• adverb

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• verb

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• adjective

• preposition

• adverb

• noun

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The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

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(Interjection) No! I will never try that.  

• will
• never
• No
• that

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(Interjection) Ah! The sun is so warm.  

• sun
• is 
• so 
• Ah

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(Conjunction) He wants to buy the house, yet he knows it is too expensive.  

• yet
• too
• expensive 
• wants

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(Conjunction) I like peanuts and potato chips.  

• like
• peanuts
• chips 
• and 

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(Verb) They overcharged me. 

• overcharged
• me
• They

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(Adverb) My sister answered the question intelligently.  

• sister
• answered
• question 
• intelligently 

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(Adverb) The police officer ran fast.  

• police
• officer
• ran 
• fast 

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(Adjective) Kind people are often rewarded.  

• often 
• rewarded
• kind 
• are

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(Adjective) Older people tire more easily.  

• Older
• people 
• tire 
• easily 

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(Noun) She purchased the margarine with him.

• purchased
• with
• him
• margarine 

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(Noun) Have you seen the eraser?

• Have
• you 
• seen 
• eraser

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(Pronoun) Can Jerry help him with the science project?

• Jerry
• science
• him 
• help

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(Pronoun) Paul hopes that he will sing with the choir.

• Paul
• that
• he 
• sing

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Andy knocked on the door BUT nobody answered.

• adverb

• adjective

• conjunction

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I'm sure I've MET your girlfriend before.

• verb

• preposition

• interjection

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I want to go to a UNIVERSITY in the United States.

• adjective

• preposition

• noun

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On Saturdays I WORK from nine to five.

• verb

• preposition

• adverb

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What did SHE ask you to do?

• conjunction

• preposition

• pronoun

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I bought a BEAUTIFUL dress at the mall.

• preposition

• adjective

• noun

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Examples: they, he, she, we

• noun

• preposition

• interjection

• pronoun

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In the following sentence, which word is the VERB?
The teacher helped the student with her difficult homework.

• teacher
• helped
• with
• difficult

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In the following sentence, which word is the ADJECTIVE?
We watched the colorful creatures swim through the dark water?

• We
• watched
• through
• dark

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In the following sentence, which word is the VERB?
Swiftly the sea lions surrounded Grandma and the girl.

• sea lions
• surrounded
• and
• Swiftly

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In the following sentence, which word is the ADVERB?
She looked carefully at the yellow fish.

• SHE
• LOOKED
• CAREFULLY
• FISH

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What is a noun?

• Person, place, or thing
• Person or thing
• Person, place, thing, or idea
• Just ideas

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What is a verb?

• A person, place, thing or idea
• Describes an action
• Modifies a noun
• An action

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What is a pronoun?

• An action
• Replaces a verb
• Replaces a noun
• Describes a noun

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Select examples of a verb.

• Is, are, run
• House, home, walk
• Eat, create, hot
• Is, are, it

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A conjunction...

• Connects things
• Connects words, clauses, phrases, sentences
• Connects adverbs
• Connects adjectives

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What is an adjective?

• Describes or modifies a verb; "What kind?" "Which one?" "How many?"
• Describes or modifies a noun; "What kind?" "When?" "How many?"
• Describes or modifies a noun; "What kind?" "Which one?" "How many?"
• Describes or modifies a noun; "What kind?" "Which one?" "Where?"

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What is a preposition?

• Shows relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence, often "what kind" and "when"
• Shows relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence, often "where" and "when"
• Shows relationship of an adjective to another word in a sentence, often "when" and "where"
• Shows relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word in a sentence, often "where" and "how many"

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Baby Groot enjoys dancing a lot.

• verb

• noun

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The Incredibles battle evil villains.

• adverb

• adjective

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He is strong.

• Pronoun
• Noun

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Batman brings justice to Gotham City.

• Adverb
• Verb

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Pikachu is a yellow pokemon.

• adjective- noun
• adjective-adverb

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Choose an adjective you could add to describe the dog.

The dog ran away.

• dirty

• his

• jumped

• quickly

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Choose the sentence where the verb is underlined.

• Blakely furiously read her interesting book.

• Blakely furiously read her interesting book.

• Blakely furiously read her interesting book.

• Blakely furiously read her interesting book.

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Read the sentence. How would you rewrite it using a PRONOUN?

I waited on the playground for Amber.

• I waited on the cold playground for Amber.

• I waited on the playground for her.

• I patiently waited on the playground for Amber.

• I ran to the playground to play with Amber.

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Choose the conjunction.

I like pizza, but I like ice cream more

• like

• pizza

• but

• ice cream

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Choose the noun.

The angry teacher yelled loudly.

• angry

• teacher

• yelled

• loudly

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What part of speech tells where or when something is going?

• noun

• interjection

• preposition

• pronoun

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What is an adverb?

• a word that modifies a noun

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

• a word that expresses an action

• a word that replaces a noun

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What is an adjective?

• a word that modifies a noun

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

• a word that interrupts

• a word that is a person, place, thing, or idea

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What do pronouns replace?

• nouns

• verbs

• interjections

• adjectives

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What part of speech expresses an ACTION or state of BEING?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun