Parts of Speech Test Review 2

Parts of Speech Test Review 2

Nouns

• Name people, places, things or ideas

Types of Nouns

• concrete nouns: appeal to the five senses (Ex. school)

• abstract nouns: feelings, ideas, qualities (Ex. honesty)

• common nouns: general people, places, things, and ideas (Ex. school)

• proper nouns: specific people, places, things, and ideas (Ex. Robert)

• collective: singular nouns that refer to a group of people or items (Ex. class)

Pronouns

• takes the place of a common or proper noun

• Ex. he, she they, we, us, me , my, them, his, hers, theirs

Verbs

• An action verb describes what someone or something is doing

• Ex. My pig escaped this evening and ran down the road.

Linking Verbs

• A linking verb describes a condition; it links the subject to a description

• Ex. I feel tired.

• If the subject is not doing an action, and if you can substitute am, is, are, was, were for the verb and the sentence makes sense, then you probably have a linking verb.

• The soup tastes delicious. = The soup is delicious.

• The soup is not tasting something, and I can change the verb to is while keeping the meaning the same, so tastes is a linking verb.

Adjectives

• They describe nouns and pronouns.

• Ex. The red car is parked in the third row of the parking lot.

Adverbs

• They describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

• Successful students study smartly and work diligently to get a good job.

Prepositions

• a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object. 

• Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun.

• Ex. When you go in the library, please put your book on the shelf.

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED words below.

He jumped SUDDENLY up and QUICKLY left the room. (SUDDENLY, QUICKLY)

• nouns

• verbs

• pronouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED words below.

MRS. MOTZ, a former TEACHER, and MS. CARLSON, a current TEACHER, were hired on the same DAY. (MRS. MOTZ, MS. CARLSON, TEACHER, DAY)

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

• prepositions

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED word below.

Ms. Zavala, Mrs. Horne, and Ms. Carlson all HAVE dogs. (HAVE)

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• preposition

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED words below.

Powerful music plays loudly FROM THAT CAR. (FROM THAT CAR)

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

• prepositional phrase

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED words below.

Ms. Carlson’s old dog Petey tried to swim in HER pond. (HER)

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• pronoun

• preposition

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED words below.

Both Mrs. Talsma and Ms. Carlson OCCASIONALLY eat sushi. (OCCASIONALLY)

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

Multiple Choice

Determine the part of speech for the CAPITALIZED words below.

The lake IS CALLING Ms. Carlson. (IS CALLING)

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

How many adjectives are there in the following sentence?

We bought a beautiful house on a quiet street in downtown Kalamazoo.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

A preposition is capitalized in the following sentence. What noun does the preposition modify (describe)?

We bought a beautiful house on a quiet street IN downtown Kalamazoo. (What noun does IN modify?)

• street

• house

• downtown

• Kalamazoo

Multiple Choice

Identify all of the VERBS in the following sentence.

Ms. Carlson and Mrs. Horne have wild dogs, who occupy much of their owners’ time, but they also make life much more fun. (VERBS)

• wild, time

• wild, much, time, more

• have, occupy, make

• dogs, time, life, fun

Multiple Choice

Identify the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the following sentence.

Ms. Carlson and Mrs. Horne have wild dogs, who occupy much of their owners’ time, but they also make life much more fun. (PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE)

• Ms. Carlson and Mrs. Horne

• wild, fun

• of their owners’ time

• dogs, time, life, fun

Multiple Choice

Determine if the VERB in the following sentence is an ACTION or LINKING verb.

The movie The Accountant seems very scary.

• action

• linking

Multiple Choice

Determine if the VERB in the following sentences is an ACTION or LINKING verb.

After losing to them last week, the girls are really happy with their performance.

• action

• linking