Parts of Speech Revision - Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs

Parts of Speech Revision

Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a noun?

• accurate

• almost

• brightness

• useful

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a noun?

• adequate

• skilful

• sleepiness

• stubborn

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a noun?

• disguised

• elegant

• enjoyment

• fading

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a noun?

• cautious

• enjoyment

• running

• protective

Multiple Select

Her mother made her come back inside for dinner.

Which of the following words were nouns in the sentence above?

• mother

• made

• come

• back

• dinner

Multiple Select

Both of her parents worked, doing things on computers, which meant that they were home a lot of the time.

Which of the following words were nouns in the sentence above?

• both

• parents

• computers

• home

• time

Multiple Select

The drawing room was where the Jones family kept the expensive (and uncomfortable) furniture Coraline's grandmother had left them when she died.

Which of the following words were nouns in the sentence above?

• drawing

• Jones

• expensive

• furniture

• died

Multiple Select

Coraline went over to the window and watched the rain come down.

Which of the following words were common nouns in the sentence above?

• Coraline

• went

• window

• watched

• rain

Multiple Select

Which words are proper nouns in the following sentence?

Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.

• Critically

• award-winning

• author

• Neil Gaiman

• readers

Multiple Select

Which words are proper nouns in the following sentence?

Miss Spink and Miss Forcible lived in the flat below Coraline’s, on the ground floor.

• Miss Spink

• Miss Forcible

• flat

• Coraline's

• ground floor

Multiple Choice

Her mother shook her head.

Which of the following words were a verb in the sentence above?

• mother

• shook

• her

• head

• locked

Multiple Choice

Carefully, she unlocked the door with the key.

Which of the following words were a verb in the sentence above?

• Carefully

• she

• unlocked

• door

• key

Multiple Choice

The other, big, carved, brown wooden door at the far corner of the drawing room, was locked.

Which of the following words were a verb in the sentence above?

• other

• carved

• corner

• drawing

• locked

Multiple Select

Coraline considered this carefully, then she took the paper and pen.

Which of the following words were a verb in the sentence above?

• Coraline

• considered

• carefully

• took

• paper

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences include a doing verb?

• I have a fear of bees.

• There is a bee near me.

• The baby is getting dropped.

• This is a weird quote.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences include two doing verbs?

• Coraline had watched all the videos.

• Coraline went over to the window and watched the rain come down.

• It wasn't the kind of rain you could go out in.

• She went from channel to channel to channel, but there was nothing on but men in suits talking about the stock market

Multiple Choice

Which word is being used as the adjective in this sentence?

On the holidays, we went snorkeling in the clear waters off the coast of Noosa.

• holidays

• snorkeling

• clear

• coast

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is express being used as an adjective?

• I would like to express my dissatisfaction with Officeworks's service.

• I'll send it express to Sydney.

• We have an express purpose in being here.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains an adjective?

• When we go to the zoo, we should go through the front entrance.

• On the weekend, we went skiing and toasted marshmallows.

• She sang loudly and proudly and badly.

• Sometimes, Alexander would stop, turning his head to check if the door had opened.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

She sorted through them carefully, and selected the oldest, biggest, blackest, rustiest key.

• sorted

• through

• carefully

• oldest

• rustiest

Multiple Choice

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

The rain had stopped, and she was almost asleep when something went tatatatatat.

• rain

• had

• almost

• something

• tatatatatat

Multiple Select

Which words in the following sentence are adverbs?

It was nearly dark outside now, and the rain was still coming down, pattering against the windows and blurring the lights of the cars in the street outside.

• nearly

• dark

• outside

• now

• still

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses an adverb correctly?

• Eric ran slow in the race.

• Jonathan worked hardly on his project.

• Sam speedily finished their sandwich so they could play at lunch.

• We all have to eat healthy.

Multiple Choice

In the following sentences, what does the pronoun her refer to?

Alison is eating ice-cream, but it isn't her favourite.

• Alison

• ice-cream

• the weather

• her favourite

Multiple Choice

In the following sentences, what does the pronoun them refer to?

The ice caps are melting. This poses a threat to the polar bears that rely on them for habitat and food.

• habitat

• ice caps

• polar bears

• threat