Parts of Speech Practice

Identify the common noun(s) in the sentence:

The dog bit the hard candy.

• dog, candy

• The, the

• bit

• hard candy

Determine the verb (s) in this sentence:

The ship will be sailing across the ocean.

• will, be, sailing

• ship, sailing

• ocean

• across, the

The words: AND, FOR, BUT, YET, SO are examples:

• conjunctions

• prepositions

• adjectives

• adverbs

A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, idea, or quality is called

• common noun

• verb

• preposition

• adjective

The part of speech that answers the questions:

-WHICH ONE?

-WHAT KIND?

-HOW MANY?

-HOW MUCH?

-WHAT COLOR?

are considered:

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• verb

What is the adverb in this sentence?

The student whined endlessly.

• endlessly

• student

• whined

• The

Identify the part of speech for the blue word?

The frog can breathe through its smooth moist skin.

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

Which word is a common noun?

• winning

• window

• rough

• quickly

This part of speech describes or modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective.

• pronoun

• adjective

• noun

• adverb

What part of speech is the blue word?

Kevin likes to play hockey with the boys in his neighborhood.

• proper noun

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective