Parts of Speech Quiz

Contains a subject, predicate and is a complete thought. Starts with a capital and ends with some end punctuation.

• sentence

• verb

• noun

• predicate

A word in a sentence that can show action.

• predicate

• verb

• adjective

• sentence

Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

• sentence

Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round

• adjective

• pronoun

• verb

• subject

Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

• adjective

• noun

• verb

• preposition

Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence.

• noun

• verb

• subject

• adjective

Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.

• adverb

• noun

• verb

• subject

What or who the sentence is mainly about. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. The dog...

• sentence

• predicate

• adverb

• subject

What the subject is doing or being in a sentence. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. ...bit the mailman.

• predicate

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

a word that names a person, a place, or a thing

• verb

• preposition

• interjection

• noun