Parts of Speech Quiz

What is a noun?

• takes the place of a noun

• shows action

• person, place, thing or idea

• describes a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a verb?

• person, place, thing or idea

• shows action

• takes the place of a noun

• describes a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a pronoun?

• shows action

• describes a noun

• describes a verb

• takes the place of a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an adjective?

• describes a noun and tells which one or how many

• describes a verb

• shows action

• person, place, thing or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is an adverb?

• describes a noun

• describes a verb

• takes the place of a noun

• a word used to connect sentences or phrases

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a conjunction?

• describes a noun

• a word used to connect sentences

• describes a verb

• takes the place of a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a word that shows strong feeling or emotion, like ouch!

• noun

• verb

• pronoun

• interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the part of speech called that begins with a prepositional phrase, and shows relationship to its object? (the bunny hopped over the rabbit hole)

• noun

• preposition

• conjunction

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which word would be the preposition in this sentence: The bunny hopped under the fence.

• bunny

• hopped

• fence

• under

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the verb in this sentence: Jordyn ran her race quickly.

• Jordyn

• race

• ran

• quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D