Parts of Speech Review

Which of the following is a verb phrase?

Those words were spoken by one of the great masters of the English language.

• by one

• those words

• were spoken

• of the great masters

Which of the following is a noun?

Those words were spoken by one of the great masters of the English language.

• great

• masters

• those

• the

Which of the following is an adjective?

Those words were spoken by one of the great masters of the English language.

• spoken

• words

• of

• English

Which of the following is a preposition?

Those words were spoken by one of the great masters of the English language.

• by

• words

• were

• those

Which word is a conjunction?

Winston Churchill led the British people during World War II, and in those terrifying times, he rallied and comforted them.

• during

• and

• the

• those

Which word is an adverb?

Eager to prove themselves in battle, they willingly followed their leaders until the moment of death.

• prove

• leaders

• until

• willingly

Which word is an noun?

Eager to prove themselves in battle, they willingly followed their leaders until the moment of death.

• eager

• death

• they

• followed

Which word is a pronoun?

Eager to prove themselves in battle, they willingly followed their leaders until the moment of death.

• to

• moment

• they

• battle

Which group of words is NOT a prepositional phrase?

Eager to prove themselves in battle, they willingly followed their leaders until the moment of death.

• their leaders

• until the moment

• in battle

• of death

Mark all the adjectives:

These fierce people lived on the coastlands of northern Europe, but they desired new and better lands

• fierce

• northern

• desired

• new

• better