Unit 2 Language Quiz

Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

Cathy slowly walked to the edge of the diving board.

• Cathy

• slowly

• to

Which word in the sentence is an adjective?

The librarian read us an exciting story.

• librarian

• read

• exciting

What part of speech is lies as it is used in this sentence?

The dog lies on its bed.

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

The underlined word is an adjective because it

The tired fisherman caught 90 fish in his nets yesterday.

• names a person, place, or thing.

• takes the place of a name.

• describes something

The underlined word in the sentence is a verb because it

My daughter exercised yesterday by jumping rope for thirty minutes.

• names a person, place, or thing.

• takes the place of a name.

• shows action.

Which word can take the place of Brenda?

Brenda was pleased when she received an A on her report.

• was

• she

• an

Which word from the sentence is a noun?

Sam ran faster than Tom.

• ran

• faster

• Tom

Which words in the sentence take the place of a name?

He swung at the pitch and hit the baseball so hard his bat broke.

• he / his

• swung / broke

• pitch / hit

The underlined word is a noun because it

Sarah tried out for the play her school was presenting.

• names a person, place, or thing.

• takes the place of a name.

• describes something.

Which word in the sentence is a proper noun?

Did Miki write a letter to her grandmother?

• did

• Miki

• letter