Parts of Speech Quiz

What part of speech names a person, place, or thing in a sentence, such as car or student?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What part of speech tells the action or state of being in a sentence, such as eat or jump?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

What part of speech is defined as words that are used to describe a noun or pronoun, such as happy or hungry?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

What part of speech is defined as a word that is used in place of a noun, such as he or them?

• Conjunction

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What part of speech is defined as a word that is used to tell more about or modify a verb, such as quickly or rapidly?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Interjection

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What part of speech is defined as a word that is used to describe location, time, direction, or purpose and is used to show relationship between words, such as through or on top of?

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

What part of speech is defined as a word that often expresses a strong feeling and is followed by an exclamation point, such as "Wait!"?

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What part of speech is defined as a word that is used to link sentences, clauses, phrases, or words, such as yet or but?

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: Samantha lives in a beautiful house.

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: Be careful because the glass is breakable.

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A