8 Parts of Speech Test

Identify the correct part of speech for the word in green.

The boy ran to the store to get some candy.

• verb

• adverb

• preposition

• noun

Identify the correct part of speech for the word in green.

He slowly opened the door and saw that all of his friends were in his room.

• verb

• adjective

• noun

• pronoun

Identify the correct part of speech for the word in green.

As the boy stared at the circus performer, he said,"Gee, that is a very tall man!"

• adverb

• pronoun

• adjective

• noun

Identify the correct part of speech for the word in green.

Add the correct verb: Mr. Whiskers, the cat, ________ on the couch when he saw the mouse.

• run

• spilled

• called

• jumped

What word is not a pronoun?

• he's

• him

• she

• it

Which statement is not correct?

• A concrete noun can also be a proper noun.

• A common noun can be capitalized if it only represents a generic object.

• The collective noun for rumors is a nest.

• Abstract nouns cannot be felt.

Because personal pronouns replace the names of people, they are never capitalized.

• True

• False

What part of speech expresses an ACTION or state of BEING?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What do pronouns replace?

• nouns

• verbs

• interjections

• adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is an adjective?

• a word that modifies a noun

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

• a word that interrupts

• a word that is a person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A