HHS - Parts of Speech Test

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

My little (1) sister has what Mother calls an "eating problem."

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• verb

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

(2) Sometimes she doesn't want to eat more than a few bites of food at mealtime.

• noun

• preposition

• verb

• adverb

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

Then Mother (3) reminds her of other people in the world who are going hungry.

• adverb

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

(4) "They don't have a chance to eat good, nutritious foods like these," Mother says.

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• conjunction

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

"Yes," says my sister, "but I don't like potatoes (5) or green beans.

• interjection

• conjunction

• preposition

• verb

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

Then she will continue her list, naming all the foods (6) on the table.

• noun

• conjunction

• adverb

• preposition

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

"You're being (7) very silly," Father will break in.

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• pronoun

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

"You liked all those things (8) yesterday," Father reminds her.

• adverb

• pronoun

• verb

• interjection

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

"Why aren't those things good enough (9) for you today?" Father asks.

• conjunction

• preposition

• adverb

• verb

Identify the part of speech of the numbered, italicized word.

"I don't like them any more," my sister will say doggedly. I don't have any (10) more room inside for these old things."

• adjective

• preposition

• verb

• conjunction