Parts of Speech Quiz

Define a Noun

• An action
• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

• Connects two grammatical items together

Define a verb

• An action
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• An emotional word that interrupts a sentence

• A word that takes the place of a noun

What do adjectives modify?

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Adverbs

Define a conjunction.

• A person, place, thing, or idea
• An action
• A word that connects two grammatical items together
• An emotional interrupter

He throws the ball. He is what part of speech?

• Noun
• Verb
• Preposition
• Pronoun

The New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl and we had a parade downtown for them. What part of speech is and?

• Adjective
• Adverb
• Interjection
• Conjunction

The Saints had not won a Superbowl before 2010. Before is what part of speech?

• Preposition
• Interjection
• Conjunction
• Pronoun

The school smells funny. What part of speech is funny?

• Noun
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb

The crying baby is really annoying me. What part of speech is crying?

• Verb
  Noun
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Pronoun

Oh my! The Florida Gators are going to the National Championship. What parts of speech are oh my?

• Interjections
• Prepositions
• Conjunctions
• Pronouns