Parts of Speech BP

Which of the following is a noun?

• Homework

• Puzzled

• Wrote

• Difficult

An "action word" is another term for a(n):

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

In the sentence, "Tim's teacher assigned ten math problems for homework," what is the verb?

• Teacher

• Assigned

• Math

• Problems

What is the relationship between nouns and adjectives?

• Adjectives describe the actions that nouns take

• Adjectives have nothing to do with nouns

• Adjectives come before nouns in sentences

• Adjectives describe the different qualities of nouns

In the sentence, "The red car sped quickly down the street," what is the adjective?

• Red

• Car

• Quickly

• Sped

In which of the following sentences is the word "skis" used as a verb?

• Tim needs a new pair of skis.

• Cassie's skis are blue.

• Moby skis down the mountain

• We attached the skis to the roof of the car.

In the sentence, "Tim strolls slowly down Main Street," what part of speech is the word "slowly?"

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

What might happen if you removed the adjectives from the sentence, "The large red dog slobbered all over Tim's baseball cards?"

• You wouldn't know whose baseball cards they were.

• You wouldn't know the size or color of the dog.

• You wouldn't know what the dog did.

• You wouldn't know that it was a dog doing the slobbering.

How many nouns are there in the sentence, "Cassie and Rita went shopping at the mall, and bought two new sweaters?"

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What is the adverb in the sentence, "The ghoulish zombies looked hungrily at the elementary school students?"

• Hungrily

• Ghoulish

• Elementary

• Zombies