PART OF SPEECH

1. "My sister speaks good English." Which word is a verb?

• sister

• speaks

• good

2. Verbs are one type of word, and ________ are another type of word.

• nouns

• letters

• sentence

3. Different parts of speech have different jobs. What do verbs like "run" and "learn" do?

• express things

• express actions

• tell us more about a noun

4. "The test wasn't difficult, so I passed easily." The word "difficult" is

• an adjective

• a verb

• a noun

• a preposition

5. How many different types of word, or "parts of speech", does English have?

• 5

• 7

• 3

• 8

6. "Let's watch a funny movie." Which word is a noun?

• funny

• watch

• movie

7. "Do you like your new teacher?" Which word is an adjective?

• like

• new

• your

• teacher

8. Adjectives are words like "hot" and "loud" that tell us more about

• a noun

• a verb

• an adverb

• a preposition

9. "I always study hard before a test." In this sentence, which word is an adverb?

• study

• test

• hard

10. Another part of speech is the adverb. These are words like "quickly" and "quietly" that tell us more about

• a noun

• a verb

• an adjective