Parts of Speech
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
No one had yet flown a powered aircraft successfully.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Answer explanation
Powered describes aircraft which is a noun so powered is an adjective.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
In Dayton, Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright expertly repaired bicycles.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Answer explanation
Repaired is what they did.
Repaired is a Verb.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
They were quite popular members of the community.
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
conjunction
Answer explanation
Quite describes how popular they were. Popular is an adjective. Quite is an Adverb.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
They bicycled enthusiastically and also studied gliders there.
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Answer explanation
And is a coordination conjunction that joins the first clause with the second clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
The brothers worked fanatically to invent a powered aircraft.
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Conjunction
Answer explanation
brothers are people so it is a noun.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
Their first plane was made from wood, wire, and cotton sheets.
Noun
Adjective
Pronoun
Adverb
Answer explanation
Their takes the place of Orville and Wilbur Wright. It is a pronoun because it takes the place of 2 nouns.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?
They very carefully added two propellers and hitched them together with bicycle chains.
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Answer explanation
Very tell the extent they carefully added which are an adverb and verb respectively. Very is an adverb.
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CCSS.L.1.1I
CCSS.L.K.1E
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