Parts of Speech test

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English
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5th - 7th Grade
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Hard
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Melissa Michel
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the part of speech for each underlined word:
Bernice is again enjoying the rain.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
Answer explanation
Noun = person, place, thing, or idea
Rain is a thing - something you can touch and see.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Never peel the bark from a birch tree.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
Answer explanation
Verb = an action
Peel mean to remove something - I can do the action.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fasten your seat belt for the take-off.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
Answer explanation
Remember, when you see an article (a, an, the) in front of a word, it is most likely a noun!
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When is the next sunny day?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
Answer explanation
Sunny describes what kind of day it is. Day is a noun.
What describes a noun? An adjective!
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An iceberg was once sighted as far south as Bermuda.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
pronoun
Answer explanation
Once tells WHEN the iceberg was sighted - it describes the verb phrase (was sighted).
Adverbs answer how, where, when, under what condition, and for what reason.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The governor underwent a successful surgery.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
Answer explanation
Underwent is the action - it describes how the governor went to surgery
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dad is using his power saw.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
Answer explanation
Power describes what kind of saw it is. Saw is a noun.
Adjectives describe nouns.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
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