Parts of Speech Quiz

Choose which part of speech the highlighted word is.

She was wearing really beautiful earrings.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Adjectives describe or modify nouns and pronouns. This word is describing the earrings, so it’s an adjective.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

Wow!, you have got a great score.

• Conjunction

• Interjection

• Pronoun

Answer explanation

Interjections show excitement or emotion and are not connected to the rest of the sentence. Wow is showing amazement or surprise at the score someone has got.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

The baby crawled under the bed.

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Prepositions show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words or elements in the sentence. In this case it is the relationship between the baby and where it crawled to.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

She quickly packed her bag and left.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Adverbs modify verbs, nouns, and other adverbs. This is modifying the verb packed.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

This is a depressing time to be living in London as people are arguing over the election.

• Interjection

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

This is an adjective and it is describing the noun time.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

Take your first left then go over the bridge.

• Noun

• Preposition

• Verb

Answer explanation

Verbs show actions or states of being. There is no subject in this sentence as it is a command/instruction, so the first word is the verb.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

There is a party next week though I don’t think I can go.

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses together. This subordinating conjunction is joining two clauses.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

He thinks we will arrive at roughly 5pm.

• Pronoun

• Preposition

• Conjunction

Answer explanation

Pronouns replace nouns. We is replacing the people the speaker is referring to.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

The music is very loud.

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Noun

Answer explanation

A noun specifies people, places, things, or ideas. This noun is a thing, music.

Choose which part of speech the underlined word is.

He goes to Spain often not only for the sun but also for the food.

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Preposition

Answer explanation

This is a correlative conjunction.