Parts of Speech Quiz

What is a noun?

• A noun is a word that represents a time or date.

• A noun is a word that represents an adjective or description.

• A noun is a word that represents an action or verb.

• A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

Identify the noun in the following sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

• sleeping

• The

• cat

• is

What is a verb?

• A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

• A verb is a word that indicates a time or place.

• A verb is a word that modifies a noun.

• A verb is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.

Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'She is running in the park.'

• is

• park

• she

• running

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes or modifies an adverb.

• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A word that describes or modifies a conjunction.

• A word that describes or modifies a verb.

Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The red car is fast.'

• is

• car

• red

• The

What is an adverb?

• A word that modifies or describes a conjunction.

• A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

• A word that modifies or describes a preposition.

• A word that modifies or describes a noun.

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: 'He quickly finished his homework.'

• slowly

• quickly

• happily

• carefully

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a type of verb.

• A pronoun is a punctuation mark.

• A pronoun is a type of adjective.

• A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.

Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: 'They are going to the movies.'

• He

• We

• I

• They