English Parts of Speech Vocabulary Quiz

Alisson, Amy, and Jackson are playing a game of riddles during their lunch break. Jackson comes up with a tricky one and says, 'I can be a person, place, thing, or idea. What am I?' What do you think is the answer to Jackson's riddle?

• A word that represents an action or state

• A word that represents a time or date

• A word that represents a feeling or emotion

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Johnny, Kem, and Amy are on a treasure hunt! They come across a riddle that says, 'I have the power to name a person, place, thing, or idea. What am I?'

• Verb

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Imagine Amber, Tiffany, and Dalilah are participating in a triathlon. If 'run', 'jump', and 'swim' are examples of a certain type of word that describes what they are doing, what is this type of word called?

• A word that describes a person, place, or thing

• A word that connects two clauses or sentences

• A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

• A word that indicates a feeling or emotion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Amber, Jericho, and Caleb are writing a story for their English class. They are looking for a word that describes an action or a state of being. Can you suggest one for them?

• Verb

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Farah, May, and Johnny are writing a story for their English class. Farah chooses a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun in their story. What type of word did Farah choose?

• A word that represents an action or state

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

• A word that shows the position of a noun

• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Andrik, Johnny, and Daira are writing a story for their English class. They need to find a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun in their story. Can you help them?

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Amber, Yazmin, and Daira are discussing over a homework assignment. Amber says an adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Yazmin thinks it's a word that describes a noun. Daira believes it's a word that shows possession. Who has the correct understanding of an adverb?

• Amber

• Yazmin

• Daira

• None of them

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Janson, Vanessa, and Johnny are writing a story for their English class. In their story, they used a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Can you guess what type of word it is?

• conjunction

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

May, Farah, and Joseph are discussing over a coffee. May thinks a preposition is a type of punctuation, Farah believes it's a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, while Joseph says it's a type of verb. Who is correct?

• May

• Farah

• Joseph

• None of them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Xochitl, Alisson, and Nicolas are writing a story for their English class. They are trying to find a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. Can you help them out?

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A