Parts of Speech Quiz - Varied Question Types

What part of speech is "The" in the following sentence:

The students are very excited about going to Universal Studios.

• Article

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Verb

What is the function of a conjunction?

• It describes a verb.

• It replaces a noun.

• It connects words, phrases, or sentences.

• It specifies a noun.

Which part of speech is a short exclamation?

• Adverb

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Pronoun

What is a preposition's purpose or job?

• Link a noun to an action.

• Link a noun to another word or phrase.

• Link a verb to a noun.

• Link an adjective to a noun.

In the sentence "The dogs bark loudly at the stranger," what part of speech is "loudly"?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

• Adverb

In the sentence "The cat sleeps on the mat," what part of speech is the word "sleeps"?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Preposition

What part of speech is the word "under" in the sentence "The cat hid under the bed"?

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

On ​ ​ (a)   , Anthony went over to ​ (b)   house to play basketball.

They played a​ (c)   of one-on-one. Nick made eight baskets. Anthony really wanted to win, (d)   he only made six baskets (e)  

• Sunday
• Nick's
• game
• but
• .

Match the following

• proper noun

• used to formally name a specific, unique person, place, thing, or entity

• noun

• used to describe or modify a noun or pronoun

• verb

• describes an action, occurrence, or state of being

• adjective

• used to name a person, place, thing, or idea

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word: The *quick* brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb