Parts of Speech Quiz

Which part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun?

• Verb

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

• Noun

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Pronoun

Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Pronoun

• Interjection

Which part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb?

• Adverb

• Noun

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Which part of speech shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word in the sentence?

• Adjective

• Preposition

• Verb

• Conjunction

Which part of speech is used to express strong emotion or surprise?

• Interjection

• Adverb

• Noun

• Pronoun

In the sentence "She quickly ran to the store," which word is an adverb?

• She

• Quickly

• Ran

• Store

In the sentence "The cat sat on the mat," which word is a preposition?

• Cat

• Sat

• On

• Mat