Parts of Speech Quiz

Jenny ran towards the apple tree. The word "ran" in this sentence is a______.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

"Wow!" she shouted after riding the roller coaster. The word "Wow" in this sentence is a_____.

• conjunction

• noun

• interjection

Owen gently picked up his pet snake. The word "gently" in this sentence is a_____.

• verb

• pronoun

• adverb

What part of speech is the word "down" in this sentence: "He climbed down and fed her some leaves."?

• Adverb

• Verb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

What part of speech is the word "Suddenly" in this sentence: "Suddenly a tiger sprang from the bushes."?

• Verb

• Adverb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

What part of speech is the word "and" in this sentence: "Man and tiger tumbled to the jungle floor."?

• Adverb

• Verb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

What part of speech is the word "with" in this sentence: "The elephant lifted the handler with her trunk."?

• Adverb

• Verb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

What part of speech is the word "but" in this sentence: "The handler was badly hurt but recovered from his wounds."?

• Adverb

• Verb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

What part of speech is the word "Alas" in this sentence: "Alas! He refused to enter the jungle again."?

• Adverb

• Verb

• Preposition

• Interjection

Identify the part of speech of the word "across" in this sentence: "The dog ran across the field."

• Noun

• Verb

• Preposition

• Adjective