Part of Speech

The word "quickly" in the sentence "She quickly finished her homework" belongs to which part of speech?

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

Answer explanation

"Quickly" is an adverb that describes how someone completed their homework.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following words is an example of a pronoun?

• he

• run

• table

• bright

Answer explanation

"He" is a pronoun (a word used in place of a noun).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence "The cat is sleeping on the sofa", the word "on" is which part of speech?

• noun

• preposition

• conjuction

• verb

Answer explanation

"On" shows the relationship between "the cat" and "the sofa", so it's a preposition.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

The word "beautiful" in the sentence "She has a beautiful dress" belongs to which part of speech?

• adjective

• verb

• pronoun

• conjunction

Answer explanation

"Beautiful" is an adjective that describes the noun "dress".

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which of the following words is an example of a conjunction?

• slowly

• and

• girl

• blue

Answer explanation

"And" is a conjunction (a word used to connect clauses or sentences).

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The word "read" in the sentence "I love to read books" is which part of speech?

• adjective

• verb

• noun

• adverb

Answer explanation

"Read" is a verb (an action word) meaning to read.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The word "they" in the sentence "They are going to the park" belongs to which part of speech?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

Answer explanation

"They" is a pronoun used to replace a group of people.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following words is an example of a verb?

• dog

• run

• happy

• because

Answer explanation

"Run" is a verb that indicates an action or movement.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following words is an example of a noun?

• book

• slowly

• he

• jump

Answer explanation

"Book" is a noun referring to a physical object (a book).

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence "She sings beautifully", the word "beautifully" is which part of speech?

• adverb

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

Answer explanation

"Beautifully" is an adverb that describes how someone sings.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A