Exploring Parts of Speech Quiz

Identify the noun in the following sentence: "The cat chased the mouse across the garden."

• chased

• cat

• across

• the

Which word in the sentence is a verb? "She quickly ran to the store."

• quickly

• ran

• store

• she

Identify the adjective in the sentence: "The beautiful flowers bloomed in the spring."

• flowers

• bloomed

• beautiful

• spring

Which word in the sentence is an adverb? "He spoke softly to the frightened child."

• spoke

• softly

• frightened

• child

Define a noun.

• A word that describes an action or state

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• A word that describes a noun

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

Define a verb.

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• A word that describes an action or state

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Define an adjective.

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• A word that describes an action or state

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Define an adverb.

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

• A word that describes an action or state

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

In the sentence "The dog barked loudly at the stranger," identify the noun and explain why it is a noun.

• loudly; because it describes how the dog barked

• barked; because it is an action

• dog; because it is a name of an animal

• at; because it shows direction

In the sentence "The old man walked slowly down the street," identify the adverb and explain its function.

• old; because it describes the man

• walked; because it is an action

• slowly; because it describes how the man walked

• street; because it is a place

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4