Parts of Speech Quiz

This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Adjective

This part of speech is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.

• Prepositional Phrase

• Adjective

• Pronouns

• Verb

This part of speech shows an action or state of being.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Preposition

This part of speech describes or modifies a noun, usually answering questions like "What kind?" or "Which one?"

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

• Pronoun

This part of speech describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often answering questions like "How?" or "When?"

• Adverb

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Preposition

This part of speech shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• Verb

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Preposition

This part of speech is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with its object, usually a noun or pronoun.

• Prepositional phrase

• Verb phrase

• Noun phrase

• Adjective phrase

Identify the noun in this sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence."

• Cat

• Jumped

• Over

• Fence

Identify the verb in this sentence: "He sang a beautiful song."

• He

• Sang

• Beautiful

• Song

Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The tall man walked into the room."

• The

• Tall

• Walked

• Room