Parts of Speech

Which of the following words is a noun?

• Homework
• Puzzled
• Wrote
• Difficult

An "action word" is another term for a(n):

• Noun
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb

In the sentence, "Tim's teacher assigned ten math problems for homework," what is the verb?

• Teacher
• Assigned
• Math
• Problems

What is the relationship between nouns and adjectives?

• Adjectives describe the actions that nouns take
• Adjectives have nothing to do with nouns
• Adjectives come before nouns in sentences
• Adjectives describe the different qualities of nouns

In the sentence, "The red car sped quickly down the street," what is the adjective?

• Red
• Car
• Quickly
• Sped

In which of the following sentences is the word "skis" used as a verb?

• Tim needs a new pair of skis.
• Cassie's skis are blue?
• Moby skis down the mountain.
• We attached the skis to the roof of the car.

In the sentence, "Tim strolls slowly down Main Street," what part of speech is the word "slowly"?

• Noun
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Verb

What might happen if you removed the adjectives from the sentence, "The large red dog slobbered all over Tim's baseball cards"?

• You wouldn't know whose baseball cards they were
• You wouldn't know the size or color of the dog
• You wouldn't know what the dog did
• You wouldn't know that it was a dog doing the slobbering

How many nouns are in the sentence, "Cassie and Rita went shopping at the mall, and bought two new sweaters?"

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the adverb in the sentence, "The ghoulish zombies looked hungrily at the elementary school students?"

• Hungrily
• Ghoulish
• Elementry
• Zombies