Parts of Speech Pre-Test

The SUN is a burning ball of gas and gravity that keeps all the planets in the solar system.

• noun

• preposition

• adjective

• adverb

Elmo goes to the park to relax ON a blanket.

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Interjection

• Preposition

The judge looked QUESTIONINGLY at the defendant.

• verb

• adverb

• pronoun

• adjective

Extremely proud OF her English project, Ann hung it up on the front door.

• preposition

• conjunction

• interjection

• noun

The news WAS depressing tonight.

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• preposition

I'll invite you to my party, AND you can show me how to ski.

• verb

• preposition

• conjuction

• interjection

HATRED is an evil thing.

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

The COOL ice cube melted quickly on the hot summer day.

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

The students were excited to see their friends on the first day of school.

Which word is a noun?

• students

• excited

• see

• first

Which word is an adjective?

• Cornerstone

• awesome

• filled

• people