Parts of Speech Quiz

What is a noun used to identify?

• A person, place, or thing

• An action or state

• A description of a noun

• A connection between words

Which part of speech is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition?

• Verb

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Conjunction

What does a verb express?

• A state or action

• A description of a noun

• A connection between clauses

• A possibility or certainty

Which part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Preposition

What is the role of a conjunction?

• To describe a noun

• To link words, phrases, and clauses

• To express a state or action

• To identify a noun

What is a noun?

• A word used to identify a person, place, or thing.

• A word used to describe an action.

• A word used to connect sentences.

• A word used to express emotion.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• dog

• tree

• Hull

• lamp

What type of noun is "sadness"?

• Abstract noun

• Concrete noun

• Collective noun

• Compound noun

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

• cupboard

• fleet

• peace

• tree

What is a collective noun?

• A noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things.

• A noun that is two or more words joined together.

• A noun that can be counted and pluralised.

• A noun that cannot be counted.