Parts of Speech Quiz

Which part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

Which part of speech shows action or a state of being?

• Noun

• Verb

• Pronoun

• Preposition

Which of the following is an example of an adjective?

• Quickly

• Jump

• Bright

• And

What part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?

• Adverb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Noun

Which sentence contains an adverb?

• She sang a song.

• He ran quickly to the door.

• The cat is sleeping.

• We went to the store.

Which word is a pronoun?

• Run

• He

• Apple

• Before

What part of speech is the word "Wow!" in the sentence "Wow! That was amazing!"

• Interjection

• Adverb

Which word in this sentence is a preposition? "We walked through the dark forest."

• Walked

• Through

• Dark

• Forest

What part of speech is the word "because" in the sentence "She stayed home because she was sick."

• Adverb

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

• Preposition

In the sentence "The dog chased its tail," what part of speech is "dog"?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb