Parts of Speech Quiz

Which word is a verb in the sentence below? "The leaves rustled gently in the breeze."

• leaves

• rustled

• gently

• breeze

Which word is functioning as an adverb? "She cheerfully greeted the teacher."

• cheerfully

• greeted

• teacher

• she

Which word is an adjective in the sentence? "The large elephant walked slowly across the grass."

• slowly

• across

• large

• walked

What part of speech is "but" in this sentence? "He wanted to play, but it was raining."

• verb

• noun

• preposition

• conjunction

Which is an abstract noun?

• apple

• happiness

• dog

• street

Which word is a preposition? "The kitten hid behind the couch."

• hid

• behind

• kitten

• couch

Identify the interjection in this sentence: "Oh no! The glass fell and shattered."

• fell

• no

• shattered

• oh

What part of speech is "running" in this sentence? "Running every morning makes me feel energized."

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb

Which word is a pronoun? "They were excited to visit the museum."

• excited

• visit

• museum

• they

Which word is functioning as both a noun and an adjective? "The soccer team trained hard."

• trained

• soccer

• hard

• team