Mastering Parts of Speech Quiz

Read the sentence and choose the word that is a noun: "The cat slept on the warm blanket."

• slept

• cat

• warm

• on

Which word in the sentence is an adjective? "The tall tree swayed in the wind."

• swayed

• wind

• tall

• in

Select the sentence where the adverb is used correctly.

• She quick runs to school.

• She runs quickly to school.

• She runs quick to school.

• She runs to school quick.

Which word in the sentence is a pronoun? "She gave her friend a gift."

• friend

• gave

• her

• gift

Read the sentence and identify all the nouns. "The puppy chased the ball across the yard."

• puppy, chased, ball

• puppy, ball, yard

• chased, across, yard

• ball, across, chased

Which sentence uses an adverb to describe how something is done?

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

• The dog barked at the stranger.

• The dog is loud.

• The dog stranger barked.

Choose the sentence where the pronoun is used correctly to replace a noun.

• Maria went to the store because Maria needed milk.

• Maria went to the store because she needed milk.

• Maria went to the store because her needed milk.

• Maria went to the store because him needed milk.

Which word in the sentence is a verb? "The children laughed at the funny clown."

• children

• laughed

• funny

• clown

Read the sentence and choose the adjective. "The shiny apple was on the table."

• shiny

• apple

• table

• was

Which sentence uses a pronoun incorrectly?

• He gave the book to me.

• Me gave the book to he.

• She read her book.

• They are playing outside.