Mastering Parts of Speech

What part of speech describes a noun?

• Verb phrase

• Adjective

• Adverbial phrase

• Noun phrase

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She runs fast.'

• jumps

• runs

• walks

• sprints

Which word in the sentence is an adjective? 'The tall building is impressive.'

• tall

• impressive

• building

• is

What part of speech connects words or groups of words?

• adjective

• verb

• noun

• conjunction

Choose the adverb in this sentence: 'He quickly finished his homework.'

• quickly

• he

• homework

• finished

What part of speech is 'happily' in the sentence: 'She sings happily.'?

• adverb

• adjective

• verb

• noun

Identify the pronoun in the sentence: 'They went to the park.'

• You

• They

• We

• Them

What part of speech is 'and' in the sentence: 'I like apples and oranges.'?

• adjective

• verb

• conjunction

• noun

Which word is a noun in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'?

• the

• dog

• loudly

• barked

What part of speech describes an action?

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

• noun