Parts of Speech Identification Quiz

Which word in the sentence below is a noun? "The cat slept on the mat."

• slept

• cat

• on

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following words is an adjective? "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

• jumps

• over

• quick

• dog

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: "She sings beautifully."

• She

• sings

• beautifully

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which word in the sentence below is a conjunction? "I wanted to go, but it was raining."

• wanted

• but

• raining

• go

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? "The book is under the table."

• book

• is

• under

• table

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

In the sentence "They quickly finished their homework," which word is a pronoun?

• quickly

• finished

• their

• homework

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the sentence in which the word "fast" is used as an adverb.

• The fast runner won the race.

• She runs fast.

• The fast car is red.

• He is a fast learner.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which sentence contains a preposition that shows time?

• The cat is under the table.

• We will meet after lunch.

• She walked through the park.

• He sat beside me.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

In the sentence "Although it was raining, we went outside," what is the function of the word "Although"?

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the sentence: "The extremely tired students quietly left the classroom." Which word is an adjective, and which is an adverb?

• "tired" is an adjective; "quietly" is an adverb.

• "tired" is an adverb; "quietly" is an adjective.

• "extremely" is an adjective; "students" is an adverb.

• "students" is an adjective; "left" is an adverb.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A