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Parts of Speech Quiz

Susan Geiger

Created by Susan Geiger

20 questions

6th Grade

ELA

Updated Sep 2026

Parts of Speech Quiz is a Grade 6 English worksheet with 20 multiple-choice questions that builds students’ ability to recognize and classify key parts of speech. Students review definitions for nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions, then apply those definitions to sentences such as identifying the noun in “The cat jumped over the fence” or the prepositional phrase in “The dog sat under the table.” This worksheet helps students connect grammatical terms to how words function in context, including distinguishing an action verb from surrounding words or locating an adjective that modifies a noun. It works well for grammar review, independent practice, or a quick check of foundational language skills before sentence-writing instruction. The resource is a free printable worksheet with a complete answer key, making it convenient for Grade 6 classroom practice, homework, or assessment.

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Parts of Speech Quiz

Total questions: 20

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

2.

This part of speech is used in place of a noun to avoid repetition.

a)

Prepositional Phrase

b)

Adjective

c)

Pronouns

d)

Verb

3.

This part of speech shows an action or state of being.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

4.

This part of speech describes or modifies a noun, usually answering questions like "What kind?" or "Which one?"

a)

Adjective

b)

Verb

c)

Adverb

d)

Pronoun

5.

This part of speech describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often answering questions like "How?" or "When?"

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Pronoun

d)

Preposition

6.

This part of speech shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

a)

Verb

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

7.

This part of speech is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with its object, usually a noun or pronoun.

a)

Prepositional phrase

b)

Verb phrase

c)

Noun phrase

d)

Adjective phrase

8.

Identify the noun in this sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence."

a)

Cat

b)

Jumped

c)

Over

d)

Fence

9.

Identify the verb in this sentence: "He sang a beautiful song."

a)

He

b)

Sang

c)

Beautiful

d)

Song

10.

Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The tall man walked into the room."

a)

The

b)

Tall

c)

Walked

d)

Room

11.

Identify the adverb in this sentence: "She ran quickly to catch the bus."

a)

Ran

b)

She

c)

Bus

d)

Quickly

12.

Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: "The dog sat under the table."

a)

The dog

b)

Sat under

c)

Under the table

d)

The table

13.

This part of speech joins words, phrases, or clauses together.

a)

Adjective

b)

Conjunction

c)

Preposition

d)

Verb

14.

This part of speech shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence, often indicating direction, location, or time.

a)

Preposition

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

15.

Identify the pronoun in this sentence: "John helped me with the homework."

a)

John

b)

Helped

c)

Me

d)

Homework

16.

Identify the conjunction in this sentence: "I wanted to go, but I had too much work."

a)

Wanted

b)

Go

c)

But

d)

Work

17.

Identify the verb in this sentence: "She is reading a book in the library."

a)

She

b)

Reading

c)

Book

d)

Library

18.

Identify the preposition in this sentence: "The book is on the shelf."

a)

Book

b)

Is

c)

On

d)

Shelf

19.

Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The blue sky looked beautiful."

a)

Blue

b)

Looked

c)

Beautiful

d)

Sky

20.

Identify the adverb in this sentence: "They arrived early for the meeting."

a)

Early

b)

Meeting

c)

They

d)

Arrived

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Parts of Speech Quiz

Total questions: 20

1.
a)

Noun

2.
c)

Pronouns

3.
b)

Verb

4.
a)

Adjective

5.
a)

Adverb

6.
d)

Preposition

7.
a)

Prepositional phrase

8.
a)

Cat

9.
b)

Sang

10.
b)

Tall

11.
d)

Quickly

12.
c)

Under the table

13.
b)

Conjunction

14.
a)

Preposition

15.
c)

Me

16.
c)

But

17.
b)

Reading

18.
c)

On

19.
a)

Blue

20.
a)

Early

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FAQs

What does the Parts of Speech Quiz worksheet cover?

This Grade 6 English worksheet uses 20 multiple-choice questions to review the definitions and sentence-level identification of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions. Students first connect each term to its grammatical function and then select the part of speech or phrase shown in sentences such as “She ran quickly to catch the bus.”

How can I use this worksheet to teach parts of speech?

Introduce each term by having students explain its job in a sentence, then use the definition-based questions to check understanding before moving to the sentence-identification items. Ask students to justify choices such as why “tall” is an adjective, “sang” is a verb, or “under the table” is a prepositional phrase rather than selecting an answer by position alone.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this parts of speech quiz?

Students may confuse a word’s meaning with its grammatical function, such as choosing “room” instead of “tall” when identifying the adjective, or “ran” instead of “quickly” when identifying the adverb. They may also select only “under” rather than the complete prepositional phrase “under the table,” or confuse pronouns such as “me” with the proper noun “John.”

How do I assign and grade this Parts of Speech Quiz?

The worksheet is available as a printable PDF and as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key for checking all 20 multiple-choice questions. For printable submissions, you can scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to streamline grading.

How can I differentiate this parts of speech worksheet for my students?

Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing and font size so the definition and sentence-based multiple-choice items are easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the parts of speech questions into another language when that support is useful.

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