WorksheetsGrammar Games: Parts of Speech
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the Grammar Games, what is the magical word?
a)
C-REE-REE-C
b)
IVANCAPP
c)
Cheez-its
d)
OWLS
2.
An interjection is a word used to express _____
a)
People, places, things, or ideas
b)
Action
c)
Location
d)
Emotion
3.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the interjection?
a)
Wow
b)
Mr. Ghazzawi
c)
and
d)
I
4.
Which of the following best defines a noun?
a)
Person, place, thing, or idea
b)
Word that describes an object
c)
Word used to express action, condition, or state of being
d)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
5.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the noun?
a)
Wow
b)
Mr. Ghazzawi
c)
and
d)
I
6.
Which is not an example of a common noun?
a)
gorilla
b)
pencil
c)
sing
d)
planet
7.
The type of noun that is always capitalized is called a _____
a)
Proper noun
b)
Concrete noun
c)
Possessive noun
d)
Compound noun
8.
Which of the following is a plural noun?
a)
strawberry
b)
team
c)
children
d)
turkey
9.
"Love" is an abstract noun because _____
a)
You cannot touch, taste, smell, hear, or see it
b)
No one owns "love"
c)
It is an action word
d)
It cannot be divided into two words
10.
Words like "band," "gang," and "team" are examples of _____
a)
Abstract nouns
b)
Possessive nouns
c)
Compound nouns
d)
Collective nouns
11.
Which is not an example of a compound noun?
a)
toothbrush
b)
sailboat
c)
yellow
d)
watermelon
12.
Which of the following best defines an adjective?
a)
Person, place, thing, or idea
b)
Word that describes an object
c)
Word used to express action, condition, or state of being
d)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
13.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the adjective?
a)
Mr. Ghazzawi
b)
popcorn
c)
quickly
d)
comfy
14.
Identify the adjective: "The red flower wilted in the sunlight."
a)
red
b)
flower
c)
wilted
d)
sunlight
15.
Identify the adjective: "Bob pulled the wagon across that field."
a)
Bob
b)
pulled
c)
across
d)
that
16.
Identify the adjective: "We need more officers to protect us."
a)
need
b)
more
c)
officers
d)
us
17.
Identify the two adjectives: "There are 11 girls playing on the athletic team."
a)
11; girls
b)
11; athletic
c)
athletic; team
d)
athletic; girls
18.
The words, "the," "a," and "an" are special adjectives called _____
a)
Intensifiers
b)
Prepositional phrases
c)
Articles
d)
Adverbs
19.
Which of the following best defines a verb?
a)
Person, place, thing, or idea
b)
Word that describes an object
c)
Word used to express action, condition, or state of being
d)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
20.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the verb?
a)
I
b)
ate
c)
popcorn
d)
quickly
21.
Identify the verb: "The orange fell from the tall tree."
a)
orange
b)
fell
c)
tall
d)
tree
22.
Identify the verb: "We were so hungry."
a)
We
b)
were
c)
so
d)
hungry
23.
"The dog was racing through the rain." What type of verb is "was racing"?
a)
Action
b)
Linking
c)
Auxiliary
24.
"Winnie the Pooh and Piglet are cute and friendly." What type of verb is "are"?
a)
Action
b)
Linking
c)
Auxiliary
25.
Which of the following best defines an adverb?
a)
Person, place, thing, or idea
b)
Word that describes an object
c)
Word used to express action, condition, or state of being
d)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
26.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the adverb?
a)
I
b)
ate
c)
popcorn
d)
quickly
27.
Adverbs tend to end in what letters?
a)
-ab
b)
-lmnop
c)
-ly
d)
-ed
28.
Identify the adverb: "The heat was brutally hot in July."
a)
heat
b)
brutally
c)
hot
d)
in
29.
Identify the adverb: "I was somewhat annoyed the students failed."
a)
somewhat
b)
annoyed
c)
students
d)
failed
30.
Identify the adverb: "We traveled far for you."
a)
traveled
b)
far
c)
for
d)
you
31.
Words like, "really," "too," and "very," are special adverbs called _____
a)
Intensifiers
b)
Prepositional phrases
c)
Articles
d)
Proper adverbs
32.
Which of the following best defines a preposition?
a)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
b)
Word that shows relationship between things
c)
Word that connects words/word groups
d)
Word that replaces a noun
33.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the preposition?
a)
and
b)
I
c)
in
d)
the
34.
What sentence is most helpful for remembering prepositions?
a)
Mr. Ghazzawi is awesome!
b)
C-REE-REE-C
c)
The plane flew _____ the clouds.
d)
May the odds be ever in your favor.
35.
Identify the preposition: "Their charming cottage is near the lake."
a)
charming
b)
cottage
c)
is
d)
near
36.
Identify the preposition: "Have you eaten anything since breakfast?"
a)
eaten
b)
anything
c)
since
d)
breakfast
37.
Identify the preposition: "Instead of studying, let's cook and eat."
a)
Instead of
b)
studying
c)
let's
d)
cook and eat
38.
Identify the prepositional phrase: "We took the canoe across the lake."
a)
We took the
b)
took the canoe
c)
canoe across
d)
Across the lake
39.
Which of the following best defines a conjunction?
a)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
b)
Word that shows relationship between things
c)
Word that connects words/word groups
d)
Word that replaces a noun
40.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the conjunction?
a)
Mr. Ghazzawi
b)
and
c)
I
d)
in
41.
Which acronym can be used to memorize coordinating conjunctions?
a)
BINGO
b)
FANBOYS
c)
IVANCAPP
d)
C-REE-REE-C
42.
Identify the conjunction: "I want to run a marathon but I am not in shape."
a)
I
b)
want
c)
but
d)
shape
43.
"Neither Tim nor Bob swim." What type of conjunction is "neither...nor"?
a)
Coordinating
b)
Correlative
c)
Subordinating
44.
"Take a break if you are feeling tired." What type of conjunction is "if"?
a)
Coordinating
b)
Correlative
c)
Subordinating
45.
Which of the following best defines a pronoun?
a)
Word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
b)
Word that shows relationship between things
c)
Word that connects words/word groups
d)
Word that replaces a noun
46.
"Wow! Mr. Ghazzawi and I ate popcorn quickly in the comfy chairs." What word is the pronoun?
a)
Mr. Ghazzawi
b)
and
c)
I
d)
in
47.
Identify the pronoun: "Change your smelly jersey."
a)
Change
b)
your
c)
smelly
d)
jersey
48.
Identify the pronoun: "You all, keep yourselves together and there will be no fighting."
a)
Keep
b)
yourselves
c)
no
d)
fighting
49.
"The captain, himself, won." Which type of pronoun is "himself"?
a)
Personal
b)
Possessive
c)
Reflexive
d)
Intensive
50.
"Your eyes are like stars." What type of pronoun is "Your"?
a)
Personal
b)
Possessive
c)
Reflexive
d)
Intensive
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