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Parts of Speech (part 1)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a noun?
a)
person
b)
place
c)
action
d)
thing
2.
Which one of the following is a noun?
a)
jump
b)
cat
c)
run
d)
hop
3.
Which one of the following is a noun?
a)
mom
b)
skip
c)
walk
d)
sprint
4.

Of the following, which is a proper noun for a grocery store?

a)

Newton Park

b)

Kroger

c)

Ocee Elementary

d)

Taco Mac

5.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The boy ran to the store.
a)
boy
b)
store
c)
ran
d)
the
6.
What is the verb in this sentence?
Sal listens to his favorite song.
a)
listens
b)
Sal
c)
song
d)
favorite
7.
What is the verb?
I dreamed of a giant ice-cream cone.
a)
dreamed
b)
giant
c)
ice-cream
d)
cone
8.

Choose the correct verb for the sentence.

The baker ______________ a cake for my birthday.

a)

made

b)

maked

9.

Choose the correct verb for the sentence.

The teacher _______________ the students math last year.

a)

taught

b)

teached

10.

Choose the correct verb for the sentence.

Tom __________ his family a letter.

a)

write

b)

wrote

11.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.
a)
neatly
b)
wrote
c)
shopping
d)
list
12.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.
a)
my
b)
always
c)
barks
d)
dog
13.
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The teacher said, "Write your name neatly."
a)
said
b)
neatly
c)
name
d)
write
14.

What is the verb in the following?

Nate ran yesterday in the hallway.

a)

He

b)

ran

c)

yesterday

15.

What is the adverb in the following sentence.

Pacen never runs in the hall.

a)

never

b)

hall

c)

runs

16.

What is the verb for the following?

The old shoe was full of mud.

a)

shoe

b)

was

c)

old

d)

of

17.

What is the adjective for the following?

Harry picked up his yellow pencil off the floor.

a)

yellow

b)

off

c)

picked

d)

floor

18.

What is the adjective for the following?

Anne opened her new notebook and began writing.

a)

opened

b)

new

c)

writing

d)

notebook

19.
Find the adjective in the sentence.
I have a smart dog.
a)
smart
b)
dog
c)
have
d)
the
20.
Find the adjective in the sentence.
The houses have large lawns.
a)
have
b)
houses
c)
lawns
d)
large
21.
A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called 
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
preposition
d)
adjective
22.
A part of speech that answers questions WHICH ONE? WHAT KIND? HOW MANY? HOW MUCH? WHAT COLOR? is called 
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
c)
noun
d)
verb
23.
A part of speech that shows action or state of being is called
a)
pronoun
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adverb
24.

A part of speech that describes (modifies) a verb, adjective, or other adverbs is called

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

25.
The words LIBERTY, WASHINGTON, DOG, and IDEA are 
a)
nouns
b)
pronouns
c)
verbs
d)
prepositions
26.

Identify the noun. The lock was stuck.

a)

the

b)

was

c)

lock

d)

stuck

27.

Identify the adjective. Disabled people often tire more easily.

a)

disabled

b)

often

c)

tire

d)

easily

28.

Identify the adverb. The police officer ran fast.

a)

police

b)

officer

c)

ran

d)

fast

29.

Identify the underlined word. The waiter overcharged me for my meal.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

verb

30.

Identify the underlined word. The newly painted mural received a lot of compliments.

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

pronoun