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Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of noun is the word in RED:


The team dreaded going to practice after a long day at school.

a)

Common

b)

Collective

c)

Proper

d)

Action

e)

Adjective

2.

What type of noun is the word in RED:


The team dreaded going to practice after a long day at school.

a)

Common

b)

Collective

c)

Proper

d)

Action

e)

Adjective

3.

What type of verb is the word in RED?


The track team might think twice before running on the Tiger Trail.

a)

Action

b)

Linking

c)

Helping

d)

Collective

e)

Concrete

4.

What are action verbs?

a)

Verbs that describe action or ownership.

b)

Verbs that describe places or actions.

c)

Verbs that refer to groups of people or things.

d)

Verbs that describe nouns.

e)

Nouns that describe verbs.

5.

Concrete nouns are...

a)

Nouns that can't be touched, seen, smelled, or tasted.

b)

Nouns that define actions.

c)

Nouns that connect the subject of a sentence with an adjective or noun that renames the subject.

d)

Nouns that give refer to specific people, places, or things.

e)

Nouns that can be touched, smelled, heard, or tasted.

6.

What are linking verbs?

a)

Verbs that describe action or ownership.

b)

Verbs that show something exists.

c)

Verbs that refer to groups of people or things.

d)

Verbs that describe nouns.

e)

Verbs that describe places or actions.

7.

The word "bright" is a/an...

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun

e)

Subordinating Conjunction

8.

What are collective nouns?

a)

nouns that describe action or ownership.

b)

nouns that give more information about possibility or time.

c)

nouns that represent groups of people, places, or things.

d)

nouns that describe nouns.

e)

nouns that connect the subject of a sentence with an adjective or noun that renames or describes the subject

9.

Which of the following is a PROPER noun?

a)

City

b)

School

c)

Tired

d)

London

e)

Roast

10.

Which word is a preposition?

The dog jumped over the couch.

a)

Dog

b)

Cat

c)

Couch

d)

Bark

e)

Over

11.

Adverbs commonly end in...

a)

-ING

b)

-IES

c)

-LY

d)

-M

e)

They are always plural.

12.

Which words in the following sentence are verbs? (Select all that apply).


The angry cat hissed and launched itself at the dog.

a)

Angry

b)

Hissed

c)

Launched

d)

Dog

e)

At

13.

Which of the following words are NOUNS? (Select all that apply).


Mr. Arritt danced around the room like crazy.

a)

Danced

b)

Mr. Arritt

c)

Around

d)

Room

e)

Crazy

14.

Which of the following words are ABSTRACT nouns? (Select all that apply).

a)

Love

b)

Truth

c)

Air

d)

Table

e)

Sadness

15.

True or false: music is a concrete noun.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which word(s) in the following sentence is an ACTION VERB? (Select all that apply).


The happy gorilla ran towards the raging river.

a)

Ran

b)

Happy

c)

Raging

d)

Towards

e)

River

17.

Which of the following is NOT a concrete noun?

a)

Floor

b)

Chair

c)

Happiness

d)

Wood

e)

Hallway

18.

True or false: the word IS is a verb.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What type of noun is the word MONDAY?

a)

Action

b)

Collective

c)

Common

d)

Concrete

e)

Proper

20.

In the following sentence, which word is a LINKING verb.


The awesome 7th graders became 8th-graders.

a)

The

b)

Graders

c)

Became

d)

8th

e)

Awesome