Free Printable 8 Parts of Speech

1.

(Pronoun) Paul hopes that he will sing with the choir.

a)

Paul

b)

that

c)

he

d)

sing

2.

(Pronoun) Can Jerry help him with the science project?

a)

Jerry

b)

science

c)

him

d)

help

3.

(Noun) Have you seen the eraser?

a)

Have

b)

you

c)

seen

d)

eraser

4.

(Noun) She purchased the margarine with him.

a)

purchased

b)

with

c)

him

d)

margarine

5.

(Adjective) Older people tire more easily.

a)

Older

b)

people

c)

tire

d)

easily

6.

(Adjective) Kind people are often rewarded.

a)

often

b)

rewarded

c)

kind

d)

are

7.

(Adjective) He is agile.

a)

He

b)

is

c)

agile

8.

(Adverb) The police officer ran fast.

a)

police

b)

officer

c)

ran

d)

fast

9.

(Adverb) My sister answered the question intelligently.

a)

sister

b)

answered

c)

question

d)

intelligently

10.

(Adverb) You really should see this art exhibit.

a)

see

b)

really

c)

art

d)

exhibit

11.

(Preposition) Reggie fell by the stairs.

a)

stairs

b)

Reggie

c)

by

d)

the

12.

(Preposition) May I sit between you two?

a)

between

b)

you

c)

two

d)

may

13.

(Verb) Joke about it now.

a)

Joke

b)

about

c)

now

d)

it

14.

(Verb) They overcharged me.

a)

overcharged

b)

me

c)

They

15.

(Verb) Ozzie, eat up.

a)

eat

b)

up

c)

Ozzie

16.

(Conjunction) I like peanuts and potato chips.

a)

like

b)

peanuts

c)

chips

d)

and

17.

(Conjunction) He wants to buy the house, yet he knows it is too expensive.

a)

yet

b)

too

c)

expensive

d)

wants

18.

(Interjection) Ah! The sun is so warm.

a)

sun

b)

is

c)

so

d)

Ah

19.

(Interjection) No! I will never try that.

a)

will

b)

never

c)

No

d)

that

20.

(Adverb) Georgette eventually walked her brother to the station.

a)

walked

b)

eventually

c)

her

d)

brother

21.

The ball rolled past the catcher and all the way back to the fence. Identify the VERB.

a)

rolled

b)

way

c)

Ball

d)

back

22.

My mother is very smart. Identify the NOUN.

a)

my

b)

mother

c)

is

d)

very

23.

The broken printer needs to be replaced. Identify the ADJECTIVE.

a)

printer

b)

broken

c)

needs

d)

replaced

24.

The nervous student quickly stepped to the front of the classroom. Identify the ADVERB.

a)

nervous

b)

student

c)

stepped

d)

quickly

25.

Sal and Andy wrote a silly play that had us all laughing. Identify the PRONOUN.

a)

Sal/Andy

b)

play

c)

us

d)

laughing

26.

The magician performed one amazing trick after another. Identify the ADJECTIVE.

a)

magician

b)

performed

c)

trick

d)

amazing

27.

The pilot could not take off easily in the thick fog. Identify the ADJECTIVE.

a)

pilot

b)

easily

c)

thick

d)

fog

28.

Oops! I did it again. Identify the INTERJECTION.

a)

I

b)

again

c)

Oops!

d)

it

29.

The old car barely made it to the next highway. Identify the PREPOSITION.

a)

car

b)

highway

c)

to

d)

it

30.

Bob and Anthony were assigned to sleep in the green tent. Identify the PREPOSITION.

a)

Bob

b)

green

c)

sleep

d)

in

31.

I wanted to eat, but my stomach hurt. Identify the CONJUNCTION.

a)

I

b)

hurt

c)

but

d)

to

32.

The dollar bill was torn, so the ATM machine didn't accept it. Identify the CONJUNCTION.

a)

accept

b)

dollar

c)

it

d)

so

33.

Hey! What do you think you're doing? Identify the INTERJECTION.

a)

you

b)

Hey!

c)

think

d)

you're

34.

Sally ran for president of her class. How many NOUNS are in this sentence?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

35.

We should take our bags in the house. How many PRONOUNS are in this sentence?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

3

d)

2

36.

Marc was sweating profusely and shaking violently after the scary car accident. How many ADVERBS are in the sentence?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

37.

The mangled car had a flat tire and a broken door. How many ADJECTIVES?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

38.

What is a noun?

a)

person, place, or thing

b)

person or thing

c)

person, place, thing, or idea

d)

ideas

39.

What is a pronoun?

a)

An action

b)

Replaces a noun

c)

Describes a noun

d)

Replaces a verb

40.

What is an adverb?

a)

Describes or modifies a verb;

"What kind?" "Which one?" "How many?"

b)

Describes or modifies a verb;

"How?" "When?" "Where?"

c)

Describes or modifies a noun;

"How?" "When?" "Where?"

d)

Describes or modifies a noun;

"What kind?" "Which one?" " How many?"

41.

Describes a noun

a)

adverb

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

conjunction

42.

person, place, or thing

a)

adverb

b)

interjection

c)

pronoun

d)

noun

43.

shows action

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

44.

takes the place of a noun

a)

adverb

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

conjunction

45.

joins words together

a)

interjection

b)

conjunction

c)

preposition

d)

adjective

46.

shows excitement or emotion

a)

preposition

b)

noun

c)

adverb

d)

interjection

47.

shows placement or direction

a)

noun

b)

interjection

c)

preposition

d)

verb

48.

describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

49.

The FANBOYS are:

a)

for, and, not, but, or, yet, so

b)

for, an, nor, but, or yet, so

c)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

d)

for, and, nor, but, or, yes, so

50.

In the following sentence, which word is the verb?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

Mike

b)

quickly

c)

broke

d)

his

51.

In the following sentence, which word is the interjection?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

and

b)

ouch

c)

quickly

d)

tall

52.

In the following sentence, which word is the adverb?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

hurdle

b)

jumped

c)

quickly

d)

over

53.

In the following sentence, which word is the pronoun?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

Mike

b)

hurdle

c)

his

d)

knee

54.

In the following sentence, which word is the common noun?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

hurdle

b)

Mike

c)

quickly

d)

over

55.

In the following sentence, which word is the preposition?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

over

b)

ouch

c)

and

d)

his

56.

In the following sentence, which word is the adjective?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

ouch

b)

over

c)

jumped

d)

tall

57.

In the following sentence, which word is the conjunction?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

Mike

b)

jumped

c)

and

d)

ouch

58.

In the following sentence, which word is the Proper noun?

"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

knee

b)

hurdle

c)

Mike

d)

over

59.

They attended the concert last week.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

60.

Several cats ran into Rob's garage.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

61.

The truck driver delivered the packaged quickly.

a)

pronoun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

62.

Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

conjunctions

63.

My friends and I walked home after school.

a)

interjection

b)

pronoun

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

64.

I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.

a)

noun

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

pronoun

65.

She is counting the ballots during social studies class.

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

interjection

66.

Hey! That is my seat.

a)

conjunction

b)

adverb

c)

interjection

d)

noun

67.

Will they finish the test on time?

a)

pronoun

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

interjection

68.

The diagram was pretty complicated for us.

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

69.

He will practice his musical piece soon.

a)

interjection

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

70.

Reggie saw the awesome sight from the air.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

71.

Her sister is the oldest member of the group.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

conjunction

d)

preposition

72.

Check the score, Tom.

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

73.

Will the students be able to find the answer by themselves.

a)

verb

b)

pronoun

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

74.

Are you sure of yourself?

a)

verb

b)

pronoun

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

75.

They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

76.

Can you see beyond the hills from the top of the tower?

a)

preposition

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

77.

Hurray! Our team has finally scored a touchdown.

a)

interjection

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

pronoun

78.

The troop had been scattered throughout the woods.

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

preposition

8 Parts of Speech

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