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Parts of Speech - The Jungle Vocab Words

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Read this sentence:

The arrival of several police cruisers brought a quick cessation to the gang fight.

What part of speech does the word cessation belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

2.

Read this sentence:

In this country, illegal aliens often toil at jobs for very long hours for little pay

What part of speech does the word toil belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

3.

Read this sentence:

I spent a small fortune on my scuba diving apparatus because I will never settle on anything but the best when it comes to my safety.

What part of speech does the word apparatus belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

4.

Read this sentence:

For a moment, it seemed as though the unusual medical condition would stupefy the inexperienced doctor.

What part of speech does the word stupefy belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

5.

Read this sentence:

As a man of God, I have no interest in being a part of your sordid plan.

What part of speech does the word sordid belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

6.

Read this sentence:

Shelly ladled the cheesecake with an abundance of strawberry sauce that made it entirely too sweet.

What part of speech does the word ladled belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

7.

Read this sentence:

Today, the desktops of the 1990s are considered primeval when compared to modern laptops.

What part of speech does the word primeval belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verba

8.

Read this sentence:

The specter of my deceased mother haunts our family home.

What part of speech does the word specter belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

9.

Read this sentence:

Because business has been in torpor for eight months, Edward has to lay off several employees.

What part of speech does the word torpor belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

10.

Read this sentence:

With how skilled my chess opponent was, it would take an ingenious strategy to defeat him, and a fair amount of luck.

What part of speech does ingenious belong to?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb