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Parts of speech (English)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic definition of "Noun" is...

a)

A person, place, or thing

b)

An action word

c)

A connecting word

d)

A describing word

2.

Choose the noun from the following:

a)

dog

b)

wild

c)

uncouth

d)

and

3.

Choose the noun from the following:

a)

Hartford

b)

provident

c)

good

d)

the

4.

The basic definition of a verb is...

a)

A person, place, or thing

b)

An action word

c)

A connecting word

d)

a describing word

5.

Choose the verb: The wolf howled at the moon.

a)

wolf

b)

howled

c)

at

d)

moon

6.

Choose the verb: Today, I am your teacher.

a)

Today

b)

I

c)

am

d)

teacher

7.

What is the basic definition of an adjective?

a)

A connecting word

b)

A describing word

c)

A word that shows a relationship

d)

a word that takes place of a noun

8.

Choose the adjective: The yellow poster hung on the wall

a)

yellow

b)

poster

c)

on

d)

wall

9.

Choose the adjective: I am the boss.

a)

I

b)

am

c)

the

d)

boss

10.

A, An, and The are adjectives called...

a)

Articles

b)

Pronouns

c)

Conjunctions

d)

Relatives

11.

The basic definition of Pronoun is

a)

A word that takes the place of another noun

b)

A connecting word

c)

A describing word

d)

An abrupt remark

12.

Choose the pronoun: You are so funny, Helen.

a)

You

b)

are

c)

funny

d)

Helen

13.

Choose the pronoun: James didn't hear that.

a)

James

b)

didn't

c)

hear

d)

that

14.

Prepositions show...

a)

relationships between words

b)

modifications of words

c)

actions

d)

place

15.

The prefix "pre" helps you remember that prefixes should always go...

a)

Before the noun

b)

After the noun

c)

Between the noun

16.

Choose the preposition: The cat lay in the bed.

a)

cat

b)

lay

c)

in

d)

bed

17.

Choose the preposition: Jimmy went across the field.

a)

Jimmy

b)

went

c)

across

d)

field