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Parts of Speech Revision

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Find the verb: The kittens meowed at the big, bad dog.
a)
kittens
b)
meowed
c)
big
d)
bad
2.
Find the noun:  Every time it rains, I carry my umbrella.
a)
every
b)
rains
c)
my 
d)
umbrella
3.

Find the adjective: The old shoe was full of mud.

a)

shoe

b)

was

c)

old

d)

of

4.

A person, place or thing is a...

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

5.

An action word or a word that shows a state of being is an/a...

a)

preposition

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

adverb

6.

A word that links words, phrases or sentences is a...

a)

conjunction

b)

adjective

c)

preposition

d)

proper noun

7.

A word that can be used instead of a noun is a...

a)

preposition

b)

pronoun

c)

proper noun

d)

conjunction

8.

What is a word that shows where an object/person is?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

preposition

d)

proper noun

9.

What part of speech is the word 'pretty'?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

10.

What part of speech is the word 'and'?

a)

proper noun

b)

conjunction

c)

preposition

d)

adjective

11.

Identify the NOUNS in this sentence:

"Dad prefers basketball to baseball."

a)

prefers

b)

Dad, basketball, baseball

c)

Dad

d)

basketball, baseball

12.

A specific person, place or thing is a...

a)

verb

b)

proper noun

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

13.

Find the proper noun in this sentence.

Samantha likes to bake delicious cookies.

a)

Samantha

b)

delicious

c)

like

d)

to

14.

Find the adverb in the sentence.

The small kitten quickly ran around the room.

a)

small

b)

kitten

c)

quickly

d)

room

15.

Find the pronoun.

Ryan gave the book to him.

a)

him

b)

Ryan

c)

gave

d)

the

16.

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

a)

printer

b)

broken

c)

needs

d)

replaced

17.

Carter drove to the grocery store. What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

18.

Mom put the popsicles in the freezer.

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

adjective

d)

verb

19.

In the following sentence, which word is the ADVERB?

She looked carefully at the yellow fish.

a)

She

b)

looked

c)

carefully

d)

fish

20.
Find the verb:  She is the best swimmer in the whole school.
a)
is
b)
best
c)
swimmer
d)
school
21.

Identify the PRONOUNS in this sentence:

"They awarded her the prize."

a)

prize

b)

awarded

c)

they

d)

they, her

22.

Identify the ADJECTIVES in this sentence:

"Lazy people often lead dull lives."

a)

people

b)

lives

c)

lazy, dull

d)

lazy

23.

Identify the PREPOSITION in this sentence:

"The puppy was hiding under the blankets."

a)

blankets

b)

puppy

c)

hiding

d)

under

24.

Identify the CONJUNCTION in this sentence:

"My friend has a cell phone, but I don't want one."

a)

has

b)

but

c)

don't

d)

want

25.

Identify the INTERJECTION in the sentence below: Hello! My name is George.

a)

My

b)

George

c)

name

d)

Hello!

26.
What is a conjunction? 
a)
joins together two sentences
b)
person, place, thing, idea
c)
action word
d)
tells location 
27.

They attended the concert last weekend.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

conjunction

d)

adverb

e)

pronoun

28.

The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

a)

conjunction

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

verb

e)

noun

29.

What part of speech is 'Yay!'?

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

e)

verb

30.

She was counting the votes during the meeting.

a)

pronoun

b)

noun

c)

conjunction

d)

adjective

e)

preposition

31.

Will they finish the test on time?

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

e)

adverb

32.

Reggie saw the awesome sight from the air.

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

adjective

e)

preposition

33.

Check the score, Tom.

a)

noun

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

adjective

e)

conjunction

34.

This part of speech often ends in “ly.”

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

preposition

35.

He throws the ball. He is what part of speech?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Preposition

d)

Pronoun

36.

The Springboks won the championship, and we had a parade downtown. What part of speech is 'and'?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Preposition

d)

Conjunction

37.

The school smells funny. What part of speech is 'smells'?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

38.

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

39.

Which of the following is NOT a pronoun?

a)

He

b)

They

c)

Her

d)

The

40.

Which one of the following does NOT contain a preposition?

a)

under the car

b)

into the unknown

c)

the fast food restaurant

d)

over the hill

41.
Which of the following is not a conjunction?
a)
And
b)
Although
c)
For
d)
Almost
42.

What part of speech is 'her'?

Sally slept all night with her stuffed animal in the bed.

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

43.

What is the conjuction in this sentence?

We went to bed early because we were so tired.

a)

went

b)

because

c)

were

d)

so

44.

What is the adverb in this sentence?

Sally read that book quickly so she checked out another one.

a)

another

b)

read

c)

quickly

d)

so

45.

Read the sentence, and choose the noun.

The scruffy dog barked loudly.

a)

barked

b)

loudly

c)

dog

d)

scruffy

46.

Read the sentence, and choose the conjunction.

Hey, I got a bicycle and scooter for my birthday!

a)

hey

b)

got

c)

bicycle

d)

and

47.

Read the sentence. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?

I walked up the hill to wait for Lily.

a)

I walked up the hill to wait for her.

b)

I walked down the hill to wait for Lily.

c)

I climbed up the hill to wait for Lily.

d)

I walked quickly up the hill to wait for Lily.

48.

Choose the sentence where the verb is underlined.

a)

Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.

b)

Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.

c)

Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.

d)

Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone.

49.

Read the sentence. Choose an adjective you could use to describe the moon.

Finn gazed up at the moon and stars.

a)

his

b)

bright

c)

counted

d)

sleepily

50.

Find the part of speech for the underlined word.

He runs fast.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

verb