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Parts of speech

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Identify the noun in the sentence below.

The majestic lion roared loudly.

a)

lion

b)

roared

c)

loudly

d)

majestic

2.

What is an adverb?

a)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

b)

a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech

c)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

d)

a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

3.

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

We are looking for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

a)

We are watching for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

b)

We are waiting for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

c)

We are looking for them.

d)

We are looking every where for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

4.

What do pronouns replace?

a)

nouns

b)

prepositions

c)

verbs

d)

adjectives

5.

Read the sentence below. Name the nouns.

Michael really wanted to visit his grandma in New York.

a)

really, wanted, grandma

b)

Michael, grandma, New York

c)

Michael, wanted, New York

d)

visit, grandma, New York

6.

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

7.

Read the sentence below. Name the verb.

The scruffy dog barked loudly.

a)

dog

b)

scruffy

c)

barked

d)

loudly

8.

What is an adjective?

a)

an interrupting word

b)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

c)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

d)

a word that desribes nouns and pronouns

9.

Select all of the nouns.

a)

rough

b)

pen

c)

gross

d)

cup

e)

drive

10.

Select the adjectives to describe this cat.

a)

cute

b)

soft

c)

striped

d)

whiskers

11.

Choose a sentence where the verb is underlined.

a)

James quickly searched for his journal.

b)

James quickly searched for his journal.

c)

James quickly searched for his journal.

d)

James quickly searched for his journal.

12.

Choose an adjective you could add to describe the sun.

Jacob woke up when the sun shone in his room.

a)

bright

b)

his

c)

sleepy

d)

alarm