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Parts of speech (9 - T)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A pronoun is a part of speech that can replace a ______.
a)
verb
b)
noun
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
2.
What is an antecedent?
a)
a punctuation mark after a pronoun
b)
the verb directly before the pronoun
c)
the word a pronoun replaces or refers to
d)
an adjective that describes a noun
3.
Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun?
After Isabella and Kaitlyn left, they called Robert at home.
a)
After
b)
Isabella
c)
called
d)
they
4.
Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun?
Every July, we go to the beach.
a)
we
b)
go
c)
to
d)
the
5.
In the sentence below, replace the word "Robert" with the correct pronoun.
Robert didn’t answer his phone because Robert didn’t hear it ring.
a)
he
b)
her
c)
his
d)
they
6.
 Which word in the following sentence is an antecedent for the pronoun “it”?
All afternoon, the phone rang, but Robert didn’t hear it.
a)
All 
b)
phone
c)
Robert
d)
hear
7.
Which word in the following sentence is incorrect?
That morning, the mother told her daughters to take his raincoats with them.
a)
mother
b)
her
c)
his
d)
them
8.
Complete the following sentence with the correct pronoun.
Before Camila falls asleep, ________ always reads a book
a)
they
b)
she
c)
her
d)
you
9.
Which word in the following sentence is incorrect?
 Laniah told us that the papers were on the desk right where we had left it.
a)
us
b)
on
c)
we
d)
it
10.
What is an adverb?
a)
A. a word that connects words, phrases and clauses 
b)
 a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech
c)
C. a word that modifies nouns and pronouns
d)
D. a word that is a person, place, thing or idea
11.
3. Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?
a)
adverb
b)
interjection
c)
verb
d)
preposition
12.
What is an adjective?
a)
a word that describes/modifies nouns and pronouns
b)
an an interrupting word
c)
a word that is a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
. a word that connects words, phrases and clauses 
13.
Read the sentence, and choose the noun.
The scruffy dog barked loudly
a)
scruffy
b)
dog
c)
barked
d)
loudly
14.
Read the sentence, and choose the conjunction.
Hey, I got a bicycle and a scooter for my birthday!
a)
Hey
b)
and
c)
got
d)
bicycle
15.
Read the sentence. Choose an adjective you could add to describe the moon.
Finn gazed up at the moon and the stars.
a)
his
b)
bright
c)
counted
d)
sleepily
16.
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 up the hill to wait for she.
c)
 I walked up the hill to wait for Leslie.
d)
I climbed up the hill to wait for Leslie. 
17.
9. Choose the verb in the sentence.
 Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
a)
suddenly
b)
dropped
c)
her
d)
cone
18.
What part of speech is the word "winked" in the sentence.
The jolly boy winked at the lady.
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
adverb
d)
verb
19.
What part of speech is the word "unlucky" in the sentence.
The rain drenched the unlucky lady.
a)
noun
b)
adjective
c)
adverb
d)
verb
20.
What part of speech is the word "Under" in the sentence.
Under the blue stool is a wad of old gum
a)
noun
b)
adjective
c)
preposition
d)
conjunction
21.

What are "Parts of Speech"?

a)

The way natives of a country speak.

b)

The categories in which words are placed based on the work they do in sentences.

c)

The grammatical errors speakers make.

d)

The way you write a speech.

22.

In English, how many main Parts of Speech are there?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

unlimited

d)

9

23.

Select the odd word that is NOT a "Part of Speech".

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Conjunction

d)

Comma

24.

Select the odd word that is NOT a "Part of Speech".

a)

Interjection

b)

Clause

c)

Conjunction

d)

Adverb

25.

Select the odd word that is NOT a "Part of Speech"?

a)

Pronoun

b)

Preposition

c)

Present Tense

d)

Noun

26.

Based on it's use in the following sentence, what part of speech is the underlined word ?


" John, please pass me the hammer."

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

27.

Based on it's use in the following sentence, what part of speech is the underlined word?


"Hammer the nail into the wall."

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Pronoun

28.

In which of the following sentences is the word "spring" used as an ADJECTIVE?

a)

The tired children stopped to rest and drink water from the spring.

b)

Alert firefighters can spring into action at a moment's notice.

c)

The Spring months are March, April, and May.

d)

Last Spring, we moved to Discovery Bay.

29.

In which of the sentences below is the underlined word used as a CONJUNCTION?

a)

Sam has never failed an English test.

b)

Jamaican footballer Leon Bailey recently turned 23.

c)

Javoy was feeling a little under the weather this morning.

d)

Sam has never failed an English test, but his Math test scores have been dismal.

30.

Select the sentence below that DOES NOT have a Pronoun agreement error.

a)

Jackie and Nettie had a pet Dalmation. They named it Spots.

b)

Mom and Dad bought me an alarm clock. Its helped me reduce tardiness.

c)

The drop in profits caused we to close the Kingston branch of DollarZone last month.

d)

Tammy and I, themselves, didn't know the answer.

31.
Identify the NOUNS in this sentence: 
"When did Michael Jordan join the Chicago Bulls?"
a)
when, join 
b)
Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
c)
did, join
d)
Michael Jordan, when 
32.
Identify the NOUNS in this sentence: 
"Dad prefers basketball to baseball." 
a)
prefers 
b)
Dad, basketball, baseball 
c)
Dad
d)
basketball, baseball 
33.
Identify the VERB in this sentence:
"Edgar Allan Poe wrote poems and stories." 
a)
wrote 
b)
Edgar Allan Poe 
c)
stories
d)
poems and stories 
34.
Identify the VERBS in this sentence:
"Find and name the capital of your state." 
a)
capital 
b)
find 
c)
find, name
d)
state 
35.
Identify the PRONOUNS in this sentence:
"They awarded her the prize."
a)
prize 
b)
awarded 
c)
they 
d)
they, her 
36.
Identify the PRONOUNS in this sentence:
"He and she found it on the beach."
a)
he, she 
b)
she 
c)
found 
d)
beach 
37.
Identify the ADJECTIVES in this sentence: 
"Lazy people often lead dull lives."
a)
people 
b)
lives 
c)
lazy, dull 
d)
lazy 
38.
Identify the ADJECTIVES in this sentence:
"Three broken dishes lay on the dirty floor." 
a)
lay 
b)
broken, dirty 
c)
three, broken, dirty 
d)
floor 
39.
Identify the ADVERB in this sentence:
"Susan B. Anthony fought tirelessly for women's voting rights."
a)
tirelessly 
b)
fought 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
voting 
40.
Identify the ADVERB in this sentence: 
"Have you ever seen that movie anywhere?" 
a)
seen 
b)
you 
c)
anywhere 
d)
have 
41.
Identify the PREPOSITION in this sentence:
"The library is located just around the corner." 
a)
located 
b)
around 
c)
library
d)
just 
42.
Identify the PREPOSITION in this sentence:
"The puppy was hiding under the blankets." 
a)
blankets 
b)
puppy 
c)
hiding 
d)
under 
43.
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 
44.
Identify the CONJUNCTION in this sentence: 
"We hiked or sat in the sun all day." 
a)
We 
b)
sat
c)
day 
d)
or 
45.
Identify the INTERJECTION in this sentence: 
"Good grief! My favorite restaurant has closed." 
a)
good grief
b)
restaurant 
c)
favorite 
d)
closed 
46.
Identify the INTERJECTION in this sentence:
"Hey! I told you to stop running." 
a)
you 
b)
stop
c)
hey 
d)
told 
47.
What is a conjunction? 
a)
joins together two sentences
b)
person, place, thing, idea
c)
action word
d)
tells location 
48.
What is a verb? 
a)
person, place, thing, idea 
b)
action 
c)
tells location 
d)
describes a noun
49.
What is a pronoun? 
a)
tells location 
b)
describes a verb 
c)
joins two sentences together 
d)
replaces a noun 
50.
What is a preposition? 
a)
tells location 
b)
person, place, thing, idea
c)
action 
d)
replaces a noun