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Grade 8A-quarter 1 vocabulary-PARTS OF SPEECH

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I turned around and abruptly ran into the chair.


What part of speech is the word abruptly?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

pronoun

d)

noun

2.

There was a belligerent man sitting behind me at the basketball game.


What part of speech is the word belligerent?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

3.

The timeline was organized in chronological order from 1945-1948.


What part of speech is the word chronological?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

4.

The deceitful woman shoplifted the candy bar from the convenience store.


What part of speech is the word deceitful?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

5.

If the tornado stays on the path it is currently on, it will devastate the city.


What part of speech is the word devastate?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

6.

The family will estimate the cost of their grocery bill to budget money for the month.


What part of speech is the word estimate in this sentence?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

7.

The industrious students completed all of their work before the end of the period.


What part of speech is the word industrious?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

8.

The inhabitants of the village evacuated before the tsunami hit around midnight.


What part of speech is the word inhabitants?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

9.

In his prime, my legendary Uncle Carl won many awards for basketball.


What part of speech is the word legendary?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

10.

The mandatory meeting was scheduled for 7 a.m.


What part of speech is the word mandatory?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

11.

The actor offered to narrate the story for the children.


What part of speech is the word narrate?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

12.

Be sure that you do not omit any of the answers to the questions.


What part of speech is the word omit?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

13.

My friends were not persuasive enough to get me to try the chocolate covered crickets.


What part of speech is the word persuasive?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

14.

Some days I have to recall a favorite quote to motivate myself to keep working.


What part of speech is the word quote?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

15.

Don't keep me in suspense. Tell me the end of the story!


What part of speech is the word suspense?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

16.

She was so abrasive that her friends did not want to go with the movies with her.


What part of speech is the word abrasive in this sentence?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

17.

I went to the grocery store to acquire food for supper.


What part of speech is the word acquire?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

18.

Do not agitate the dog before he has to go to the vet.


What part of speech is the word agitate?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun

19.

The only alternative was to redo the entire assignment.


What part of speech is the word alternative in this sentence?

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

c)

verb

d)

noun