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Quiz on Parts of Speech-Structure of English

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition for an adjective?

a)

something that describes or modifies nouns and other adjectives

b)

something that describes or modifies only nouns

c)

something that describes or modifies verbs, adverbs and nouns

d)

something that describes or modifies only verbs

2.

What is the definition of a noun?

a)

something that describes or modifies adjectives

b)

something that describes or modifies adverbs

c)

a person, place, thing or idea

d)

a name of something an adjective describes

3.

The highly enthusiastic crowd went wild when the musician hit the stage.


What part of speech is the word HIGHLY in the sentence above?

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

noun

4.

The sentence "I am interested in buying a new car" is correct?

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Choose the adjectives

a)

fully, truly, shyly

b)

silly, ugly, lonely

6.

Adjectives usually answer the questions:

a)

what kind?, which one?, how many?

b)

what kind?, who is?, how many?

7.

Choose the possessive adjectives:

a)

mine, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs

b)

my, his, her, its, our, your, their

8.

Choose the correct adjective for the sentence: The instructions that the teacher gave were difficult to understand and the students were totally_________.

a)

interested

b)

irritated

c)

confused

d)

bored

9.

Choose the correct adjective for the sentence: I get very________ when people don't take care of their pets.

a)

bored

b)

interested

c)

confused

d)

irritated

10.

Identify the adjectives: Tony sometimes plays fast-paced games on the computer at school.

a)

sometimes

b)

fast-paced

c)

plays, games

11.

My neighbors are very __________ because they make too much noise!

a)

annoyed

b)

annoying

12.
My cousin's very ___. He always gets good marks in his school exams.
a)
shy
b)
clever
c)
sporty
d)
bossy
13.
Rebeca doesn't speak to many people at parties. She's not very ___.
a)
confident
b)
funny
c)
rude
d)
quiet
14.

He worked very hard his whole life and saved lots of money. He's .......

a)

lazy

b)

hard-working

15.

Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:


The colorful flowers withered and dried up because they weren't watered.

(a)  

16.

Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:


My coffee was too strong so I put milk in it.

(a)  

17.

Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:


The talented athlete shot a three-point basket without even looking.

(a)  

18.

Select all of the comparative adjectives:

a)

flater

b)

darker

c)

lightest

d)

shiniest

e)

fluffiest

19.

Which of the following is the correct definition for apprehensive?

a)

uneasy; worried about an uncertain matter

b)

wealthy or rich

c)

very happy; overjoyed

d)

not caring; without interest or concern

20.

Which of the following words has the definition "wealthy or rich"?

a)

Notorious

b)

Blatant

c)

Affluent

d)

Elated

21.

What is the definition for the word blatant?

a)

fair; just; neutral

b)

not caring; without interest or concern

c)

believable; worthy of approval

d)

done on purpose; obvious

22.

Which of the following words has the definition "harmful; causing loss or injury"?

a)

Apprehensive

b)

Detrimental

c)

Notorious

d)

Skeptical

23.

Which of the following words has the definition of "not caring; without interest or concern"?

a)

Impartial

b)

Skeptical

c)

Indifferent

d)

Conspicuous

24.

__________ this interesting quiz and find out how much you know about celebrities.

a)

share

b)

chat

c)

Take

25.

2. Those pants are frayed scruffy.

a)

frayed and scruffy

b)

frayed, and scruffy

c)

frayed but scruffy

d)

Correct as it is.

26.

Part I: Read the following sentences. Focus on the underlined part.

Choose the answer that shows the correct use of the adjectives.


1. My older brother is tall six feet.

a)

tall six feets

b)

six feet tall

c)

six tall feet

d)

Correct as it is.

27.

What is an adverb?

a)

It modifies names, things, places and certain events.

b)

It describes noun or pronoun.

c)

It specifies the adjectives, verbs and another adverbs.

d)

It describes actions.

28.

They built a house nearby.

a)

TIME

b)

FREQUENCY

c)

DEGREE

d)

PLACE

29.

She is almost finished with her activity.

a)

FREQUENCY

b)

PLACE

c)

DEGREE

d)

MANNER

30.

She doesn’t quite know what she’ll do after university.

a)

MANNER

b)

DEGREE

c)

FREQUENCY

d)

PLACE

31.

I would like to go somewhere warm for my vacation.

a)

DEGREE

b)

TIME

c)

PLACE

d)

MANNER

32.

She has worked for this company faithfully for ten years.

a)

FREQUENCY

b)

DEGREE

c)

MANNER

d)

PLACE

33.
What is the ADVERB in this sentence?
I was late for work, so i walked quickly down the street.
a)
late
b)
walked
c)
quickly
d)
street
34.
How many ADJECTIVES are in this sentence?
Jessica looks so cute today in her black jeans, green shirt, and small, gold earrings.
a)
two
b)
three
c)
five
d)
six
35.
Which part of speech is in green?
HAPPINESS is everywhere, you just have to look for it. 
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
36.

What kind of adjectives are This, That, These

a)

Quality

b)

Quantity

c)

Demonstrative.

d)

Number

37.

Which word is an adjective in this sentence?

A bear can be dangerous if you stand too close to her cubs.

a)

bear

b)

dangerous

c)

too

d)

close

38.

Which one is matched incorrectly?

a)

contemporary- unusual

b)

popular- famous

c)

tradition- culture

d)

excited- enthusiastic

39.
A transitive verb must be a (n) _______________ verb 
a)
linking
b)
helping
c)
action
40.
An intransitive verb can be either ______________ or _______________. 
a)
helping, linking
b)
action, helping
c)
action, linking
41.
Transitive verbs give their action to: 
a)
an action verb
b)
a direct object 
c)
an adjective 
42.
You can figure out if a verb is transitive or intransitive by asking this question:  
a)
What?
b)
What kind?
What kind? 
c)
Which one? 
43.
During the summer months they read their magazines and books.
Is the verb transitive or intransitive? 
(In your mind, cross out any prepositional phrases). 
a)
transitive
b)
intransitive
44.
Once upon a time, the mermaid sang beautifully to her beloved.
Is the verb transitive or intransitive? 
(In your mind, cross out any prepositional phrases). 
a)
transitive
b)
intransitive
45.

Quick! _________ the bus. It's ready to leave.

a)

Get on

b)

Get off

c)

Run on

d)

Take on

46.

Which word is the helping verb?


Brooke could ask the teacher for help.

a)

ask

b)

could

c)

help

47.

Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:


The dog smelled the flowers before finding the rabbit's trail.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

48.

Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:


The dog smelled the flowers before finding the rabbit's trail.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

49.

Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:


After leaving the fish out for three days, it smells terrible!

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb

50.

Identify the verb in the sentence as either a linking verb or an action verb:


The chefs taste the stew before discussing what spices to add.

a)

Action Verb

b)

Linking Verb