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Parts of Speech Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I'm gonna be a *mighty* king so enemies beware

a)

common noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

pronoun

2.

What is the interjection in this sentence?

Wow! The students did awesome on their test!

a)

awesome

b)

test

c)

student

d)

wow

3.

Identify the preposition.

A saguaro cactus grows in the desert.

a)

in the desert

b)

grow

c)

the desert

d)

in

4.

It's the circle of life, and *it* moves us all

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

prepositional phrase

5.

Identify the preposition.

Over the next hill, they discovered a small stream.

a)

over

b)

small

c)

next

d)

none of the above

6.

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

7.

Identify the preposition.

Squirrels store acorns and nuts around the trees.

a)

store

b)

and

c)

around

d)

the trees

8.
Should this sentence have a comma or no comma before the conjunction: I want to be an interpreter so I went to graduate school.
a)
Comma
b)
No Comma
9.
What is the conjunction in this sentence: Sharon loves to go on a roller coaster, yet she has a fear of heights.
a)
Sharon
b)
Yet
c)
Heights
d)
She
10.
What is the conjunction in this sentence: Donald ate all his dinner, so he was able to have dessert.
a)
Ate
b)
Dinner
c)
So
d)
Donald
11.
What is the conjunction in this sentence: May loves to cook, for she has a special talent for it.
a)
For
b)
It
c)
Cook
d)
She
12.
What is the acronym we use to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
a)
FLAPELS
b)
FANGIRL
c)
FANBOYS
d)
SYOBNAF
13.
Should this sentence have a comma or no comma before the conjunction: We love hiking and camping.
a)
Comma
b)
No Comma
14.
What punctuation mark always comes before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?
a)
.
b)
,
c)
;
d)
!
15.

Which word in the following sentence is an interjection?

Stop! you almost made me drop my croissant.

a)

Stop

b)

Croissant

c)

almost

d)

drop

16.

Which word in the following sentence is an interjection?

What? I don't understand.

a)

what

b)

I

c)

don't

d)

understand

17.
In the acronym FANBOYS, what does the F stand for?
a)
Forget
b)
For
c)
From
d)
Favorite
18.
What conjunction should you use to make these sentences into a compound sentence? The Doctor always enjoyed meeting new people. He also loved time traveling. 
a)
For
b)
And
c)
Nor
d)
But
19.
Which conjunction should you use to connect the following sentences? May loves to compete. She entered a beauty contest.
a)
and
b)
but
c)
so
d)
for
20.
Which one of the following is a noun?
a)
jump
b)
cat
c)
run
d)
hop