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Parts of Speech 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word in the sentence is a proper noun?


Amy bought a red dress at the mall.

a)

red

b)

Amy

c)

mall

d)

bought

2.

Which word in the sentence is an adjective?


Amy bought a red dress at the mall.

a)

Amy

b)

mall

c)

dress

d)

red

3.

Identify common noun(s) in the sentence:


Amy bought a red dress at the mall.

a)

Amy

b)

red

c)

mall

d)

dress

4.

What part of speech is "he" in:


What did he want?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

5.

Identify the adverb in:


The rain continued quietly for hours.

(a)  

6.

Identify the (main) verb in the sentence:


Sara and Ellen will open their presents later today.

a)

and

b)

open

c)

today

d)

later

7.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


The horned owl protects its territory fiercely.

a)

noun

b)

interjection

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

8.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


The players usually practice for an hour.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

9.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


The players usually practice for an hour.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

10.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


The players usually practice for an hour.

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

adverb

11.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


The players arrived to practice an hour late.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

12.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


A blue house sits at the top of the hill.

a)

pronoun

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

13.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


It will be a fun drive.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

pronoun

14.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


Erin will drive to the store.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

15.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word.


The total was just under 100 visitors.

a)

pronoun

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

preposition

16.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word:


Sharon booked two rooms for them.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

adverb

17.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word:


The book that Sharon is reading is interesting.

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

noun

d)

adjective

18.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word:


June knocked on the door but nobody answered.

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

19.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word:


The team arrived at the field.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

20.

Identify the part of speech of the bolded word:


Turn sharply at the corner.

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

21.

It is a word that replaces the noun.

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adverb

d)

Adjective

22.

Define a noun.

a)

An action

b)

A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

c)

A person, place, thing, or idea

d)

Connects two grammatical items together

23.

Find the adjective.

a)

this

b)

ring

c)

bug

d)

bright

24.

Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?

I don't go to school today.

a)

don't

b)

go

c)

to

d)

school

25.

A word that connects other words in a sentence is considered a(n).....

a)

preposition

b)

adverb

c)

interjection

d)

conjunction

26.

(What is the ADVERB in the following sentence?) Reid walked quickly to class.

a)

Reid

b)

walked

c)

quickly

d)

to

27.

(What is the ADVERB in the following sentence?) Trinity spoke boldly in front of the large audience.

a)

spoke

b)

front

c)

in

d)

boldly

28.

(What is the ADVERB in the following sentence?) Jack waited eagerly for lunch.

a)

eagerly

b)

waited

c)

for

d)

lunch

29.

(What is the ADVERB in the following sentence?) Berlyn drove cautiously as the road was steep.

a)

drove

b)

steep

c)

was

d)

cautiously

30.

(What is the VERB in the following sentence?) Eri'onna left in a hurry.

a)

left

b)

in

c)

Eri'onna

d)

hurry

31.

(What is the VERB in the following sentence?) Sophia accepted the job offer.

a)

Sophia

b)

job

c)

offer

d)

accepted

32.

(What is the PRONOUN in the following sentence?) Do you know where to go?

a)

do

b)

you

c)

know

d)

go

33.

(What is the PRONOUN in the following sentence?) Giovanni likes talking to her.

a)

likes

b)

talking

c)

Giovanni

d)

her

34.

(What is the PRONOUN in the following sentence?) My phone is missing.

a)

my

b)

phone

c)

is

d)

missing

35.

(What is the CONJUNCTION in the following sentence?) Blake and Sneasel hid from Maxx.

a)

Blake

b)

and

c)

hid

d)

from

36.

(What is the CONJUNCTION in the following sentence?) He does not know if he wants to play football or soccer.

a)

he

b)

wants

c)

to

d)

or

37.

(What is the PREPOSITION in the following sentence?) Jon Paul sat on the chair.

a)

sat

b)

on

c)

the

d)

chair

38.

(What is the PREPOSITION in the following sentence?) Anthony hid under the table.

a)

Anthony

b)

hid

c)

under

d)

table

39.

(What is the INTERJECTION in the following sentence?) Hey! Put your shoes back on!

a)

Hey!

b)

put

c)

shoes

d)

on!

40.

(What is the INTERJECTION in the following sentence?) Help! I'm stuck!

a)

Help!

b)

I'm

c)

stuck!

d)

*there is no interjection in this sentence

41.

(What is the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence?) They live in a beautiful house.

a)

they

b)

live

c)

beautiful

d)

house

42.

(What is the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence?) This car is much nicer.

a)

this

b)

car

c)

much

d)

nicer

43.

(What is the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence?) That glass is breakable.

a)

that

b)

glass

c)

is

d)

breakable

44.

(What is the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence?) Waylon is an adorable dog.

a)

Waylon

b)

is

c)

adorable

d)

dog

45.

(What is the INTERJECTION in the following sentence?) Uh oh! Trimpity is back at it again.

a)

Uh oh!

b)

back

c)

it

d)

again