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Form 1 English - Parts of Speech

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the noun in the sentence below.

The majestic lion roared loudly.

a)

lion

b)

roared

c)

loudly

d)

majestic

2.

What is an adverb?

a)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

b)

a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech

c)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

d)

a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

3.

Read the sentence below. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?

We are looking for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

a)

We are watching for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

b)

We are waiting for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

c)

We are looking for them.

d)

We are looking every where for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

4.

What do pronouns replace?

a)

nouns

b)

prepositions

c)

verbs

d)

adjectives

5.

Read the sentence below. Name the nouns.

Michael really wanted to visit his grandma in New York.

a)

really, wanted, grandma

b)

Michael, grandma, New York

c)

Michael, wanted, New York

d)

visit, grandma, New York

6.

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

7.

Read the sentence below. Name the verb.

The scruffy dog barked loudly.

a)

dog

b)

scruffy

c)

barked

d)

loudly

8.

What is an adjective?

a)

an interrupting word

b)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

c)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

d)

a word that desribes nouns and pronouns

9.

Select all of the nouns.

a)

rough

b)

pen

c)

gross

d)

cup

e)

drive

10.

What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the diretion something is going?

a)

interjection

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

11.

Select the adjectives to describe this cat.

a)

cute

b)

soft

c)

striped

d)

whiskers

12.

Choose a sentence where the verb is underlined.

a)

James quickly searched for his journal.

b)

James quickly searched for his journal.

c)

James quickly searched for his journal.

d)

James quickly searched for his journal.

13.

Choose an adjective you could add to describe the sun.

Jacob woke up when the sun shone in his room.

a)

bright

b)

his

c)

sleepy

d)

alarm

14.

1. She was running a high temperature.

a)

a) adjective

b)

b) adverb

c)

c) noun

15.

2. I am the happiest woman in the world.

a)

a) adverb

b)

b) adjective

c)

c) verb

16.

3. He has many influential friends.

a)

a) noun

b)

b) verb

c)

c) adjective

17.

4. Choose the lesser of the two evils.

a)

a) adverb

b)

b) noun

c)

c) verb

18.

5. Hari is the most intelligent boy in the class.

a)

a) conjunction

b)

b) preposition

c)

c) adverb

19.

6. A fast car goes fast.

a)

a) verb

b)

b) adjective

c)

c) adverb

20.

7. She was angry but she said nothing.

a)

a) preposition

b)

b) pronoun

c)

c) conjunction

21.

8. There is something under the bed.

a)

a) preposition

b)

b) conjunction

c)

c) noun

22.

9. They live in a small cottage above the lake.

a)

a) verb

b)

b) noun

c)

c) preposition

23.

10. He cut himself while shaving.

a)

a) adverb

b)

b) adjective

c)

c) verb

24.

11. She was angry with him.

a)

a) adverb

b)

b) adjective

c)

c) noun

25.

12. I have other things to attend to.

a)

a) adjective

b)

b) adverb

c)

c) noun

26.

13. She thought of a wise plan. Thought is a ............................

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

27.

14. I want to go now. Now is a/an .....................................

a)

preposition

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

28.

15. Where are you going? You is a .....................................

a)

verb

b)

Noun

c)

pronoun

29.

16. That was a lovely evening. Lovely is a/an .......................................

a)

noun

b)

Adjective

c)

adverb

30.

17. They lived many miles from the town. Which of the following is the preposition?

a)

they

b)

Many

c)

From

31.

18. I have been married to you for twenty years and I still don’t understand you. Here twenty is a/an .....

a)

adjective

b)

Noun

c)

verb

32.

19. Can you make me a birthday cake by Monday? Here me is a/an ……………………..

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

preposition

33.

20. I helped him because I liked him. Because is a/an ...................................

a)

preposition

b)

adverb

c)

conjunction

34.

They attended the concert last weekend.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

conjunction

d)

adverb

e)

pronoun

35.

Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.

a)

conjunction

b)

noun

c)

article

d)

verb

e)

pronoun

36.

The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

a)

interjection

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

verb

e)

noun

37.

Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

e)

conjunction

38.

I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.

a)

adverb

b)

A noun

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

e)

article

39.

She was counting the ballots during social studies class.

a)

pronoun

b)

noun

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

e)

preposition

40.

Hey! That is my seat.

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

interjection

e)

article

41.

Her sister is the oldest member of the group.

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

noun

e)

pronoun

42.

Are you sure of yourself?

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

preposition

d)

interjection

e)

article

43.

They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.

a)

noun

b)

article

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

e)

verb

44.

Hurray! Our team has finally scored a touchdown.

a)

noun

b)

interjection

c)

adjective

d)

verb

e)

article

45.

My mother is very smart. Identify the NOUN.

a)

my

b)

mother

c)

is

d)

very

46.

The ball rolled past the catcher and all the way back to the fence. Identify the VERB.

a)

rolled

b)

way

c)

Ball

d)

back

47.

The broken printer needs to be replaced. Identify the ADJECTIVE.

a)

printer

b)

broken

c)

needs

d)

replaced

48.

Sal and Andy wrote a silly play that had us all laughing. Identify the PRONOUN.

a)

Sal/Andy

b)

play

c)

us

d)

laughing

49.

The nervous student quickly stepped to the front of the classroom. Identify the ADVERB.

a)

nervous

b)

student

c)

stepped

d)

quickly

50.

The magician performed one amazing trick after another. Identify the ADJECTIVE.

a)

magician

b)

performed

c)

trick

d)

amazing