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Identify part of speech (HS)

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which words are nouns?

a)

cat

b)

run

c)

slowly

d)

into

e)

country

2.

What is the preposition?

Over the years we have learned to study hard.

a)

the

b)

have

c)

to

d)

over

3.
What is the preposition?
Singing is fun during the holidays.
a)
is
b)
fun
c)
during
d)
on
4.
Which is a list of common prepositions?
a)
Against,Beside,In,Over,Up
b)
Desk,Chair,Table,Seat
c)
Honda,Toyota,Nissan, Lexus
d)
Chicken,Cat,Dog,Elephant
5.
Which is a list of common prepositions?
a)
about, at, down, of, to
b)
first,second,third,fourth
c)
me, you, your mamma, my cousin
d)
am,is,are ,was, were
6.
What do the prepositions down, over, toward and around convey?
a)
cause
b)
detail
c)
time
d)
direction
7.
Which of the following is NOT a preposition? 
a)
both 
b)
behind
c)
 beneath
d)
beyond 
8.

Read the text and answer the question.

Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s. They are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold.

The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or halo. The name refers to the characteristic appearance of the infective form of the virus, which is reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona.

Question :

What is coronavirus?

a)

Group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds only.

b)

Group of viruses that cause respiratory and tract infections in humans.

c)

Group of viruses that cause common cold only in human.

d)

Group of viruses that name after a Latin scientist

9.

Read the text and answer the question.

At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus started spreading in China. This type of coronavirus is often called 2019-nCoV, novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. It is believed that the virus was transmitted from animals to humans. Some of the first cases were diagnosed in people who had visited a market selling live seafood and animals. Unfortunately, when viruses are transmitted from animals to people, it can take scientists a lot of time before they can develop a vaccine or medicines to cure it.

Question :

What is the source of the coronavirus?

a)

The source of the coronavirus is from the market.

b)

The source of the coronavirus is from human.

c)

The source of the coronavirus is from a science lab.

d)

The source of the coronavirus probably comes from animals.

10.

Read the text and answer the question

Some of the symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, and trouble breathing. These symptoms are very much like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus can be more serious in some people, especially if they are sick or have health problems.

Question :

Which one is not the symptoms of coronavirus

a)

fever and red spot on skin.

b)

sore throat and runny nose

c)

cough and runny nose

d)

headache and fever

11.

Read the text and answer the question

While it is early to have a definite picture of the disease because scientists are still collecting the data, some patterns have already emerged. Some early reports reveal that children seem to be getting coronavirus at much lower rates than adults. Even if they get infected, the symptoms are milder. However, most people who get severely infected are those with a weak immune system, like the elderly. Coronavirus may be life-threatening for these people. They may develop more serious respiratory tract illnesses that may be fatal.

Question :

Arrange the person from low to high risk that will infected badly by the coronavirus.

a)

elderly, adults with weak immune system and children

b)

children, adults,adults with weak immune system and elderly

c)

adults, children, adult with weak immune system and elderly

d)

children,adults with weak immune system and elderly

12.

Read the text below and answer

The virus appears to spread mainly from person to person. The transmission occurs when someone comes into contact with an infected person. For example, a cough, sneeze or handshake could cause transmission. The spread may also be caused by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.

Question :

How does the virus spread?

a)

The virus spread when we close with infected person when they are cough and sneeze.

b)

The virus spread when someone comes into contact with infected person.

c)

The virus can be spread when we handshake the infected person.

d)

All the answers above are correct.

13.

Read the text and answer the question

There is no specific vaccine or medication to cure the disease, but generally, symptoms will go away on their own. However, experts recommend seeking medical care early if symptoms feel worse than a standard cold. Doctors can relieve symptoms by prescribing pain or fever medication. As far as antibiotics are concerned, they are useless to treat coronavirus.

Question :

How can we cure the disease?

a)

Vaccine and medication to cure.

b)

Antibiotic to cure the disease and medication to relieve the pain.

c)

Medication to reduce the pain and gradually the symptoms will go away on their own.

d)

Vaccine and antibiotic to cure and medication to relieve the pain.

14.

Read the text and answer the question

People who think they may have been exposed to the virus should contact their healthcare provider immediately. A set of preventive measures are usually followed in case someone gets infected. This includes keeping infected people in quarantine for a certain period, generally fourteen days.

Question :

How long infected people must be in quarantine?

a)

A fort night

b)

One week

c)

A month

d)

12 days

15.
a)

This is advice for public on how to stay healthy while travelling

b)

This is rules and regulation while we are travelling

16.
a)

This graphic tells only people who is infected by coronavirus are not allowed to travel.

b)

This graphic remind us to cook meat and eggs thoroughly

c)

This graphic advice us to disinfect items we touch

d)

This graphic remind us to always cover our mouth when coughing and sneezing.

17.

Read the text and answer the question

To protect yourself from the virus, here are six recommendations to follow:

  • Avoid contact with people who are already infected. \
  • Wash your hands well and regularly for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use hand sanitizer.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth if you haven't washed your hands.
  • Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that people touch a lot.
  • Stay home when you are sick.
  • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

Question :

What is the word that can best be replace with avoid?

a)

protect

b)

permit

c)

prevent

d)

allow

18.

Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.

What is the main idea?

a)

Floods can cause a lot of damage.

b)

Floods cause mudslides.

c)

Floods damage houses and roads.

19.

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

a)

Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

b)

Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

c)

Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

d)

They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

20.
Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?
a)
Soccer is important at the Olympics.
b)
Soccer is a worldwide sport.
c)
Soccer is also called football.
d)
Soccer is played by men and women.
21.

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them.


The words pays heed to are closest in meaning to _______.

a)

discovers

b)

watches

c)

notices

d)

buys

22.
My family went to the circus. We saw the funny clowns. We watched the lion act. We ate a lot of treats and popcorn.  This story is about __________.
a)
eating treats and popcorn
b)
clowns
c)
going to the circus
d)
lions
23.
It was raining outside. Sue got out of bed and got dressed for school. Then, she ate breakfast and grabbed her backpack.  Before Sue left the house, she probably ___________________.
a)
got her sunglasses
b)
made a sandwich
c)
picked up her umbrella
d)
put on sandals
24.
Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.
Sam is most likely going to ___________________.
a)
the beach
b)
school
c)
the mall
d)
the library
25.
Dolphins are very smart animals.  They even have their own language.   They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts.  Scientists have been studying this dolphin language.  They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. This paragraph mainly tells:
a)
how dolphins talk to people
b)
how smart dolphins are 
c)
how dolpins are different from fish
d)
which scientists are studying languages
26.
Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.
Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above?
a)
Furious is a fancier word than mad.
b)
Lucy was really upset.
c)
Lucy wasn't that mad at all.
d)
Lucy was going home.
27.

We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk


We're racing, racing down the walk,

Over the pavement and round the block.

We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-

Felicia and I and half our friends.

Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!

She roars at me and I shout at her

As past the porches and garden gates

We rattle and rock

On our roller skates.


1) What makes a rumbling sound in the poem?

a)

train

b)

dog

c)

skates

28.
In the following sentence, which word is the ADVERB?
She looked carefully at the yellow fish.
a)
SHE
b)
LOOKED
c)
CAREFULLY
d)
FISH
29.
In the following sentence, which word is the VERB?
Swiftly the sea lions surrounded Grandma and the girl.
a)
sea lions
b)
surrounded
c)
and
d)
Swiftly
30.
In the following sentence, which word is the ADJECTIVE?
We watched the colorful creatures swim through the dark water?
a)
We
b)
watched
c)
through
d)
dark
31.
In the following sentence, which word is the PREPOSITION?
Jennifer smiled shyly at the students in her new class. 
a)
Jennifer
b)
shlyly
c)
new
d)
in
32.
In the following sentence, which word is the VERB?
The teacher helped the student with her difficult homework.
a)
teacher
b)
helped
c)
with
d)
difficult
33.
A person, place or thing
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adverb
d)
pronoun
34.
shows action or a state of being
a)
noun
b)
interjection
c)
verb
d)
adverb
35.
a word that takes a place of a noun
a)
verb
b)
adjective
c)
pronoun
d)
preposition
36.
A word that describes a noun
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
c)
interjection
d)
preposition
37.
A word that shows location or time
a)
preposition
b)
verb
c)
adverb
d)
interjection
38.

How many parts of speech are there in English?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

e)

1

39.

a word used to identify people, places, things, or ideas

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

pronoun

e)

adverb

40.

a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun, to modify or describe it

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

pronoun

e)

noun

41.

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

a)

pronoun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

preposition

e)

adverb

42.

a word that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

a)

conjunction

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

e)

adverb

43.

a word that substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

pronoun

e)

noun

44.

a word used to connect clauses, sentences, phrases, or words

a)

interjection

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

e)

conjunction

45.

a word expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

a)

interjection

b)

preposition

c)

verb

d)

adverb

e)

conjunction

46.

a word that expresses emotion

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

interjection

d)

conjunction

e)

adverb

47.

What is a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with its grammatical function?

a)

grammar

b)

article

c)

number

d)

part of speech

e)

adverb

48.

What part of speech usually ends in

"-ly"?

a)

interjection

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

e)

preposition

49.

What is a type of adjective used to specify the grammatical definiteness of a noun?

a)

grammar

b)

article

c)

number

d)

part of speech

e)

adverb

50.

What part of speech are articles?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

e)

interjection

51.

What 2 parts of speech can numbers be?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

preposition

d)

adverb

e)

adjective

52.

What parts of speech can "part" be?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

verb

e)

conjunction

53.

What parts of speech can "exercise" be?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

interjection

e)

verb

54.

What parts of speech can "total" be?

a)

noun

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

verb

e)

adjective

55.

What parts of speech can "well" be?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

e)

interjection

56.
Which is a Part of Speech?
a)
Adverbial phrase of manner
b)
Sarcasm
c)
Hyperbole 
d)
Advential phrase of time
57.

Identify the underlined word. Watch me score 2 goals this game.

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

verb

58.

Identify the underlined word. I consider myself to be an open-minded person.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

conjunction

d)

pronoun

59.

Identify the underlined word. I consider myself to be an open-minded person.

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

verb

60.

Identify the underlined word. I consider myself to be an open-minded person.

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

verb

61.

Identify the underlined word. Shana's mom cleans often, but sometimes she hires professionals to do it.

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

62.

Identify the underlined word. Shana's mom cleans often, but sometimes she hires professionals to do it.

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

preposition

63.

Identify the underlined word. Shana's mom cleans often, but sometimes she hires professionals to do it.

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

64.

Identify the underlined word. Wow! You look like a million bucks.

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

65.

Identify the underlined word. Please take your foot off my chair.

a)

adjective

b)

conjunction

c)

noun

d)

preposition

66.

Identify the underlined word. Smartphones distract many people from doing their work.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

67.

Identify the underlined word. Smartphones distract many people from doing their work.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

68.

Identify the underlined word. Smartphones distract many people from doing their work.

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

69.

There are a lot of things to see _____ Christmas day.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

under

70.

There were riots in Bermingham ______ 2011.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

under

71.

What do you like doing _____ Friday?

a)

at

b)

in

c)

on

d)

under

72.

We like to exercise _____ the evening.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

under

d)

at

73.

My birthday is _____ December 21st.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

under

d)

at

74.

They arrived in Phuket _____ October.

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

under

75.

The dog is______the sofa.

a)

between

b)

behind

c)

on

d)

in

76.

The dishes is_______the storage cabinet.

a)

on

b)

above

c)

under

d)

in

77.

Teacher Keaw is_______the computer.

a)

in

b)

in front of

c)

under

d)

by