WorksheetsPARTS OF SPEECH
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many NOUNS are in the sentence?
She put her homework in the turn-in basket.
She put her homework in the turn-in basket.
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
2.
How many PRONOUNS are in the sentence?
She put her homework in the turn-in basket.
She put her homework in the turn-in basket.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
How many VERBS are in the sentence?
He ran for a touchdown, and scored.
He ran for a touchdown, and scored.
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
4.
What are PREPOSITIONS?
a)
show location and time
b)
action and state of being
c)
connects two or more ideas
d)
replaces a noun
5.
What are ADVERBS?
a)
Describe a noun
b)
links two thoughts together
c)
Shows emotion
d)
Describe a verb
6.
What are ADJECTIVES?
a)
Links two thoughts together
b)
Shows emotions
c)
Describes a noun
d)
Action words
7.
A part of speech that answers questions WHICH ONE? WHAT KIND? HOW MANY? HOW MUCH? WHAT COLOR? is called
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
c)
noun
d)
verb
8.
A part of speech that answers questions WHO?, WHAT?, WHOM? is called
a)
verb
b)
adverb
c)
adjective
d)
noun
9.
A part of speech that takes a place of a noun is called
a)
adjective
b)
pronoun
c)
adverb
d)
conjunction
10.
A part of speech that connects or links two or more thoughts are
a)
Adjectives
b)
Conjunctions
c)
Interjections
d)
Adverb
11.
A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun is called
a)
conjunction
b)
interjection
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
12.
A part of speech that shows action or state of being is called
a)
Pronoun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Noun
13.
Identify the capitalized word:
"AHHH! There's a spider!"
"AHHH! There's a spider!"
a)
Verb
b)
Interjection
c)
Noun
d)
Conjunction
14.
Identify the capitalized word:
He ran SWIFTLY across the city.
He ran SWIFTLY across the city.
a)
verb
b)
adverb
c)
adjective
d)
interjection
15.
Identify the capitalized word:
I ate a piece of pizza AFTER I had a taco.
I ate a piece of pizza AFTER I had a taco.
a)
Conjunction
b)
Interjections
c)
Pronoun
d)
Preposition
16.
The blue quilt was what I needed this weekend.
a)
adjective-noun
b)
adverb-noun
17.
Vulpix's flame burned hot.
a)
noun-verb
b)
verb-adverb
18.
Joy dances when she is happy.
a)
conjunction
b)
interjection
c)
adjective
d)
verb
19.
Pandas are extremely funny creatures.
a)
adjective-adverb
b)
adverb-adjective
20.
How many parts of speech are there?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
21.
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
a)
noun
b)
pronoun
c)
verb
d)
adjective
22.
What did she ask you to do?
a)
noun
b)
adjective
c)
pronoun
d)
verb
23.
I left my shoes under the kitchen
table.
a)
noun
b)
adjective
c)
conjunction
d)
preposition
24.
If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.
a)
adverb
b)
verb
c)
noun
d)
adjective
25.
On Saturdays, I work from nine to five.
a)
verb
b)
adverb
c)
preposition
d)
conjunction
26.
I want to go to a university in the United States.
a)
adjective
b)
verb
c)
preposition
d)
noun
27.
I'm sure I've met your parents before.
a)
adjective
b)
verb
c)
preposition
d)
interjection
28.
Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.
a)
noun
b)
interjection
c)
conjunction
d)
preposition
29.
Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.
a)
adverb
b)
verb
c)
conjunction
d)
interjection
30.
I answered this quiz easily.
a)
pronoun
b)
adverb
c)
noun
d)
verb
31.
a word or group of words that show position, location, or relationship between a noun & some other word in a sentence (in, on, above, below...)
a)
pronoun
b)
adjective
c)
noun
d)
prepositional phrase
32.
words that show emotion or surprise; usually followed by an exclamation point (with great emotion) or a comma (when used as part of a sentence)
a)
subject
b)
interjection
c)
conjunction
d)
predicate
33.
a group of words that does NOT involve both a noun & a verb (subject & predicate (at the park, above the clouds...;) NOT a complete sentence
a)
phrase
b)
noun
c)
verb
d)
adjective
34.
the verb part of the sentence that tells the action of the subject / noun; the "power" of the superhero in a sentence
a)
subject
b)
predicate
c)
pronoun
d)
adverb
35.
less specific word used in place of a noun (I, me, you, they, them, he, she,...); be sure it isn't VAGUE
a)
preposition
b)
adjective
c)
predicate
d)
pronoun
36.
a person, place, thing, or idea; the SUBJECT of a sentence; necessary to make a complete sentence
a)
predicate
b)
verb
c)
noun
d)
adverb
37.
a word that describes a nouns; in a sentence, this is USUALLY found BEFORE the noun it describes (happy student)
a)
adjective
b)
adverb
c)
preposition
d)
pronoun
38.
connects words or groups of words (phrases & clauses); "and," "but," & "or" are examples
a)
conjunction
b)
adverb
c)
noun
d)
pronoun
39.
part of a sentence that expresses action or state of being; the PREDICATE part of a sentence; necessary to make a complete sentence along with a noun
a)
noun
b)
subject
c)
preposition
d)
verb
40.
groups of words in our language used to build sentences
a)
fidgets
b)
parts of speech
c)
punctuation
d)
quotations
41.
am, is , are, was, were, be, being, been
a)
my grocery list
b)
prepositions
c)
dead words
d)
state of being verbs
42.
the part of the sentence that is doing the action; noun that is doing the action; "superhero" in the sentence
a)
adverb
b)
predicate
c)
subject
d)
adjective
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