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1.

Which type of word describes a noun or pronoun?

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adverb

2.

Choose the sentence where the adjective is underlined.

a)

The huge lion roared loudly.

b)

The huge lion roared loudly.

c)

The huge lion roared loudly.

d)

The huge lion roared loudly.

3.

A noun is....

a)

a word that names something, such as a person, place, or thing.

b)

a word that describes something, such as a person, place, or thing.

c)

a word that says an action.

d)

a short word.

4.

Hey! is an example of....

a)

a preposition

b)

a verb

c)

an interjection

d)

a conjunction

5.

What do conjunctions do?

a)

Describe a verb, adjective or adverb.

b)

Connect words or sentences together.

c)

Replace a noun.

d)

Express emotion.

6.

Select ALL examples of conjunctions

a)

and

b)

under

c)

yesterday

d)

because

7.

Select ALL examples of prepositions.

a)

in

b)

under

c)

but

d)

slowly

8.

Which three words are called articles?

a)

a, an, she

b)

I, you, they

c)

a, an, the

d)

I, me, we

9.

Select the sentence the article underlined.

a)

The old man lived in a beautiful green house.

b)

The old man lived in a beautiful green house.

c)

The old man lived in a beautiful green house.

d)

The old man lived in a beautiful green house.

10.

___________ tell you when or where something is.

a)

Prepositions

b)

Conjunctions

c)

Verbs

d)

Interjections

11.

Select ALL of the prepositions.

a)

under

b)

next to

c)

at

d)

and

12.

What type of word does a pronoun replace?

a)

a noun

b)

a verb

c)

an adjective

d)

an adverb

13.

Select ALL of the examples of pronouns.

a)

he

b)

girl

c)

mum

d)

house

14.

What does an interjection do?

a)

expresses emotion

b)

joins two sentences together

c)

says when and where something is

d)

describes a noun

15.

What do adverbs do?

a)

describe a verb, adjective, or adverb.

b)

describe a noun

c)

say when or where something is

d)

express an action or state of being

16.

Select ALL examples of types of adverbs

a)

describing words (e.g., big, small, ugly)

b)

words that describe how we do an action (e.g., slowly, quickly, angrily)

c)

words that say how often we do something (e.g., always, never, sometimes)

d)

words that say when (e.g., yesterday, tomorrow)

17.

What does a verb do? [Select more than one answer]

a)

expresses an action (e.g., run, smile, laugh)

b)

expresses a state of being (e.g., am, was, is)

c)

expresses an emotion (e.g., Yikes!, Ouch!, Hey!)

d)

says when something happened (e.g., yesterday, tomorrow)

18.

Choose the sentence with the verb underlined.

a)

It was 5 o'clock and raining outside.

b)

It was 5 o'clock and raining outside.

c)

It was 5 o'clock and raining outside.

d)

It was 5 o'clock and raining outside.

19.

Choose the sentence with the verb underlined.

a)

The angry, young man walked home quickly.

b)

The angry, young man walked home quickly.

c)

The angry, young man walked home quickly.

d)

The angry, young man walked home quickly.

20.

Which word is an article?

The old dog slept quietly in the corner.

(a)

21.

Which word is a preposition?

There is a toilet under the stairs.

(a)

22.

Which word is a conjunction?

His mum is tall but his dad is short.

(a)

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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

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