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Parts of Speech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an uncountable noun?

a)

house

b)

chair

c)

coffee

d)

pen

2.

The boy was very unhappy at the party. "Unhappy" is a / an ...

a)

abstract noun

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

3.

What is a verb?

a)

A word that indicates an action

b)

A word that names a thing

c)

A word that takes the place of a noun

d)

A word that describes an action

4.

What is an adjective?

a)

A word that indicates an action

b)

A naming word

c)

A word that takes the place of a noun

d)

A word that describes the noun

5.

Choose the proper noun.

a)

ocean

b)

Atlantic

c)

country

d)

South Africa

6.

What is the adjective in the following sentence?

The tall man was carrying the ladder.

a)

tall

b)

man

c)

carrying

d)

ladder

7.

What is the noun in the sentence?

May we have some food?

a)

may

b)

have

c)

some

d)

food

8.

What is the finite verb in the sentence?

They watched a hockey match on television.

a)

hockey

b)

they

c)

watched

d)

television

9.

George will cut the watermelon into pieces.

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word.

a)

Main verb

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adverb

d)

Helping verb

10.

They will be going to the grocery store to get bread and milk.

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word.

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Main verb

d)

Adjective

11.

They didn't go to the party, and neither did I.

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.

a)

Conjunction

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Verb phrase

d)

Adverb

12.

Her straight hair is beautiful when it is flowing in the wind.

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word.

a)

Adverb

b)

Preposition

c)

Conjunction

d)

Adjective

13.

What part of speech is the?

We went to the store quickly after dark.

a)

adverb

b)

article

c)

interjection

d)

verb

14.

What is the verb in this sentence?

Maggie was getting ready to walk to school.

a)

Maggie

b)

getting

c)

ready

d)

school

15.
The girl walked in the very beautiful park, but the boy stayed at home.
Which is a noun?
a)
girl
b)
walked
c)
very
d)
in
16.

takes the place of a noun

a)

pronoun

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

17.

a word that describes a noun. It usually comes before the noun

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

18.
connects words or groups of words (phrases & clauses); "and," "but," & "or" are examples
a)
conjunction
b)
adverb
c)
noun
d)
pronoun
19.

What part of speech is her?

Sally slept all night with her stuffed animal in the bed.

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

20.

What part of speech is library?

The school library is full of new books.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

verb