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Parts of speech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Define a Noun
a)
An action
b)

A person, place, thing, or idea

c)

A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

d)
Connects two grammatical items together
2.

Define a verb

a)

An action

b)

A person, place, thing, or idea

c)

An emotional word that interrupts a sentence

d)

A word that takes the place of a noun

3.

Which of the following does an adverb modify?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Conjunction

d)

Preposition

4.
What do adjectives modify?
a)
Nouns
b)
Verbs
c)
Adjectives
d)
Adverbs
5.

He throws the ball. He is what part of speech?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Preposition

d)

Pronoun

6.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the championship, and we had a parade downtown. What part of speech is and?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Interjection

d)

Conjunction

7.

Wow! The Angels are going to the World Series! What part of speech is Wow?

a)

Interjections

b)

Prepositions

c)

Conjunctions

d)

Pronouns

8.

The school smells funny. What part of speech is smells?

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

9.

The crying baby is really annoying me. What part of speech is crying?

a)

Noun

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Pronoun

10.

The FANBOYS are:

a)

for, and, not, but, or, yet, so

b)

for, an, nor, but, or yet, so

c)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

d)

for, and, nor, but, or, yes, so

11.

In the following sentence, which word is the preposition?


"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

over

b)

ouch

c)

and

d)

his

12.

They attended the concert last weekend.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

conjunction

d)

adverb

13.

This part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in “ly.”

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

interjection

14.

Which of the following is NOT a pronoun?

a)

He

b)

They

c)

Her

d)

The

15.

Which of the following is NOT a prepositional phrase?

a)

under the car

b)

into the unknown

c)

the fast food restaurant

d)

over the hill

16.

What is one of the nouns in this sentence?


My sister jumped on her new bed.

a)

sister

b)

my

c)

jumped

d)

on

17.

What is one of the pronouns in this sentence?


My sister jumped on her new bed.

a)

sister

b)

my

c)

jumped

d)

on

18.
An adjective is...
a)
an action word
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
a describing word
19.
HAPPY is a...
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
20.

9.What is the proper noun in this sentence.


My favorite amusement park is Disneyland.

a)

My

b)

amusement

c)

Disneyland

d)

park