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Parts of Speech Refresher

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many parts of speech are there in English?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

e)

1

2.

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

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

pronoun

e)

adverb

3.

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

a)

conjunction

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

e)

adverb

4.

a word that substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

pronoun

e)

noun

5.

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

verb

d)

adjective

6.

What did she ask you to do?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

verb

7.

I left my shoes under the kitchen

table.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

conjunction

d)

preposition

8.

I'm sure I've met your parents before.

a)

adjective

b)

verb

c)

preposition

d)

interjection

9.

What word typically modifies a verb and ends in -ly?

"Quickly" is an example of this part of speech....

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

10.

A word that connects other words in a sentence is considered a.....

a)

Noun

b)

Conjunction

c)

Interjection

11.

The word "Wow!" is an example of a(n)....

a)

Conjunction

b)

Interjection

c)

Adjective

12.

What part of speech is underlined?


The putrid smell of the cabbage made me nauseous.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

proper noun

13.

Which sentence below is the better sentence?

a)

In this quote, Harvard psychiatrist George Vaillant summarizes the two ingredients for a happy and fulfilling life: "One is love. The other is finding a way of coping with life that does not push love away." 

b)

According to Harvard psychiatrist George Vaillant, there are two ingredients for a happy and fulfilling life: "One is love. The other is finding a way of coping with life that does not push love away."

14.

Water should................wisely .

a)

be using

b)

be used

c)

use

d)

have used

15.

Every student in the school ___________ the opportunity to use the library

a)

Has

b)

Have

16.

One of these apples _________ better than the other one.

a)

Taste

b)

Tastes

17.

This set of colored pencils _______________ both magenta and turquoise.

a)

include

b)

includes

18.

The children ____ at 7 a.m. everyday.

a)

get up

b)

gets up

19.

Kathy ____ TV everyday after work.

a)

watch

b)

watches