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Practice Questions on Parts of Speech

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

a)

preposition

b)

adjective

c)

noun

2.

2. What did she ask you to do?

a)

conjunction

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

3.

4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

verb

4.

5. On Saturdays, I work from nine to five.

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

adverb

5.

6. I want to go to a university in France.

a)

adjective

b)

preposition

c)

noun

6.

7. I'm sure I've met your girlfriend before.

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

7.

9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

conjunction

8.

10. Let's go out for a coffee after lunch.

a)

pronoun

b)

preposition

c)

verb

9.

Find the adverb: Mom and dad love to walk in the park late at night.

a)

Mom

b)

dad

c)

walk

d)

late

10.

Find the verb: The kittens meowed at the big, bad dog.

a)

kittens

b)

meowed

c)

big

d)

bad

11.

Find the adjective: The baby slowly walked over to his fuzzy blanket.

a)

baby

b)

slowly

c)

fuzzy

d)

blanket

12.

Find the proper noun: The groups of kids were waiting patiently to see the Rihanna concert.

a)

kids

b)

waiting

c)

concert

d)

Rihanna

13.

Find the pronoun: Margot waited all day for him to finish my chores.

a)

Margot

b)

for

c)

him

d)

my

14.

Find the adverb: I did so well on my test, that my mom bought me a new sweater.

a)

I

b)

did

c)

well

d)

test

15.

Find the plural noun: The farmer had 150 sheep in the green meadow.

a)

farmer

b)

sheep

c)

green

d)

meadow

16.

Verbs are words which

a)

express emotion

b)

show action or being

c)

hook or join words or phrases

d)

indicate time, place or position

17.

...are words that name people, places, things or ideas

a)

VERBS

b)

NOUNS

c)

PRONOUNS

18.

...are words that indicate place, time, and position

a)

VERBS

b)

PREPOSITIONS

c)

NOUNS

19.

...are words which express emotions or are "fillers" in sentences

a)

Nouns

b)

conjunctions

c)

verbs

d)

interjections

20.

...are words which hook or join words, sentences or phrases.

a)

NOUNS

b)

CONJUNCTIONS

c)

VERBS

d)

PREPOSITIONS

21.

...are words which describe nouns and pronouns.

a)

Adjectives

b)

Conjunctions

c)

Prepositions

d)

Nouns

22.

...are words which describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

a)

NOUNS

b)

VERBS

c)

ADVERBS

d)

CONJUNCTIONS

23.

...are words which take the place of nouns.

a)

Nouns

b)

Pronouns

c)

Verbs

d)

Adjectives

24.

Examples of NOUNS

a)

run, jump, sing, draw

b)

on , under, in, behind

c)

table, dog, flower, cup, candy

25.

Examples of PRONOUNS

a)

read, write, see, watch

b)

I, you, he, she, it

c)

under, on, in, next to

26.

Example or ADJECTIVES

a)

describe, am, is, were

b)

pretty, old, nice, blue

c)

not, almost, too, very, always

27.

Examples of ADVERBS

a)

and, for, yet,or,nor

b)

not, almost, too, very

c)

pretty, old, nice, blue

28.

Examples of PREPOSITIONS

a)

go, learn, jump, sleep

b)

and, but, for , yet

c)

listen, watch, look

d)

aboard, down, up, before

29.

Examples of CONJUNCTIONS

a)

listen, read, write, read

b)

for, and,nor, but

c)

go, learn, jump

30.

Examples of VERBS

a)

go, learn, jump. sleep

b)

for, and, nor, but

c)

oh!, wow!, yes!

31.

Examples of INTERJECTIONS

a)

run, jump, fly, draw

b)

Wow!, Yes!, Help!,

c)

for,, and, nor, but

32.

Write the eight parts of speech

4 lines
33.

What are the 8 parts of speech?

4 lines
34.

Mention the parts of the speech on this sentence: The apple is red.

4 lines
35.

The apple is red. On this sentence "apple" is:

a)

a noun

b)

a verb

36.
CAT
The cat was sleeping
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
37.
PLAY
The play that I went to watch was a comedy.
a)
Noun
b)
Verby
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
38.
BLUE
Did you see the blue pencil?
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
39.
CRY
I could hear the baby cry all night long.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
40.
QUICKLY
Tom ran quickly to the swings.
a)
Noun
b)
Very
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
41.
Define:  Noun
a)
An action
b)
A word that gives more detail about nouns
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A word that gives more details about verbs
42.
Define:  Verb
a)
An action
b)
A word that gives more detail about nouns
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A word that gives more details about verbs
43.
Define:  Adverb
a)
An action
b)
A word that gives more detail about nouns
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A word that gives more details about verbs
44.
Define:  Adjective
a)
An action
b)
A word that gives more detail about nouns
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A word that gives more details about verbs
45.
Always
Sally always eats well.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
46.
THINK
Please think about each question before you answer.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
47.
SECOND
Are you in Second grade?
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
48.
SPRING 
My favorite season is Spring.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
49.
SPRING
My mom loves Spring flowers.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
50.
SPRING
Kim and Luke spring to their feet when the bell rings.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
51.

The workers in this company are______by the incentives that are given to them. (motivation)

a)

motives

b)

motivated

c)

motivate

d)

motivation

52.

By pure _______, the two ladies appeared at the party wearing the same outfit. (coincidental)

a)

coincidental

b)

coincidence

c)

coincidentally

d)

coincident

53.

Shirley sends her dog for _______at least once every three months. (groom)

a)

groom

b)

grooming

c)

grooms

d)

gromth

54.

The first step in this experiment is to get rid of the _______in the water. (impure)

a)

pure

b)

impure

c)

purifies

d)

impurities

55.

It was his lack of ______that had caused him to lose the match. (fit)

a)

fitness

b)

fitting

c)

fit

d)

fitted

56.

It was through a casual (converse)________with a colleague that he found out about his promotion.

a)

conversation

b)

converse

c)

conversion

d)

confers

57.

The automated teller machines do not allow (withdraw) __________of more than two thousand dollars.

a)

withdraws

b)

withdrew

c)

withdrawal

d)

withdrawals

58.

It took him a long time to understand the (science) ____________principle behind this phenomenon.

a)

scientifically

b)

scientific

c)

scientifical

d)

science

59.

The child's parents are worried because of his (unable)________to interact with children his own age.

a)

capable

b)

capability

c)

unable

d)

inability

60.

My mother often reminds me that (procrastinate) ___________is the thief of time.

a)

procrastinator

b)

procrastination

c)

procrastinate

d)

procrastinata

61.

It is a function in a sentence and it represents the person, animal, idea or concept that performs the action.

a)

Noun

b)

Direct Object

c)

Subject

d)

Pronoun

62.

What part of speech is the underlined word?


Simon walks to school on weekdays.

(a)  

63.

Check all the nouns:

a)

Man

b)

Through

c)

Think

d)

Imagine

e)

Imagination

64.

The kid delivers the paper everyday in the mornings.


The underlined word is:

a)

an article.

b)

a noun.

c)

a preposition.

d)

an adjective.

65.

The kid delivers the paper everyday in the mornings.


The underlined word is:

a)

an article.

b)

a noun.

c)

a preposition.

d)

an adjective.

66.

Which of the options IS NOT a part of speech?

a)

Presposition

b)

Adverb

c)

Subject

d)

Conjunction

67.

It is a function in a sentence and it represents the element that receives the action of the verb.

a)

Noun

b)

Direct Object

c)

Indirect Object

d)

Pronoun

68.

The kid delivers the paper everyday in the mornings.


The underlined word is:

a)

an article.

b)

a noun.

c)

a preposition.

d)

an adjective.

69.

Check all the adjectives:

a)

beauty

b)

well

c)

good

d)

start

e)

pretty

70.

There are only 3 articles in English language.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Find the noun.

a)

book

b)

happy

c)

run

d)

blue

72.

Find the verb.

a)

silly

b)

green

c)

write

d)

paper

73.

Find the adjective.

a)

walk

b)

slimy

c)

bus

d)

bug

74.

Find the noun.

a)

sing

b)

run

c)

clock

d)

red

75.

Find the verb.

a)

teacher

b)

students

c)

bird

d)

sing

76.

Find the adjective.

a)

funny

b)

jacket

c)

puppy

d)

hop

77.

Find the noun.

a)

black

b)

chair

c)

heavy

d)

read

78.
Is JUMP a verb or a noun? 
a)
Verb
b)
Noun
79.
Is DOG a verb or a noun?
a)
noun
b)
verb
80.

What is the adjective in the sentence below?

The blue house is on the end of the street.

a)

street

b)

house

c)

blue

d)

the

81.

An adjective is a word that describes a _________.

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

82.

Which word is the adjective in the sentence below?


The family carved an orange pumpkin for Halloween.

a)

Halloween

b)

orange

c)

pumpkin

d)

carved

83.

Which word is the adjective in the sentence below?


The furry squirrel climbed up the tree.

a)

furry

b)

tree

c)

climbed

d)

up

84.
What does a pronoun replace?
a)
Verb
b)
Adverb
c)
Noun
d)
Preposition
85.

Which word is the noun in the sentence below?


The dog bit hard.

a)

dog

b)

The

c)

bit

d)

hard

86.

What part of speech is the blue word in the sentence below?


Can you please take this book to the library?

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

adjective

87.

Which word is the verb in the sentence below?


The elephant ate the peanuts in front of the mouse.

a)

ate

b)

elephant

c)

peanuts

d)

in front

88.

Which word is the verb in the sentence below?


Mrs. Kidwell reads every night.

a)

Mrs. Kidwell

b)

every

c)

reads

d)

night

89.
Which answer choices below are examples of verbs?
a)
run, jump, skip, sing, eat, sleep
b)
quickly, sheepishly, slowly
c)
shy, colorful, bashful, quiet
90.

Which word is the verb in the sentence below?


Mrs. Tyler drinks tea for breakfast.

a)

drink

b)

breakfast

c)

Mrs. Tyler

d)

for

91.

How many parts of speech are there?

a)

FIVE

b)

SEVEN

c)

EIGHT

d)

TEN

92.

Replaces a noun.

a)

preposition

b)

article

c)

conjunction

d)

pronoun

93.

Modifies the verb

a)

adjective

b)

preposition

c)

adverb

94.

Shows relationship

a)

pronoun

b)

conjunction

c)

preposition

d)

interjection

95.

Expressive word

a)

adverb

b)

conjunction

c)

interjection

d)

verb

96.

Joining word

a)

verb

b)

conjunction

c)

interjection

d)

noun

97.

Action word

a)

pronoun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

adjective

98.

Naming word

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

99.

Qualifies noun

a)

conjunction

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

interjection

100.

In English grammar parts of speech are the ____________ of words that reflect their _____________ in grammatical context.

(a)  

101.

A NOUN is:

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A describing word

c)

An action or state of being

d)

A word that connects two things

102.

A VERB is:

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A describing word

c)

An action or state of being

d)

A word that connects two things

103.

An ADJECTIVE is:

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A word that describes a noun

c)

An action or state of being

d)

A word that describe a verb

104.

An ADVERB is:

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A word that describes a noun

c)

An action or state of being

d)

A word that describes a verb

105.

A PRONOUN is:

a)

A word that describes a noun (sparkly shoes, little house)

b)

A word that replaces or refers to a noun (I, you, they)

c)

A word that connects two things (or, so, but)

d)

An action or state of being (ran, was)

106.

A CONJUNCTION is:

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A describing word

c)

An action or state of being

d)

A word that connects two things

107.

Which words from the sentence below are nouns?

Amy and Omar waited for the bright yellow school bus with their backpacks.

a)

Amy

b)

and

c)

waited

d)

backpacks

e)

bright

108.

Which words from the following sentence are adjectives?

The bright sunshine filled her with a happy, fluffy feeling

a)

Bright

b)

Sunshine

c)

Fluffy

d)

Happy

e)

Filled

109.

Which words from the sentence below are verbs?

Because they were scared, they ran and hid behind the big oak desk.

a)

Because

b)

Were

c)

Scared

d)

Ran

e)

Hid

110.

Which words from the sentence below are adverbs?

The tall girl always ran swiftly and carefully by the woods.

a)

Ran

b)

Always

c)

Tall

d)

Swiftly

e)

Carefully

111.

Which words from the sentence below are pronouns?

He wanted a particular book, but they didn't have it.

a)

a

b)

he

c)

they

d)

but

e)

it

112.

Which words from the sentnece below are conjunctions

Because no one had heard from her, we went looking and found her.

a)

Because

b)

had

c)

and

d)

her

e)

we

113.

A COORDINATING conjunction links two equal and independent clauses. Which of the conjunctions below is COORDINATING?

a)

And

b)

While

c)

If

d)

Or

114.

A SUBORDINATING conjunctions links an independent clause with a dependent clause.

Which of the conjunctions below is SUBORDINATING?

a)

And

b)

Because

c)

If

d)

Or

115.

There are 3 main ARTICLES in the English language. What are they?

a)

A

b)

And

c)

An

d)

The

e)

Them

116.
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
117.
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
118.
Which of the following does an adverb modify?
a)
Noun
b)
Adjective
c)
Conjunction
d)
Preposition
119.
What do adjectives modify?
a)
Nouns
b)
Verbs
c)
Adjectives
d)
Adverbs
120.
Define a conjunction.
a)
A person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action
c)
A word that connects two grammatical items together
d)
An emotional interrupter
121.
What part of speech modifies adverbs?
a)
Adjectives
b)
Adverbs
c)
Pronouns
d)
Interjections
122.
Which of the following is not a conjunction?
a)
And
b)
Although
c)
For
d)
Almost
123.
He throws the ball. He is what part of speech?
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Preposition
d)
Pronoun
124.
The New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl and we had a parade downtown for them. What part of speech is and?
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
c)
Interjection
d)
Conjunction
125.
The Saints had not won a Superbowl before 2010. Before is what part of speech?
a)
Preposition
b)
Interjection
c)
Conjunction
d)
Pronoun
126.
Which of the following is not a form of a pronoun?
a)
He
b)
Who
c)
Him
d)
The
127.
Prepositions take what part of speech as the object of its own clause?
a)
Nouns
b)
Adjectives
c)
Adverbs
d)
Verbs
128.
The school smells funny. What part of speech is funny?
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
129.
The crying baby is really annoying me. What part of speech is crying?
a)
Verb
Noun
b)
Adjective
c)
Adverb
d)
Pronoun
130.
Oh my! The Florida Gators are going to the National Championship. What parts of speech are oh my?
a)
Interjections
b)
Prepositions
c)
Conjunctions
d)
Pronouns
131.

Person, place, thing, or idea

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

132.

Wow!

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

133.

She loves riding in a convertible. What is the underlined word?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

pronoun

134.

Riley traveled south to Kansas in search of wheat. What are the proper nouns in this sentence?

a)

wheat, Riley

b)

Riley, Kansas

c)

south, Kansas

d)

search, Kansas

135.

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and ?

a)

adverbs

b)

nouns

c)

prepositions

d)

interjections

136.

Adverbs are often formed by adding what to an adjective?

a)

-a

b)

-y

c)

-ly

d)

-e

137.

Which answer is an abstract noun?

a)

Mark

b)

cheetah

c)

ocean

d)

responsibility

138.

Name the underlined word in this sentence: Frank and James rode horses often.

a)

conjunction

b)

preposition

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

139.

Name the underlined word in this sentence: Frank and James rode horses often.

a)

conjunction

b)

preposition

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

140.

What answers how many?

a)

preposition

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

noun

141.

Pronouns replace?

a)

verbs

b)

interjections

c)

adjective

d)

nouns

142.

What is the underlined word in this sentence: The broken arrow flew erratically and veered away from the target.

a)

conjunction

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

verb

143.

Number of parts of speech?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

8

d)

7

144.

Name the adverb in this sentence: Drayvan traveled quickly to Lubbock.

a)

to

b)

traveled

c)

quickly

d)

Lubbock

145.

Name the common noun in this sentence: The Texas Rangers baseball team play in Arlington, Texas.

a)

team

b)

Texas Rangers

c)

baseball

d)

Rangers

146.

What is a type of adjective used to specify the grammatical definiteness of a noun?

a)

grammar

b)

article

c)

number

d)

part of speech

e)

adverb

147.
These words interrupt sentences with their strong emotions.
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Article
d)
Preposition
148.
Identify the green word's part of speech.
The shiny quarter caught her eye.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
149.
Identify the green word's part of speech.
The marble fell down the drain.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
150.
Identify the green word's part of speech.
The cat is hiding under the sofa.
a)
Conjunction
b)
Interjection
c)
Preposition
d)
Pronoun

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10th - 12th Grade