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Parts of Speech Quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a common noun?

a)

A common noun is a proper or specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

b)

A common noun is a type of verb.

c)

A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

d)

A common noun describes something

2.

Give an example of a proper noun.

a)

New York City

b)

apple

c)

run

d)

she

3.

Which part of speech DESCRIBES a noun?

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

preposition

d)

adjective

4.

What is a verb?

a)

A verb is a word that indicates a time or place.

b)

A verb is a word is an ACTION, occurrence, or state of being

c)

A verb is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.

d)

A verb is describes something

5.

Name a common noun that starts with the letter 'B'.

a)

banana

b)

Boston

c)

but

d)

bouncing

6.

What is the purpose of descriptive adjectives?

a)

To make the sentence longer and more complex.

b)

To confuse the reader by providing irrelevant information.

c)

To limit the reader's understanding of the noun or pronoun.

d)

To provide more information about a noun or pronoun by DESCRIBING its qualities or characteristics

7.

Give an example of a verb.

a)

run

b)

pretty

c)

she

d)

dirty

8.

What is a proper noun?

a)

A proper noun is a noun that refers to a general person, place, thing, or idea.

b)

A proper noun is a noun that can be used interchangeably with common nouns.

c)

A proper noun is a noun that is always written in lowercase.

d)

A proper noun is a noun that refers to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It is always capitalized.

9.

Name a common noun

a)

he

b)

doctor

c)

Dr. Whiskers

d)

fishing

10.

Example of an adjective is

a)

football

b)

Mr. Beast

c)

dancing

d)

shiny

11.

Example of a pronoun

a)

4th graders

b)

They

c)

girl

d)

Miss Horn

12.

Examples of a preposition is....

a)

under, over, between

b)

can't, I'm, wouldn't

c)

dog, table, door

d)

shiny, bright, stunning

13.

Which word in the sentence is a conjunction:

She went to the grocery store, but forgot to grab the eggs.

a)

grocery

b)

store

c)

but

d)

forgot

14.

An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or even an another adverb what?

a)

Tells us where something is located

b)

Tells us when, where, how much, or how often it is

c)

Tells us how much something is

d)

describes a noun

15.

Which word is the preposition located in the sentence:

The scared cat jumped under the couch and was not seen for the rest of the night.

a)

scared

b)

under

c)

seen

d)

night