WorksheetsParts of Speech Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is the definition of a noun?
a)
a word that describes an action
b)
names a person, place, thing or idea
c)
describes a verb, adjective or other adverb
d)
joins words or groups of words
2.
2. Which of the following is a common noun?
a)
Marlboro Memorial Middle School
b)
Mrs. Smith
c)
teacher
d)
Washington
3.
3. Which of the following is a proper noun?
a)
igloo
b)
Alaska
c)
ocean
d)
school
4.
4. How many nouns are in this sentence? Tony is wearing his new sneakers to school.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
5. What is the definition of an adverb?
a)
a word that describes an action
b)
names a person, place, thing or idea
c)
describes a verb, adjective or other adverb
d)
join words or groups of words
6.
6. What do adverbs tell the reader when used in a sentence?
a)
who and why
b)
how, when, where, and to what extent
c)
which one and how many
d)
which word is important
7.
7. Which of the following letters are at the end of most adverbs?
a)
ing
b)
ed
c)
ly
d)
iest
8.
8. How many adverbs are in this sentence? Nervously, Jess walked slowly to the stage.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
9. What is the definition of an interjection?
a)
words or phrases that express strong feeling or emotion
b)
words that join other words or groups of words
c)
words that show relationships between nouns/pronouns and other words
d)
words that demonstrate action
10.
10. Interjections are usually followed by which punctuation mark?
a)
?
b)
:
c)
,
d)
!
11.
11. Which of the following is an interjection?
a)
Yes!
b)
under
c)
for
d)
mother
12.
12. In the following sentence identify the interjection. Ouch! That bug bite really hurts!
a)
Ouch!
b)
That
c)
bug
d)
bite
e)
really
13.
13. What is the definition of a pronoun?
a)
a word that shows action
b)
a word that only names an idea
c)
a word that takes the place of a noun
d)
a word that describes a noun
14.
14. Which of the following is a pronoun?
a)
girl
b)
they
c)
Mr. Smith
d)
peace
15.
15. Which word in this sentence is a pronoun? Brenda brought her book back to the library.
a)
Brenda
b)
brought
c)
her
d)
library
16.
16. Fill in the pronoun to complete this sentence. Alice and Tommy went to ______ lockers before class.
a)
his
b)
our
c)
we
d)
their
17.
17. What is the definition of an adjective?
a)
describes a verb
b)
links nouns to each other
c)
describes a noun or a pronoun
d)
describes an action word
18.
18. Which of the following words is an adjective?
a)
angry
b)
pretty
c)
fluffy
d)
All of the above
19.
19. How many adjectives are in the following sentence? She cuddled up under her soft pink blanket.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
20. Which word in this sentence is an adjective? They walked to the candy store after school.
a)
store
b)
school
c)
candy
d)
walked
21.
21. What is the definition of a preposition?
a)
shows relationship between a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence
b)
joins words or groups of words
c)
a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
words or phrases that express strong feeling or emotion
22.
22. Which of the following words is a preposition?
a)
likeable
b)
likely
c)
but
d)
during
23.
23. How many prepositions are in this sentence? After school you should come over to my house so we can play in the pool.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
24. Which preposition makes the most sense in this sentence? They walked _________ the forest in the darkness.
a)
under
b)
through
c)
over
d)
off
25.
25.What is the definition of a conjunction?
a)
shows relationship between a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence
b)
joins words or groups of words
c)
a person, place, thing, or idea
d)
a describing word
26.
26. Which of the following is a conjunction?
a)
before
b)
jump
c)
pretty
d)
yet
27.
27. Fill in the appropriate conjunction in the following sentence. He doesn't like broccoli, ________ he really enjoys Brussels sprouts.
a)
nor
b)
so
c)
and
d)
but
28.
28. What is the acronym for coordinating conjunctions?
a)
FANBOYS
b)
POPCORN
c)
FLYMAN
d)
SPIDERGIRLS
29.
29. What is the definition of a verb?
a)
a person, place or thing
b)
a word that describes a noun
c)
a word that describes an action or state of being
d)
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
30.
30. Identify the linking verb in the following sentence: Mr. Pacifico is the principal of Marlboro Memorial Middle School.
a)
Mr. Pacifico
b)
is
c)
of
d)
Marlboro Memorial Middle School
31.
31. Identify the helping verb in the following sentence: We did help with the laundry yesterday.
a)
We
b)
did
c)
help
d)
laundry
32.
32. Identify the action verb in the following sentence: The acrobat tumbled across the floor.
a)
acrobat
b)
tumbled
c)
across
d)
floor
33.
33. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: On the first day of middle school I [jumped] out of bed in excitement.
a)
noun
b)
adjective
c)
verb
d)
adverb
34.
34. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: I walked [through] the doors of my new school filled with excitement.
a)
adjective
b)
noun
c)
conjunction
d)
preposition
35.
35. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: I wanted to make a good impression, [so] I planned to do my best all day.
a)
interjection
b)
adverb
c)
conjunction
d)
pronoun
36.
36. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: [Yes!] It was finally time for ELA class.
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
interjection
d)
pronoun
37.
37. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: I took out [my] agenda and sat patiently at my desk.
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
pronoun
d)
adjective
38.
38. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: My teacher told us all about the [books] we would read in class.
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
39.
39. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: After all of my classes were over, I [slowly] walked to my bus.
a)
noun
b)
adjective
c)
adverb
d)
verb
40.
40. Identify the part of speech of the word in brackets in the following sentence: I had a feeling that 6th grade was going to be [amazing]!
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
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