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Parts of Speech Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word that is all about doing or being. Often they are action words like sit, eat, and laugh.

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Pronoun

2.

A word that indicates a person, place, or thing like Armie, Earth, and scarf.

a)

Pronoun

b)

Verb

c)

Noun

d)

Adjective

3.

A word that describes a noun, like loud (music).

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Verbs

d)

Pronoun

4.

Under, around, over, through, and between, are all examples of a ______. A _____ tells you where something is or where something happens.

a)

Pronoun

b)

Preposition

c)

Perfect

d)

Petri dish

5.

To make a noun plural, you should...

a)

Add an exclamation point

b)

Draw a smiley face next to it

c)

Add -s to most nouns or add -es if the noun ends in -s, -ch, -sh, -x, or -z

d)

Add -ed to the end

6.

Find the adverb: Zach was extremely alarmed to find that the tattoo artist had misspell

a)

alarmed

b)

tattoo

c)

extremely

d)

the

7.

Find the subject of this sentence: The werewolf shaves with a Gillette double blade razor.

a)

razor

b)

The

c)

Gillette

d)

werewolf

8.

Find the conjunction in this sentence: She didn't sleep last night, yet she still won the race

a)

she

b)

won

c)

last

d)

yet

9.

FInd the verb in this sentence: He spoke clearly and with purpose.

a)

spoke

b)

clearly

c)

purpose

d)

with

10.

Every sentence must have a subject and

a)

a verb

b)

an object

11.

Adjectives usually come

a)

before a noun

b)

after a noun

12.

The _______________ of the sentence or clause tells us what (or whom) the sentence is about. It is the thing doing the action.

a)

Direct object

b)

Predicate

c)

Subject

d)

Simple verb

13.

Choose the adverb:

I want to thank you all sincerely for coming to this event.

a)

want

b)

sincerely

c)

coming

d)

thank

14.

Find the adverb:

A distant howl made the puppy’s ears turn up.

a)

distant

b)

howl

c)

puppy's

d)

ears

15.

An Independent clause...

a)

does not express a complete thought

b)

cannot stand alone as a sentence

c)

expresses a complete thought

d)

does not have a subject and a verb

16.

"You will need a password if you want to subscribe to this online service."


What is the independent clause in this sentence?

a)

subscribe to this online service

b)

you will need a password

c)

if you want

d)

none of these

17.

A dependent clause....

a)

Does not express a complete thought

b)

expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence

c)

can be joined with a semicolon

d)

none of these

18.

"The store ran out of the sale item quickly because supplies were limited."


What is the dependent clause in this sentence.

a)

the store ran out of the sale item quickly

b)

quickly because supplies were limited

c)

The store ran out

d)

because supplies were limited

19.

Which of the following is an adverb?

a)

Fruity

b)

Muddy

c)

Concerned

d)

Leisurely

20.

Which of the following is an adjective?

a)

Purely

b)

Tough

c)

Carpet

d)

Lifting

21.

The smell in the house was worst than outside.

a)

The smell in the house was worst than, outside.

b)

The smell, in the house was worse than outside.

c)

The smell in the house, was worst than outside.

d)

The smell in the house was worse than outside.

22.

No one requested that the waiter wrap their food.

a)

No one requested that the waiter wrap our food.

b)

No one requested that the waiter wrap its food.

c)

No one requested that the waiter wrap his food.

d)

Correct!

23.

What's the best way to fix this sentence:


John wants pizza and Kate wants a banana.

a)

John and Kate wants pizza and a banana.

b)

John wants pizza, and Kate wants a banana.

c)

John wants pizza and Kate; she wants a banana.

d)

John want's pizza and Kate want's a banana.

24.

The Five-paragraph essay has three basic parts: An Introduction, three body parts and a Conclusion.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

colon

Combine the following sentences into a sentence that uses a colon correctly.

Troy always talked about the same things over and over again. He always talked about baseball and football.

a)

Troy always talked: about the same things, baseball and football.

b)

Troy always talked about the same things over and over again, things like: baseball and football.

c)

Troy always talked about the same things: baseball and football.

d)

Football and baseball: Troy always talked about those two things over and over again.