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Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, and Preposition Phrases

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The fluffy cat fell gracefully off his perch and onto the ground.
GROUND is a:

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

2.

How many parts of speech are there?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

10

d)

0

3.

When told to add more description and details to your writing, which two parts of speech should you add?

a)

nouns and verbs

b)

nouns and adjectives

c)

adjectives and adverbs

d)

verbs and adverbs

4.

Is this a noun phrase?

The yellow brick road seems endless.

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Find the Noun Phrase: "The large dog was waiting for me outside so it could eat me." 

a)

was waiting

b)

the large dog

c)

dog

d)

for me

6.

Identify the noun phrase in this sentence:

a)

astonished Tashi

b)

The fresh, green

c)

The fresh, green leaves

d)

The fresh, green leaves astonished Tashi

7.

What noun does the underlined Adjective Phrase modify? I built a model railroad with many cars.

a)

built

b)

I

c)

railroad

d)

cars

8.

What is the verb phrase in this sentence?
Hermione would get a stack of books from the library.

a)

get a stack

b)

get

c)

would get

d)

from

9.

Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:

a)

parked the car

b)

the car near the bridge

c)

near

d)

near the bridge

10.

Identify the adverb phrase: I walked to the game with great excitement.

a)

I walked

b)

with great excitement

c)

to the game

d)

great excitement

11.

What are the OBJECTS of the prepositions (select two) in the following sentence? (remember the object of the preposition is the noun that follows the preposition) The bathroom is on the left and through the double doors!

a)

left

b)

bathroom

c)

through

d)

doors

12.

Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence: Stella enjoys reading articles about early space exploration.

a)

Stella enjoys reading articles

b)

about early

c)

about early space exploration

d)

enjoys reading articles

13.

Identify the noun phrase in the following sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

a)

A) The quick brown fox

b)

B) jumps over

c)

C) the lazy dog

d)

D) over the lazy

14.

Which of the following is an example of an adjective phrase?

a)

A) under the table

b)

B) very tall

c)

C) quickly running

d)

D) to the store

15.

What is the verb phrase in the sentence: 'She has been reading all afternoon.'

a)

A) has been

b)

B) been reading

c)

C) has been reading

d)

D) reading all afternoon