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Parts of Speech Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence? "He lost his all in speculation"

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

2.

What part of speech is the word "happily" in this sentence? "She danced happily at the party."

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

3.

Identify the part of speech of the word “extremely” in this sentence: "She was extremely happy with the results."

a)

Adverb

b)

Adjective

c)

Pronoun

d)

Conjunction

4.

Choose the correct part of speech for the word "yesterday": "I met him yesterday."

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

5.

In the sentence, "They are men of like build and stature" what part of speech is the word “like”?

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Noun

d)

Adjective

6.

What is the part of speech for the word “joyful” in the sentence below? "He gave a joyful speech at the meeting."

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Noun

d)

Pronoun

7.

What part of speech is the word “but” in this sentence? "I wanted to go, but it was too late."

a)

Preposition

b)

Adjective

c)

Conjunction

d)

Interjection

8.

Identify the part of speech of “her” in the sentence: "Her performance was outstanding."

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Pronoun

d)

Preposition

9.

In the sentence, "Some animals live in water” what part of speech is the word “water”?

a)

Preposition

b)

Conjunction

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

10.

Choose the part of speech of the word “Up”: "Up your hand."

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

11.

In the sentence, "She looked as if she had seen a ghost," what part of speech is "as if"?

a)

Preposition

b)

Subordinating conjunction

c)

Adverb

d)

Pronoun

12.

In the sentence, "I can’t wait to meet her," what part of speech is “to”?

a)

Preposition

b)

Infinitive marker

c)

Conjunction

d)

Verb

13.

In the sentence, "The novel, having been published recently, became a bestseller," what part of speech is "having"?

a)

Verb (auxiliary)

b)

Noun (gerund)

c)

Verb (participle)

d)

Adverb

14.

In the sentence, "The man whose car was stolen called the police," what part of speech is "whose"?

a)

Relative pronoun

b)

Possessive pronoun

c)

Adjective

d)

Conjunction

15.

In the sentence, "It was difficult for him to believe the news," what part of speech is “for”?

a)

Preposition

b)

Conjunction

c)

Adjective

d)

Verb