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Words in Action: Parts of Speech

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the part of speech of the word "quickly" in the sentence: "She ran quickly to the bus stop"?

a)

Noun

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

2.

Which of the following is a root word?

a)

Unhappily

b)

Happiness

c)

Happy

d)

Happiest

3.

What is the part of speech of the word "jump" in the sentence: "The cat will jump over the fence"?

a)

Verb

b)

Noun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

4.

Which prefix can be added to the word "possible" to make its opposite?

a)

re-

b)

un-

c)

im-

d)

pre-

5.

What is the suffix in the word "careless"?

a)

-ful

b)

-less

c)

-ness

d)

-ly

6.

Which word is formed by adding the prefix "re-" to the root word "play"?

a)

Replay

b)

Played

c)

Player

d)

Playing

7.

What does the root word "act" mean in the word "action"?

a)

To move

b)

To do

c)

To see

d)

To write

8.

Which suffix can be added to "hope" to make a word that means "full of hope"?

a)

-less

b)

-ful

c)

-ing

d)

-ed

9.

Choose the correct part of speech for the word "beautiful" in the sentence: "The beautiful flower bloomed."

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

10.

Which of the following words is a noun?

a)

Quickly

b)

Teacher

c)

Run

d)

Blue

11.

Add the prefix "un-" to the word "known" and choose the correct new word.

a)

Unknown

b)

Knownun

c)

Unknow

d)

Known

12.

Which word is formed by adding the suffix "-er" to the word "teach"?

a)

Teacher

b)

Teaches

c)

Teaching

d)

Teached

13.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "He is a _______ reader."

a)

quick

b)

quickly

c)

quickest

d)

quickness

14.

Which sentence uses the word "careful" correctly?

a)

She careful the book.

b)

She is a careful driver.

c)

She drives careful.

d)

She is carefulness.

15.

What is the meaning of the root word in "disagree"?

a)

To not agree

b)

To agree

c)

To argue

d)

To discuss

16.

Which word is formed by adding the prefix "pre-" to the word "view"?

a)

Preview

b)

Previe

c)

Viewpre

d)

Previ

17.

Create a new word by adding a suffix to "friend" that means "the state of being friends."

a)

Friendly

b)

Friendship

c)

Friendless

d)

Friended

18.

Which sentence uses the word "unhappy" correctly?

a)

She is unhappy about the test results.

b)

She is happiness about the test results.

c)

She is unhappily about the test results.

d)

She is unhap about the test results.

19.

Choose the best sentence using a new word formed by adding a prefix or suffix: "The teacher asked the students to _______ their essays before turning them in."

a)

rewrite

b)

writing

c)

writer

d)

written

20.

Create a sentence using the word "careless" (formed by adding a suffix to "care") that shows its meaning.

a)

She was careless and broke the vase.

b)

She was care and broke the vase.

c)

She was caring and broke the vase.

d)

She was careful and broke the vase.