WorksheetsParts of Speech Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A _____ is a person, place, thing or idea.
a)
plural noun
b)
possessive noun
c)
noun
d)
pronoun
2.
A _____ is one person, place, thing, or idea.
a)
noun
b)
plural noun
c)
common noun
d)
singular noun
3.
A _____ is Two or more people, places, or things.
a)
noun
b)
singular noun
c)
plural noun
d)
common noun
4.
A _____ names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas.
a)
noun
b)
singular noun
c)
common noun
d)
proper noun
5.
A _____ names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
a)
proper noun
b)
singular noun
c)
common noun
d)
possessive noun
6.
A _____ is a noun that shows ownership
a)
common noun
b)
possessive noun
c)
proper noun
d)
singular noun
7.
A _____ names something that you can perceive through your senses—something that you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell
a)
concrete noun
b)
abstract noun
c)
collective noun
d)
pronoun
8.
A _____ names a feeling, a quality, or an idea—something that cannot be experienced through any of the five senses
a)
concrete noun
b)
collective noun
c)
pronoun
d)
abstract noun
9.
A _____ names a group of people or things
a)
concrete noun
b)
abstract noun
c)
pronoun
d)
collective noun
10.
A word that takes the place of a noun or a group of words acting as a noun is a _____ .
a)
concrete noun
b)
pronoun
c)
abstract noun
d)
collective noun
11.
Identify if the bolded word in the sentence is singular or plural: Mark and the boys camped at the big bend last month.
a)
singular
b)
plural
12.
Identify if the bolded word in the sentence is common or proper: Mark and the boys camped at the big bend last month.
a)
common
b)
proper
13.
Identify if the bolded word in the sentence is concrete or abstract: Caring for his dog, Josh has learned to develop patience.
a)
concrete
b)
abstract
14.
Choose the correct way to make the bolded word in the following sentence possessive: Don't forget to bring the dogs toys for their overnight stay.
a)
dog's
b)
dogs'
c)
dog
d)
dogs
15.
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence:
Alex, did you do the dishes?
a)
Alex
b)
dishes
c)
you
d)
do
16.
_____ shows an action, telling what someone or something does, did, or will do. The action can be expressed physically, mentally, or by feelings.
a)
action verb
b)
transitive verb
c)
intransitive verb
17.
_____ is a verb that connects its subject to a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective that identifies or describes the subject.
a)
linking verb
b)
forms of be
c)
words used as action and linking
18.
_____ added before the main verb to help show aspects of the action or condition.
a)
helping verbs
b)
the 23 helping verbs
c)
verb phrase
19.
_____ Helping verb(s) + main verb = ______ ______
a)
helping verbs
b)
the 23 helping verbs
c)
verb phrase
20.
_____ am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, can, could
a)
helping verbs
b)
the 23 helping verbs
c)
verb phrase
21.
Which sentence contains an action verb?
a)
The dog chased the cat through the yard.
b)
The dog would be a cute pet for anyone.
22.
Which sentence contains a linking verb?
a)
The students focused in on the assignment.
b)
The students are intelligent and capable of work.
23.
What is the verb phrase in the following sentence:
Sally must have remembered her coat today, unlike yesterday.
a)
must have remembered
b)
remembered
c)
must remebered
24.
What is an adjective?
a)
An action word
b)
A word describing a noun or pronoun
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A word describing a verb
25.
Select the correct comparative and superlative form of the adjective "colorful".
a)
More colorful
b)
Colorfuller
c)
Colorfullest
d)
Most colorful
26.
Select the correct comparative and superlative form of the adjective "tall".
a)
Tallest
b)
More tall
c)
Taller
d)
Most tall
27.
Select the correct comparative and superlative form of the adjective "delicious".
a)
Deliciousest
b)
More delicious
c)
Deliciouser
d)
Most delicious
28.
Select the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence:
Tanya is a graceful dancer.
a)
Tanya
b)
dancer
c)
is
d)
graceful
29.
Select the ADJECTIVE in this sentence.
The ill technician worked late into the night.
a)
technician
b)
ill
c)
late
d)
night
30.
What is an adverb?
a)
An action word
b)
A word describing a noun
c)
A person, place, thing, or idea
d)
A word describing a verb, adjective, or adverb
31.
Select the correct comparative and superlative form of the adverb "happily".
a)
happilier
b)
happiliest
c)
more happily
d)
most happily
32.
Select the correct comparative and superlative form of the adverb "easy".
a)
more easy
b)
most easy
c)
easier
d)
easiest
33.
Select the ADVERB in the following sentence:
That snowman is melting so quickly.
a)
That
b)
snowman
c)
melting
d)
quickly
34.
Select the ADVERB in the following sentence:
Let's go to the store soon so we can get back before it rains!
a)
go
b)
store
c)
soon
d)
rains
35.
What is a preposition?
a)
A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
b)
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
c)
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
d)
A word that expresses an emotion.
36.
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
Scattered around the playground, I found several tattered toys.
a)
around the playground
b)
I found
c)
tattered toys
d)
scattered around
37.
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
Leave your jacket behind the chairs please.
a)
Leave your jacket
b)
your jacket
c)
chairs please
d)
behind the chairs
38.
What is an interjection?
a)
when two words or phrases are placed beside each other in a sentence so that one describes or defines the other
b)
a word or set of words that combine short sentences, creating a smoother writing style that is easier to read
c)
a word or phrase, usually brief, that expresses emotion or hesitation and has no grammatical connection to any other words in a sentence
39.
Select the interjection in the sentence.
Yuck, that tastes awful.
a)
that
b)
awful.
c)
tastes
d)
Yuck,
40.
What is a conjunction?
a)
when two words or phrases are placed beside each other in a sentence so that one describes or defines the other
b)
a word or set of words that combine short sentences, creating a smoother writing style that is easier to read
c)
a word or phrase, usually brief, that expresses emotion or hesitation and has no grammatical connection to any other words in a sentence
41.
Select the coordinating conjunction in the sentence.
I like football, and I like hockey.
a)
football
b)
like
c)
and
d)
hockey
42.
Select the correlative conjunctions in the sentence.
He is not only brilliant but also very funny.
a)
He, is
b)
not, only
c)
not only, but also
d)
not, but
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