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Parts of Speech and Plurals Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the part of speech of the word 'light' in the following sentence: 'Please *light* the candles before the guests arrive.'

a)

Common Noun

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

e)

Compound Noun

2.

How many nouns are in the following sentence? 'The Gulf of Mexico is famous for its clear water and shrimp.'

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

e)

Six

3.

Identify the plural form of the word 'ratio'.

a)

ratioes

b)

ratios

c)

raties

d)

ratiose

e)

ratio

4.

Which of the following sentences uses the apostrophe CORRECTLY according to the text's rules?

a)

The student's coats were hanging in the hall. (Referring to many students)

b)

The students' coats were hanging in the hall. (Referring to many students)

c)

The childrens' toys were broken.

d)

The men's' salaries were paid.

e)

The bird's nests were high in the trees. (Referring to many birds)

5.

Identify the plural form of the word 'potato'.

a)

potatos

b)

potaties

c)

potatoes

d)

potatose

e)

potato

6.

Identify the correct possessive form for the 'novels written by Dickens'.

a)

Dickens' novels

b)

Dicken's novels

c)

Dickens's novels

d)

Dickens'es novels

e)

Dickenses' novels

7.

How many nouns are in the following sentence? 'The fleet left the Indian Ocean.'

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

e)

Five

8.

Identify the plural form of the word 'piano'.

a)

pianoes

b)

pianos

c)

pianies

d)

piano's

e)

pianoes'

9.

In the sentence below, is the word 'cooks' a Noun or a Verb? 'Good *cooks* make delicious meals.'

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

e)

Proper Noun

10.

Identify the plural form of the word 'roof'.

a)

rooves

b)

roofs

c)

roofes

d)

roves

e)

roof's

11.

Which of the following is a COMPOUND NOUN?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Big blue ocean

c)

The ocean

d)

Ocean water

e)

Deep ocean

12.

Identify the plural form of the word 'shampoo' (based on the rule for vowels + o).

a)

shampoos

b)

shampooes

c)

shampoes

d)

shampoo's

e)

shampies

13.

Identify the correct possessive phrase for 'the toys belonging to the children'.

a)

the childrens toys

b)

the children' toys

c)

the children's toys

d)

the childrens' toys

e)

the childs' toys

14.

Identify the plural form of the word 'valley'.

a)

vallies

b)

valleies

c)

valleys

d)

vallys

e)

valleyes

15.

Identify the noun that serves as the object of the preposition in this phrase: '...in the Gulf of Mexico.'

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Gulf

c)

Mexico

d)

in

e)

the

16.

Identify the plural form of the word 'chief' (applying the standard 'f' rule).

a)

chieves

b)

chieffs

c)

chiefes

d)

chiefs

e)

chieve

17.

Identify the Proper Noun in the following list.

a)

month

b)

April

c)

holiday

d)

spring

e)

season

18.

Identify the plural form of the word 'spy'.

a)

spys

b)

spyes

c)

spies

d)

spy's

e)

speis

19.

Identify the correct possessive form for 'the experiments of the girls'.

a)

the girl's experiments

b)

the girls's experiments

c)

the girls' experiments

d)

the girls experiments'

e)

the girles' experiments

20.

Identify the plural form of the word 'woman'.

a)

womans

b)

womens

c)

woman's

d)

women

e)

women's

21.

In which sentence is 'fish' used as a NOUN?

a)

We fish every Sunday.

b)

They fish for compliments.

c)

The fish swam away.

d)

Did you fish in the lake?

e)

I will fish tomorrow.

22.

Identify the plural form of the word 'life'.

a)

lifes

b)

lives

c)

live's

d)

life's

e)

liffes

23.

Identify the plural form of the word 'stereo'.

a)

stereoes

b)

stereos

c)

stereoes'

d)

sterios

e)

stereose

24.

Identify the plural form of the word 'tax'.

a)

taxs

b)

tax

c)

taxes

d)

taxies

e)

tax's

25.

Identify the correct possessive form for 'the whiskers of the cat'.

a)

the cats whiskers

b)

the cats' whiskers

c)

the cat's whiskers

d)

the cat's whisker's

e)

the cats's whiskers