Parts of Speech: Master the Building Blocks of Language

Question 1

Which sentence contains an interjection? An interjection is a word or phrase that shows strong feelings.

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Wow! That was amazing!

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The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

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The red car is parked in the driveway.

Question 2

Which word in the sentence 'The tall man walked quickly down the street.' describes the noun 'man'?

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tall

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quickly

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man

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street

Question 3

In the sentence 'The students eagerly studied for the upcoming test', which word shows the action?

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studied

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eagerly

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test

Question 4

Which part of speech identifies a person, place, thing, or idea?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 5

In the sentence 'The children were playing in the park', which word is the verb?

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Playing

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Children

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Park

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In

Question 6

Which word in the following sentence is an adjective? 'The large giraffe reached for the leaves.'

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Large

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The

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Giraffe

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Reached

Question 7

Which part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 8

In the sentence, 'The car drove swiftly down the road.', which word is the adverb?

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Swiftly

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Car

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Down

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Road

Question 9

Identify the part of speech that typically describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 10

Select the part of speech that modifies a noun or pronoun to make it more specific.

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 11

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb that describes how something is done? 'The students read quietly.'

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Quietly

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Students

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Read

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Something

Question 12

In the sentence 'The student's backpack is blue', which word acts as a possessive adjective?

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student's

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The

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backpack

Question 13

Which phrase in the sentence 'The meeting starts in the morning' tells us when the meeting happens?

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in the morning

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The meeting

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starts

Question 14

Which word in the sentence 'This book is very interesting' is a demonstrative adjective?

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This

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Book

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Very

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Interesting

Question 15

Which word below is a common noun, meaning it can refer to any person, place, or thing?

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Cat

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The

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Yesterday

Question 16

In the sentence 'The children played outside,' change the plural noun 'children' into its singular form.

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child

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childrens

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childe

Question 17

In the sentence 'The boy threw the ball over the fence,' which prepositional phrase contains an adverb that describes where the action happened?

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over the fence

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the boy threw

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the ball

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over the

Question 18

Which word in the sentence 'The dog's bone is hidden' shows ownership?

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dog's

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dog

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bone

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hidden

Question 19

Which word is a noun?

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Car

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Quickly

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Happily

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Jump

Question 20

In the sentence 'The children played in the park', which word is the verb?

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Played

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Children

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Park

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In

Question 21

Which word is an adjective?

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Beautiful

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Slowly

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Run

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Here

Question 22

In the sentence 'The cat ran quickly across the road', which word is the adverb?

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Quickly

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Cat

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Ran

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Road

Question 23

What is a primary function of nouns in a sentence?

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Name people, places, things, or ideas

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Describe actions

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Modify nouns

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Indicate the manner of an action

Question 24

In the sentence 'The happy children played in the park', what part of speech is the underlined word 'happy'?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 25

Which sentence contains an adverb?

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The cat ran quickly.

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The boy is tall.

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The girl sang beautifully.

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The book is on the table.

Question 26

Which is NOT a part of speech?

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Number

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a noun?

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Table

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Running

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Walking

Question 28

Which part of speech tells us more about a verb?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Adjective

Question 29

Which of the following sentences contains a verb in the past tense?

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The dog barks.

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The boy runs quickly.

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The car is red.

Question 30

What is the infinitive form of the verb 'to speak'?

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Speak

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Spoke

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Speaks

Question 31

What is the plural form of the noun 'woman'?

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Women

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Womens

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Womans

Question 32

Which of the following words is an opposite of 'happy'?

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Sad

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Excited

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Angry

Question 33

Which word tells us *how* something is done?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 34

Which word describes how the dog barked?

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The dog barked **quickly**.

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The house is **red**.

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I **went** to the store.

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The car is **blue**.

Question 35

Which of the following is **not** a part of speech?

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Phrase

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 36

In the sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.', what is the noun?

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fox

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quick

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brown

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jumped

Question 37

Which part of speech provides more information about a noun?

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Adjective

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Adverb

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Verb

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Preposition

Question 38

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She was running to the store.'

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running

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She

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was

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to

Question 39

Which of the following is an example of an adverb?

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Slowly

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Beautiful

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Cat

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Jump

Question 40

Identify the sentence that contains an adjective:

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The tall giraffe reached for the leaves.

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The cat sat on the mat.

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She quickly ran to the bus stop.

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He jumped over the fence.

Question 41

Which part of speech modifies a verb?

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Adverb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Pronoun

Question 42

Which part of speech provides more information about a noun or pronoun?

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Adjective

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Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

Question 43

Which part of speech indicates an action or a state of being?

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Verb

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Adverb

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Adjective

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Noun

Question 44

Which example below is an adverb?

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Quickly

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Car

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Run

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Happy

Question 45

Which part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 46

Which of the following is a category of pronouns?

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Personal pronoun

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Preposition

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Adverb

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Conjunction

Question 47

Which type of adjective compares one thing to another?

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Comparative adjective

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Proper adjective

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Positive adjective

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Superlative adjective

Question 48

Which of the following is an example of a preposition?

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In

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Quickly

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Happy

Question 49

Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?

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My

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It

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He

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She

Question 50

Which part of speech expresses strong emotion or surprise?

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Interjection

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Preposition

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Adverb

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Conjunction