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Parts of Speech Quiz

Part I – Definitions: Match the term to the definition and shade in appropriate bubble.

|preposition |A. modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |

|adjective |B. takes the place of a noun in a sentence |

|interjection |C. modifies a noun or a pronoun |

|adverb |D. describes location in time or space |

| |E. expresses excitement or emotion (followed by , or !) |

|common noun |A. expresses action or a state of being |

|proper noun |B. specific person, place, or thing; always capitalized |

|pronoun |C. modifies a noun or a pronoun |

|verb |D. general person, place, or thing; not capitalized |

| |E. takes the place of a noun in a sentence |

Part II—Parts of Speech: identify the part of speech of the underlined word.

9. The fat man chewed a soggy sandwich.

a. adverbs b. adjectives c. pronouns d. nouns e. verbs

10. Are you going to the concert?

a. adjective b. pronoun c. adverb d. noun e. preposition

11. Hey! That’s my seat.

a. noun b. verb c. interjection d. preposition e. pronoun

12. She is a good singer; in other words, she sings well.

a. noun b. pronoun c. adjective d. interjection e. adverb

13. I left my homework in my desk.

a. interjection b. adverb c. verb d. adjective e. preposition

Part III—Helping verbs: choose the word that is not part of the verb phrase.

14. He may not be going on the class trip after all.

A B C D

Choose the word that is not part of the verb phrase and shade in the appropriate bubble.

15. She could have been sneakily eating chips from her book bag.

A B C D E

Choose the word that is not part of the verb phrase and shade in the appropriate bubble.

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