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Parts of Speech Quiz

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

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

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

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

|preposition |D. takes the place of a noun in a sentence |

| |E. modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |

|proper noun |A. modifies a noun or a pronoun |

|common noun |B. general person, place, or thing; not capitalized |

|pronoun |C. expresses action or a state of being |

|verb |D. specific person, place, or thing; always 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. nouns b. pronouns c. adjectives d. adverbs e. verbs

10. Hey! That’s my seat.

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

11. Are you going to the concert?

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

12. I left my homework in my desk.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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