This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Adverbs And Prepositions – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is plural for goose? A) Gooses'. B) Gooses. C) Geese. D) Watermelons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geese. 2. What part of speech is the underlined word?TJ hit ten tennis balls. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 3. ***Identify the preposition in each sentence.*** Sanjay painted a picture of a beach. A) Of. B) Beach. C) Picture. D) Painted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 4. In the next sentence. The prepositional phrase describes:The man on the radio has a boring voice. A) The man. B) The radio. C) Boring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man. 5. ***Identify the preposition in each sentence.*** We climbed aboard the sailboat. A) Sailboat. B) We. C) Aboard. D) Climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aboard. 6. Is the underlined verb helping, action, or linking? During the storm, the tree house collapsed. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Action. 7. In the following sentence, does the adverb tell HOW, WHEN, or WHERE?We went to the movies early. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 8. What is the preposition in the sentence? The increase in thefts this year should concern each of us. A) The and in. B) In and each. C) In and of. D) The and us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In and of. 9. What is the prepositional phrase:John got a card in the mail yesterday. A) In the mail yesterday. B) In the mail. C) John got a card. D) Got a card. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the mail. 10. Which is plural for fox? A) Wolf. B) Foxes. C) Foxs'. D) Foxs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foxes. 11. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:Those cats by the car are not mine. A) By. B) Not. C) The. D) Cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 12. What part of speech is the underlined word?The puppy jumped in the pool. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 13. Find the adverb:Jobe never runs in the hall. A) Never. B) Hall. C) Runs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 14. Choose the best conjunction for the following sentence:Sit down, ..... we will stay late. A) Nor. B) But. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 15. I am seeing him ..... morning A) During. B) Tomorrow. C) Yesterday. D) Today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomorrow. 16. What is the object of this sentence?We passed 275-foot-tall redwoods along the trails. A) Passed. B) Trails. C) Along. D) Redwoods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trails. 17. Select the correct comparison form to complete the sentence using the word ().That pup dives ..... than its mother does. (often) A) Most often. B) Oftenest. C) More often. D) Oftener. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More often. 18. In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The dresses on the top shelf are on sale. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 19. What is the prepositional phrase?I like that lovely old pub by the bridge over the river. A) That lovely old pub. B) By the bridge. C) Over the river. D) By the bridge AND over the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the bridge AND over the river. 20. What is the preposition in the following:Along the busy highway, we saw flowers. A) Along. B) Saw. C) Highway. D) Busy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 21. Identify the preposition(s): A) Up, down. B) Path, stream. C) Down. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up, down. 22. Find the appositive phrase:Houston, a city of opportunity, has attracted many newcomers. A) Has attracted. B) Houston. C) Many newcomers. D) A city of opportunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A city of opportunity. 23. Identify the noun. My sweater is unraveling. A) Is. B) Unraveling. C) Sweater. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweater. 24. What part of speech is the underlined word?I live across the highway. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 25. Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.Jazlyn carried the laundry upstairs. A) Carried. B) Laundry. C) Upstairs. D) Jazlyn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upstairs. 26. They usually have a party ..... Xmas. A) On. B) At. C) No preposition. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 27. Choose an appropriate conjunction:He was supposed to study, ..... he played video games instead. A) So. B) And. C) Yet. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yet. 28. Identify the preposition in the following sentence.However, because of fiber, our digestive tract is kept healthy. A) Fiber. B) However. C) Because of. D) Kept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of. 29. Is the underlined verb action, linking, or helping? Finally, they did finish it, and it turned out great. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping. 30. Which word best completes this sentences?Is James still sick, or is he ..... today? A) Good. B) Goodest. C) Gooder. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well. 31. Identify the preposition(s): ..... "Let's go over the homework, " said Mrs. Hubbs. A) Homework. B) Over. C) Let's. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 32. Identify the prepositional phrase. Look up and you will see the kite flying in the sky. A) Look up. B) Look up and you will see. C) The kite flying. D) In the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the sky. 33. In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The cat in the house is very mean. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 34. How can you tell if a word is a preposition or an adverb? A) Check for a noun following it. B) Check your adverb list. C) Take your best guess. D) Look at your neighbor's paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Check for a noun following it. 35. What is the prepositional word in the sentence.Last summer we camped in a redwood forest. A) Last. B) In. C) A. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 36. Select the adverb that describes the verb.Soon the cubs grow big and strong. A) Strong. B) Soon. C) Big. D) Cubs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soon. 37. Which of the following is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word? (Hint:anywhere a mouse can go) A) Adverb. B) Preposition. C) Conjunction. D) Context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 38. What is the preposition in the sentence? Without a care in the world, Alex is relaxing. A) With and in. B) Alex and relaxing. C) Care and the. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With and in. 39. ***Identify the preposition in each sentence.*** My aunt and uncle live above a restaurant. A) Above. B) Live. C) My. D) Restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above. 40. In the following sentence, does the adverb tell HOW, WHEN, or WHERE?She talks quietly to her class. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How. 41. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. He chased me around the house. A) He chased me. B) Me around the. C) Around the house. D) Chased me around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the house. 42. ***Identify the preposition in each sentence.*** We visited their fishing cabin at the lake. A) Visited. B) At. C) Fishing. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 43. Identify the adverbBrandon slept quietly in class. A) Quietly. B) Slept. C) Class. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quietly. 44. What part of speech is the red word?The African ostrich is a common bird in America. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Preposition. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 45. Does this adverb tell how, when, or where? (Adverb is in red.)They ate their breakfast quickly. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How. 46. What is the preposition in the sentence? His doctor read through his chart and looked down his throat. A) Looked. B) Read. C) Through. D) Chart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through. 47. In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The car with all the scratches is mine. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 48. Identify the adverb in this sentence:I left my purse inside. A) My. B) Left. C) Inside. D) Purse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside. 49. Carlos was happy. What is the be verb? A) Carlos. B) Was. C) Happy. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 50. Which of the following is a word that describes or modifies a verb? A) Adverb. B) Context clues. C) Conjunction. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 51. What is the object of the preposition in the prepositional phrase.From the high bridge, I saw sailboats. A) From. B) Bridge. C) Saw. D) Sailboats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bridge. 52. In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The chicken with the brown spots is not safe to eat. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 53. What is the preposition in the sentence? Dean thinks that he is smarter than everyone in the class. A) Is. B) The. C) In. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 54. What part of speech is the underlined word?The yellow car zoomed by me. A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 55. What is the object of this sentence?We felt so small beside the towering trees. A) Trees. B) Small. C) Beside. D) Towering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees. 56. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The dog is under the bed. A) Dog. B) Under. C) Is. D) Bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 57. Choose an appropriate conjunction:He was driving too fast, ..... he missed the turn. A) But. B) For. C) Yet. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So. 58. What is the prepositional phrase?She can help that old lady across the street. A) That old lady. B) Across the street. C) That old lady across the street. D) She can help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the street. 59. Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.The dog ran outside when I opened the door. A) Ran. B) Door. C) Opened. D) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outside. 60. Based on CONTEXT CLUES, choose the best definition for the underlined word.My mother inherited her green eyes from her father. A) Donated. B) Received. C) Sold. D) Blinked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Received. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAdverbs And Prepositions Quiz 1Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 2Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 3Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 4Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 5Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 6Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 7Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books