This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Parts Of Speech – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parts Of Speech Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom. A) Interjection. B) Pronoun. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 2. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?"Despite the heavy rain, the outdoor event proceeded smoothly and without any delays." A) Delays. B) Heavy. C) Proceeded. D) Event. E) Smoothly. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Smoothly. 3. Krish knocked on the door but nobody answered. (Identify the conjunction in the sentence) A) Door. B) On. C) But. D) Nobody. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But. 4. She pronounced the word quite correctly. (Find the adverb) A) Correctly. B) She. C) Quite. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quite. 5. He wrote his essay so quickly that the grammar was really bad; he had forgotten to proofread. A) Verbs. B) Adjectives. C) Nouns. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbs. 6. ..... joins words, phrases, or clauses. A) Conjuction. B) Interjection. C) Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjuction. 7. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?We don't go to school today.(Remember:adverbs answer the question "when" .) A) Today. B) We. C) Go. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Today. 8. ..... modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 9. Should I eat ice cream or a hot dog at the Twins game?Which part of speech is or in this sentence? A) Verb. B) Pronoun. C) Preposition. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunction. 10. 2-The boy has a green ball.Find the adjective in this sentence. A) Boy. B) Green. C) Ball. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green. 11. Label the parts of speech for the bold words in the following sentences He will have to work until midnight. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 12. What kind of word is an action word? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 13. What is a preposition? A) A word that shows action or a "state of being" such as "am" or "felt" (as in "I felt sick."). B) Person, place, thing, or idea. C) A word describing a relationship between a noun and another word; sometimes a position or direction. D) An interrupter word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A word describing a relationship between a noun and another word; sometimes a position or direction. 14. Which is an example of a pronoun? A) Themselves. B) Above. C) For. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Themselves. 15. Chris and Mike live nearby. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 16. Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Preposition. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 17. Identify the adverb in this sentence: "I might have gone sooner, but I was slow." A) Lazy. B) Slow. C) Might. D) Gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow. 18. What is the interjection in this sentence?Wow! The students did awesome on their test! A) Awesome. B) Student. C) Test. D) Wow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wow. 19. Reading is the act of constructing meaning while transacting with text. A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Conjunction. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 20. Ms. Copenhaver printed the test across the hallway. A) Common noun. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common noun. 21. My friend tripped over a tree stump. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Personal pronoun. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 22. The word "back" is an adverb in the following sentence: A) I think I'll make a back up. B) He turned back very slowly. C) There was a signature on the back of the paper. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He turned back very slowly. 23. Which of the following is an example of an article? A) Sleeps. B) Cat. C) Late. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The. 24. Sal and Andy wrote a silly play that had us all laughing. Identify the PRONOUN. A) Sal/Andy. B) Play. C) Us. D) Laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us. 25. What is the function of the word 'my' in the sentence:My dog is friendly. A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 26. Find out the correct plural word of 'knief'. A) Knifes. B) Knifess. C) Knives. D) Knife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knives. 27. She wanted neither of these items presented to her. (Identify the conjunction) A) These. B) Wanted. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 28. He tryied to catch up to him.What part of speech is the word in blue? A) Pronoun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 29. Which part of speech describes nouns or pronouns? A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) Adjective. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 30. Carter drove to the grocery store. A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 31. He wants these sci-fi books, but I prefer my books to be mysteries. A) Pronouns. B) Nouns. C) Prepositions. D) Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronouns. 32. 'She' is a pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Which part of speech is the word 'if' in the sentence:If it rains, we will stay indoors. A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunction. 34. In the phrase 'very quickly', what part of speech is 'very'? A) Conjunction. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 35. I like salt and pepper A) Conjunction. B) Preposition. C) Interjuction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunction. 36. Which one is NOT parts of speech? A) Pronoun. B) Advertisment. C) Interjection. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advertisment. 37. I invited him to the party. A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 38. The word "Wow!" is an example of a(n) ..... A) Interjection. B) Conjunction. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interjection. 39. Kutub Minar is a majestic monument. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Preposition. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 40. Give an example of adverb A) Neatly. B) Kind. C) Bad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neatly. 41. He knocked loudly on the door. A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 42. Identify the assertive sentences. A) How colourful the flowers are !. B) The flowers are very colourful. C) Are the flowers colourful?. D) Do the flowers colourful?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The flowers are very colourful. 43. Which word best replaces "the ball" in the sentence below? Walter throws the ball for the dog. A) She. B) You. C) Us. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 44. I don't (believe) him because he has lied to me for many times. A) Verb. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 45. Which word in this sentence is a verb?The dog barked at the cat. A) The. B) Dog. C) Cat. D) Barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barked. 46. The "FANBOYS" (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) are examples of this part of speech. A) Verbs. B) Conjunctions. C) Nouns. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunctions. 47. The bold adjective describes which noun?Extremely proud of her art project, Zoe displayed it on the fridge. A) Project. B) Fridge. C) Zoe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoe. 48. Hurrah! We won the match. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interjection. 49. Evelyn knows all the answers on the test.What part of speech is the word in blue? A) Noun. B) Pronoun. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 50. Identify the adverb in the sentence:He ran fast to catch the train. A) Speedily. B) Fast. C) Hastily. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast. 51. The New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl and we had a parade downtown for them.What part of speech is and? A) Interjection. B) Conjunction. C) Adverb. D) Noun. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 52. Use the word 'happy' in a sentence as an adverb. A) They look happy. B) She is happy. C) He runs happy. D) She smiled happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She smiled happy. 53. Three common conjunctions are ..... A) And, but, or. B) Dancing, swimming, running. C) He, her, them. D) Am, is, are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And, but, or. 54. Plural form of 'brother' is ..... (Occupation or Community base) A) Brothers. B) Brother. C) Brethren. D) Bretheren. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brethren. 55. Let's have a conversation concerning your grade. A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Noun. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 56. In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly, ' what is the verb? A) Dog. B) Loudly. C) Barked. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barked. 57. Identify the conjunction in this sentence:I will go to the store and buy some milk. A) And. B) Will. C) Some. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 58. The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors. A) Adverb. B) Pronoun. C) Verb. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 59. Read the sentence below. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?We are looking for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry. A) We are watching for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry. B) We are waiting for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry. C) We are looking for them. D) We are looking every where for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are looking for them. 60. What is the adjective in this sentence:The man with the yellow coat is falling asleep. A) Man. B) Yellow. C) Falling. D) Asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParts Of Speech Quiz 1Parts Of Speech Quiz 2Parts Of Speech Quiz 3Parts Of Speech Quiz 4Parts Of Speech Quiz 5Parts Of Speech Quiz 6Parts Of Speech Quiz 7Parts Of Speech Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books