This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Parts Of Speech – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parts Of Speech Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Webbed:She unhitched her webbed harness. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 2. Which one is adverb? A) Beautiful. B) Fast. C) Famous. D) Awsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast. 3. The station censored her speech before broadcasting it. In this sentence the word censored most likely means ..... A) To ignore. B) To let go. C) To release. D) Something one is forbidden to see, hear, or read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something one is forbidden to see, hear, or read. 4. How many 'Parts of Speech' are there in English Grammar? A) 6. B) 9. C) 4. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9. 5. Mom put the popsicles in the freezer. A) Preposition. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 6. What is the word that takes the place of a noun or prenoun? A) Pronoun. B) Intensive pronoun. C) Intensive pronoun. D) Interrogative pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 7. Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?"She sang beautifully during the concert last night." A) During. B) Sang. C) Beautifully. D) Concert. E) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautifully. 8. Words that show an action or state of being ..... A) Adverbs. B) Verbs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbs. 9. Wow! What a brilliant idea! A) Interjection. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interjection. 10. What part of speech expresses an ACTION or state of BEING? A) Noun. B) Pronoun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 11. The boys climbed the tall tree. What is the adjective that describes tree$^{}$$^{}$? A) Boys. B) Climbed. C) Tall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tall. 12. These words tell how often, when, and where a verb occurs. A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Adverbs. D) Prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbs. 13. The book was found behind the shelf.Which word is a preposition? A) Found. B) Shelf. C) Behind. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 14. It is a word used in place of a noun. A) Interjection. B) Pronoun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun. 15. The word 'favorite' is ..... A) An adverb. B) A noun. C) An adjective. D) A verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adjective. 16. Is 'and' a conjunction or an interjection? A) Adjective. B) Interjection. C) Noun. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunction. 17. A contest awhile back called for people to speculate what would be the best device to hook up to the Internet. In this sentence the word speculate most likely means ..... A) To ignore. B) To look at and think about something. C) To dismiss. D) To deny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To look at and think about something. 18. What is the verb phrase in this sentence?The 5th grade students were studying Parts of Speech. A) Students. B) Were studying. C) Ms. Havel's. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were studying. 19. Identify the part of speech for the word 'quick' in the sentence:'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.' A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 20. Find the noun word from this sentence. '' I am a teacher" . A) Am. B) Teacher. C) I. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teacher. 21. Read the sentence below. Name the verb.The brown dog barked loudly. A) Barked. B) Brown. C) Loudly. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barked. 22. Identify the adjectives in the sentence:She has five kittens and she loves their soft fur a lot. A) Soft, five. B) Loves. C) Soft, fur. D) Fur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soft, five. 23. Which part of speech represents people, places, things, or ideas? A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) Verbs. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns. 24. Identify the adjective in the sentence.The wet snow covered the mountain. A) Covered. B) Wet. C) Mountain. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wet. 25. I hear rustling sound now. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 26. It is a part of speech which expresses action or being. A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Preposition. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 27. Which word in this sentence is an adjective?The tall girl sat on the chair. A) Sat. B) Girl. C) Chair. D) Tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tall. 28. I asked my Biology teacher what I should do to save it. A) Conjunction. B) Pronoun. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun. 29. Which part of speech answers questions such as how, when, where, and to what extent? A) Verbs. B) Nouns. C) Adverbs. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbs. 30. He (runs) every morning to keep the healthy. A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 31. A word used to describe a location, time, place or show directions. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Preposition. E) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 32. Which of the following group of words is not a conjunction?and, while, went, because A) Because. B) While. C) And. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 33. I like sweet and chewy caramel. A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 34. A word that often takes the place of a noun is called a: A) Adverb. B) Pronoun. C) Conjunction. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun. 35. ..... are used to express feelings such as joy, anger, sorrow, surprise etc. A) Interjection. B) Preposition. C) Conjunction. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interjection. 36. Analyze the sentence structure:'After the rain, the sun came out.' What is the main clause? A) The sun came out. B) After the rain. C) The sun was shining. D) The rain stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun came out. 37. A word that takes the place of a noun or nouns A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Pronoun. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronoun. 38. The words "Wow!" and "Ouch!" are examples of: A) Prepositions. B) Pronouns. C) Interjections. D) Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interjections. 39. ..... is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 40. What is word that shows action? A) Pronoun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Preposition. E) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Verb. 41. THINKPlease think about each question before you answer. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 42. Identify the noun:Word histories, or etymologies, show how meanings change. A) Change. B) Show. C) Or. D) Etymologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Etymologies. 43. When told to add more description and details to your writing, which two parts of speech should you add? A) Nouns and verbs. B) Nouns and adjectives. C) Adjectives and adverbs. D) Verbs and adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives and adverbs. 44. You may take the bus instead of walking.Which word is a pronoun? A) Walking. B) Take. C) You. D) Bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You. 45. What does a preposition do? A) Shows position or relationship. B) Shows action or being. C) Takes the place of a noun. D) Modifies ad verb or an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows position or relationship. 46. In the sentence 'After the storm passed, the sun shone brightly, ' what part of speech are 'after' and 'brightly'? A) Adjectives. B) Verbs. C) Nouns. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbs. 47. A word that modifies a verb, adverb A) Pronoun. B) Interjection. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 48. Which word is an adjective in this sentence:The beautiful sunset painted the sky. A) Sky. B) Painted. C) Beautiful. D) Sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 49. A word that shows location or time A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Adverb. D) Interjection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 50. A word that describes a noun or pronoun A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 51. Point out the noun in the following sentence:Reema loves to cook. A) Reema. B) Loves. C) To. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reema. 52. Smitha went to auditorium with her father. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 53. Ms. Copenhaver bought puppy food at Kroger after school. A) Proper noun. B) Common noun. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common noun. 54. Tall, small, or yellow A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 55. Choose the preposition in the sentence:The cat jumped over the fence. A) Beside. B) Through. C) Under. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 56. Which adverb best completes the sentence? ..... , I baked brownies.**The adverb needs to tell when. A) Yesterday. B) Wisely. C) Here. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yesterday. 57. Label the parts of speech for the bold words in the following sentences Refreshing water is always a treat on a hot day. A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 58. What part of speech takes the place of nouns? A) Adjectives. B) Verbs. C) Pronouns. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pronouns. 59. Ms. Copenhaver's dog's name is Eleanor. A) Common noun. B) Proper noun. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proper noun. 60. The girl ran up the stairs to her room. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. ← 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