This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Parts Of Speech – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parts Of Speech Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... expresses action or being. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 2. Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence. The ..... puppy ran around the yard all morning long. A) Sleepy. B) Eight. C) Playful. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playful. 3. The Saints had not won a Superbowl before 2010. Before is what part of speech? A) Interjection. B) Pronoun. C) Preposition. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 4. Label the parts of speech for the bold words in the following sentences The stars are shining bright tonight. A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 5. Which word is a verb in the following sentence:The dog barked loudly? A) The. B) Dog. C) Barked. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barked. 6. What word typically modifies a verb and ends in-ly?"Quickly" is an example of this part of speech ..... A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 7. They slowly carried the couch down the stairs. A) Article. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adjective. E) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Adverb. 8. A word that means the same as another word A) Synonym. B) Suffix. C) Pronoun. D) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 9. Choose the noun in this sentence:I like to eat turkey. A) To. B) Turkey. C) Like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turkey. 10. PLAYThe play that I went to watch was a comedy. A) Verby. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 11. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall. (What part of speech is beautiful?) A) Preposition. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 12. Examples:Yes! Oh my gosh! Wow! A) Interjection. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interjection. 13. The Saints had not won a Superbowl before 2010.Before is what part of speech? A) Conjunction. B) Noun. C) Preposition. D) Interjection. E) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 14. Find the verb.Nathan was excited about the birthday party. A) Party. B) About. C) Nathan. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 15. The part of speech that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 16. Learning (English) is very important for students. A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 17. Is sunshine a compound word? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 18. The clown on that carnival is so funny. What part of speech is funny? A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. E) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 19. What part of speech is the blue word?Can you please take this book to the library? A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 20. We were walking along a trail when we saw a snake. A) Adjective. B) Preposition. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preposition. 21. Find the adverb:I did so well on my test, that my mom bought me a new sweater. A) I. B) Did. C) Well. D) Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 22. Person, place, thing or idea. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Preposition. E) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 23. What is the noun in this sentence:Ravi plays cricket every Sunday. A) Sunday. B) Ravi. C) Every. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ravi. 24. Will they finish the test on time? A) Pronoun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Verb. E) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 25. SUMMERMy favorite season is Summer. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 26. What part of speech is used to describe a noun? A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 27. I will only ask this question once. A) Adjective. B) Preposition. C) Pronoun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 28. In the following sentence, which word is the VERB?The teacher helped the student with her difficult homework. A) With. B) Teacher. C) Difficult. D) Helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helped. 29. What is the adjective in the sentence. The house was big. A) House. B) Was. C) Big. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big. 30. The store opens at 9:00 a.m.What part of speech is "opens" ? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 31. ..... Describes a name of a place, person thing or animal. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Pronoun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 32. Find out the Adverb in the following sentence:The Children were playing happily with their toys. A) Playing. B) Were. C) Happily. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happily. 33. In the sentence 'She runs every morning, ' identify the verb. A) Sleeps. B) Jumps. C) Runs. D) Walks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runs. 34. Select the adverb(s) in this sentence: "My advisory danced and sang wildly when we put Beyonce on the speakers." A) Wildly. B) Sang. C) Danced. D) Speakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wildly. 35. What is the common noun in this sentence:Donald Trump took his plane to New York. A) New York. B) Plane. C) Donald Trump. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plane. 36. Reading is important when developing critical thinking skills. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Conjunction. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunction. 37. I'm sure I've met your friend before. A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Interjection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 38. My brother programmes his computer by himself. A) Adjective. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 39. Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence. The bald eagle has ..... feathers and a strong beak. A) Brown. B) One. C) Happy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brown. 40. Soccer is Michael's favorite sport.What part of speech is the word in blue? A) Pronoun. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 41. Jumping is an example of a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 42. What describes a noun? A) Pronoun. B) Adverb. C) Conjunction. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 43. Don't try to (approach) him when he is angry. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Preposition. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 44. Words that modify nouns or pronouns A) Adverb. B) Preposition. C) Noun. D) Adjective. E) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 45. What part of speech is library?The school library is full of new books. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Pronoun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 46. Such persons are surely undesirable. A) Preposition. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 47. On Saturdays I work from nine to five. (What part of speech is work?) A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 48. A word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place ..... A) Interjections. B) Prepositions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositions. 49. My father ..... for a brisk walk in the evening. A) Go. B) Goes. C) Is going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes. 50. Identify the adjective:The friendly dog wagged his tail excitedly. A) Dog. B) Wagged. C) Excitedly. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friendly. 51. Shows time, space, or location A) Preposition. B) Conjunction. C) Interjection. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 52. Label the parts of speech for the bold words in the following sentences Athletes must exercise regularly to stay in shape. A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 53. A word that adds to the meaning of a verb or adjective A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Interjectioninterjection. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 54. Which is one of the verb in this sentence?My sister jumped on her new bed. A) My. B) Sister. C) Jumped. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jumped. 55. Noisily, happily, well A) Noun'. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 56. The FANBOYS are: A) For, and, not, but, or, yet, so. B) For, an, nor, but, or yet, so. C) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. D) For, and, nor, but, or, yes, so. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. 57. This part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in "ly." A) Noun. B) Interjection. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 58. Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet. A) Conjunction. B) Interjection. C) Verb. D) Preposition. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Adjective. 59. A word that connects other words in a sentence is considered a ..... A) Noun. B) Conjunction. C) Interjection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjunction. 60. What is the function of the word 'quickly' in the sentence:She ran quickly to catch the bus. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. 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