This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Adverbs And Prepositions – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the preposition(s): A) Up. B) Path, stream. C) Down. D) Up, down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up, down. 2. Find the appositive phrase:Houston, a city of opportunity, has attracted many newcomers. A) Houston. B) A city of opportunity. C) Has attracted. D) Many newcomers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A city of opportunity. 3. Identify the noun. My sweater is unraveling. A) My. B) Sweater. C) Is. D) Unraveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweater. 4. What part of speech is the underlined word?I live across the highway. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 5. Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.Jazlyn carried the laundry upstairs. A) Carried. B) Laundry. C) Jazlyn. D) Upstairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upstairs. 6. They usually have a party ..... Xmas. A) No preposition. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 7. 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. 8. Identify the preposition in the following sentence.However, because of fiber, our digestive tract is kept healthy. A) However. B) Because of. C) Fiber. D) Kept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 9. 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. 10. Which word best completes this sentences?Is James still sick, or is he ..... today? A) Good. B) Well. C) Goodest. D) Gooder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 11. Identify the preposition(s): ..... "Let's go over the homework, " said Mrs. Hubbs. A) Over. B) Said. C) Let's. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. How can you tell if a word is a preposition or an adverb? A) Check your adverb list. B) Check for a noun following it. C) Take your best guess. D) Look at your neighbor's paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check for a noun following it. 15. What is the prepositional word in the sentence.Last summer we camped in a redwood forest. A) Last. B) In. C) Summer. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 16. Select the adverb that describes the verb.Soon the cubs grow big and strong. A) Soon. B) Cubs. C) Big. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soon. 17. 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) Conjunction. C) Preposition. D) Context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 18. 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. 19. ***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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. ***Identify the preposition in each sentence.*** We visited their fishing cabin at the lake. A) At. B) Visited. C) We. D) Fishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 23. Identify the adverbBrandon slept quietly in class. A) Quietly. B) Slept. C) Class. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quietly. 24. What part of speech is the red word?The African ostrich is a common bird in America. A) Preposition. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 25. 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. ← 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