This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Parts Of Speech – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parts Of Speech Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of word is an action word? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 2. 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. 3. Which is an example of a pronoun? A) Themselves. B) Above. C) For. D) Him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Themselves. 4. Chris and Mike live nearby. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 5. Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Pronoun. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 6. Identify the adverb in this sentence: "I might have gone sooner, but I was slow." A) Might. B) Slow. C) Gone. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow. 7. What is the interjection in this sentence?Wow! The students did awesome on their test! A) Awesome. B) Test. C) Student. D) Wow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wow. 8. Reading is the act of constructing meaning while transacting with text. A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 9. 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. 10. My friend tripped over a tree stump. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Personal pronoun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 11. 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. 12. Which of the following is an example of an article? A) The. B) Cat. C) Sleeps. D) Late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 13. 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. 14. What is the function of the word 'my' in the sentence:My dog is friendly. A) Pronoun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 15. Find out the correct plural word of 'knief'. A) Knife. B) Knifes. C) Knives. D) Knifess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knives. 16. 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. 17. He tryied to catch up to him.What part of speech is the word in blue? A) Noun. B) Pronoun. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronoun. 18. Which part of speech describes nouns or pronouns? A) Interjection. B) Conjunction. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 19. Carter drove to the grocery store. A) Verb. B) Preposition. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb. 20. He wants these sci-fi books, but I prefer my books to be mysteries. A) Nouns. B) Pronouns. C) Prepositions. D) Conjunctions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pronouns. 21. 'She' is a pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Which part of speech is the word 'if' in the sentence:If it rains, we will stay indoors. A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Conjunction. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conjunction. 23. A concrete noun A) Names a general person, place, thing or idea. B) Names a specific person, place, thing or idea. C) Names a person, place or thing you can touch, see, hear, etc. D) Hi!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Names a person, place or thing you can touch, see, hear, etc. 24. In the phrase 'very quickly', what part of speech is 'very'? A) Conjunction. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 25. Defensive A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 26. I like salt and pepper A) Conjunction. B) Preposition. C) Interjuction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunction. 27. Which one is NOT parts of speech? A) Adjective. B) Interjection. C) Advertisment. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advertisment. 28. I invited him to the party. A) Pronoun. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pronoun. 29. The word "Wow!" is an example of a(n) ..... A) Noun. B) Conjunction. C) Interjection. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interjection. 30. Kutub Minar is a majestic monument. A) Verb. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar 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 8Parts Of Speech Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books