Chapter 1: Parts of Speech QuizzesUse these English parts of speech quizzes as worksheets or quizzes. Test yourself or test your students. Check them out!You'll find four quizzes that will test your grammar knowledge. Answers are at the bottom of the page.
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| When (1) Mary Lennox (2) was (3) sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live (4) with her uncle everybody (5) said she was the (6) most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. (7) She had a little thin face (8) and a little thin body, thin light hair and a (9) sour expression. (10) Her hair was (11) yellow, and her face was yellow (12) because she had been born (13) in (14) India and had always been ill in one way (15) or another. - From The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
1.1 Matching Definitions
Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 2
Directions: Match the part of speech to the correct definition.
Example: 1. Pronouns = H. Words that take the place of nouns
Answers are at the bottom of the page.
| 1. Pronouns | A. Words that name people, places, things, or ideas |
| 2. Adverbs | B. Words that modify nouns or pronouns |
| 3. Verbs | C. Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses |
| 4. Adjectives | D. Words that describe a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another element in the sentence |
| 5. Conjunctions | E. Words that show emotion |
| 6. Prepositions | F. Words that modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs |
| 7. Nouns | G. Words that show an action or a state of being |
| 8. Interjections | H. Words that take the place of nouns |
1.2 Choose the Right Part of Speech
Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 3
Directions: For the words in bold, choose the correct part of speech from the choices listed in a and b.
Example: 1. yellow = b. adjective
Answers are at the bottom of the page.
| 1. Today, I will wear my yellow skirt. | a. noun b. adjective |
| 2. No, you may not climb onto the roof. | a. interjection b. pronoun |
| 3. This warm bath will feel good on my legs. | a. verb b. adverb |
| 4. This is a good movie. | a. adverb b. adjective |
| 5. Throw the ball as hard as you can. | a. verb b. noun |
| 6. I am extremely excited for our trip to Costa Rica. | a. adjective b. adverb |
| 7. Should be stay in a hotel or in a youth hostel? | a. interjection b. conjunction |
| 8. Where is my suitcase? | a. verb b. adverb |
| 9. Your suitcase is in the closet. | a. preposition b. adjective |
| 10. Let's make cookies! | a. noun b. preposition |
1.3 Choose the Right Word
Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 4
Directions: Choose the correct word to fill in the blank from the choices listed in a and b.
Example 1. I am doing ___b. well___.
Answers are at the bottom of the page.
| 1. I am doing ___________. | a. good b. well |
| 2. You play the piano __________. | a. beautiful b. beautifully |
| 3. I would like two glasses of ___________. | a. milk b. milks |
| 4. ____________ is coming to the concert. | a. Her b. She |
| 5. Yesterday, I ___________ for two hours! | a. play b. played |
| 6. This song is ___________ than that song. | a. more better b. better |
| 7. I sat ______________ the coffee shop. | a. in b. between |
| 8. My sister ____________ to play the flute. | a. is learning b. have learned |
| 9. I ____________ sleepy. | a. are b. am |
| 10. This closet is ___________ than my closet! | a. more organized b. most organized |
8 Parts of Speech Quizzes Answers!
Here are all of your answers to these parts of speech quizzes. Check your work, learn more, and rock on!
1.0 Identify & Label
The stuff in parenthesis is optional.
1. Mary Lennox = (proper) noun
2. was = (helping) verb
3. sent = (action) verb
4. with = preposition
5. said = (action) verb
6. most = adverb
7. she = pronoun
8. and = (coordinating) conjunction
9. sour = adjective
10. her = possessive pronoun/ adjective
11. yellow = (predicate) adjective
12. because = (subordinating) conjunction
13. in = preposition
14. India = (proper) noun
15. or = (coordinating) conjunction
1.1 Matching Definitions
1. Pronouns = H. Words that take the place of nouns
2. Adverbs = F. Words that modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
3. Verbs = G. Words that show an action or a state of being
4. Adjectives = B. Words that modify nouns or pronouns
5. Conjunctions = C. Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses
6. Prepositions = D. Words that describe a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another element in the sentence
7. Nouns = A. Words that name people, places, things, or ideas
8. Interjections = E. Words that show emotion
1.2 Choose the Right Part of Speech
1. yellow = b. adjective
2. No = a. interjection
3. will = a. verb
4. good = b. adjective
5. Throw = a. verb
6. extremely = b. adverb
7. or = b. conjunction
8. Where = b. adverb
9. in = a. preposition
10. cookies = a. noun
1.3 Choose the Right Word
1. I am doing ___b. well____.
2. You play the piano ____b. beautifully______.
3. I would like two glasses of __a. milk____.
4. __b. She____ is coming to the concert.
5. Yesterday, I ___b. played__ for two hours!
6. This song is __b. better___ than that song.
7. I sat __a. in___ the coffee shop.
8. My sister __a. is learning___ to play the flute.
9. I __b. am___ sleepy.
10. This closet is __a. more organized____ than my closet!
So.... how did you do on these parts of speech quizzes? I hope that you amazed yourself with your grammar knowledge.
If not, learn more with the lessons and exercises provided on this site, and then come back and try these parts of speech quizzes again.
Or, move on to Chapter 2: Types of Sentences Quizzes.
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