Parts of Speech Quiz: Test Your Grammar Skills

Question 1

Which word in the sentence "The playful puppy excitedly chased its tail" is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

playful

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puppy

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excitedly

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chased

Question 2

In the sentence "The sleek cat sat on the mat", which word is a verb?

Accepted Answer

sat

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mat

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sleek

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cat

Question 3

Which word in the sentence "The very tall giraffe stretched its neck" is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

very

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tall

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giraffe

Question 4

The word "quickly" in the sentence "The runner moved quickly" is what part of speech?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 5

Which sentence uses the noun "dog" as the subject?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked loudly.

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My dog's favorite toy is a ball.

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The dog's fur is very soft.

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I took the dog for a walk in the park.

Question 6

The sentence "The colorful flowers bloomed in the garden" has how many adjectives?

Accepted Answer

Two

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One

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Three

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Four

Question 7

Which word in the sentence "The old, rusty car drove slowly down the street" is a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

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old

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car

Question 8

The word "singing" in the sentence "The bird was singing sweetly" is what part of speech?

Accepted Answer

Verb

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Noun

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Adverb

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Adjective

Question 9

Which of these is NOT a part of speech?

Accepted Answer

Sentence

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

Question 10

Which word in the sentence "The children laughed loudly at the funny clown" functions as an object?

Accepted Answer

clown

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laughed

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children

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loudly

Question 11

Which word is a noun?

Accepted Answer

book

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run

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quickly

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and

Question 12

Which word is a verb?

Accepted Answer

jump

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the

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slowly

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tree

Question 13

Which word is an adjective?

Accepted Answer

beautiful

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the

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run

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slowly

Question 14

Which word is an adverb?

Accepted Answer

quickly

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tree

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the

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run

Question 15

Which sentence has a noun?

Accepted Answer

The dog barked loudly.

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The beautiful flowers bloomed in the garden.

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Quickly, the car sped away.

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The children played happily in the park.

Question 16

Which sentence has a verb?

Accepted Answer

The students studied diligently for the test.

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The majestic mountains stood tall and proud.

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The children laughed and played in the park.

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The soft breeze whispered through the trees.

Question 17

Which sentence has an adjective?

Accepted Answer

The tall giraffe reached for the leaves.

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The car swerved suddenly to avoid the accident.

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The students eagerly raised their hands.

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The children played happily in the park.

Question 18

Which sentence has an adverb?

Accepted Answer

The car sped quickly down the road.

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The tall giraffe reached for the leaves.

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The students eagerly raised their hands.

Question 19

What is the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: "The **tall** giraffe reached for the leaves."

Accepted Answer

adjective

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noun

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verb

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adverb

Question 20

What is the part of speech of the underlined word in the sentence: "The students studied **diligently** for the test."

Accepted Answer

adverb

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noun

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adjective

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verb

Question 21

Which word is a noun in the following sentence?

The playful puppy chased its tail around the park.

Accepted Answer

puppy

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playful

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chased

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around

Question 22

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Sarah quickly finished her homework before dinner.

Accepted Answer

finished

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homework

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quickly

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Sarah

Question 23

Which word describes the noun 'painting' in this sentence?

The artist created a vibrant painting.

Accepted Answer

vibrant

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created

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painting

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artist

Question 24

Choose the adverb in the following sentence:

The musician played the piano beautifully.

Accepted Answer

beautifully

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played

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musician

Question 25

What part of speech is the word 'under' in this sentence?

The cat hid under the table.

Accepted Answer

Preposition

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Noun

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Adverb

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Adjective

Question 26

Which sentence uses an adjective correctly?

Accepted Answer

The fluffy cat slept soundly.

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The cat slept fluffy.

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Fluffy slept the cat.

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The cat fluffy slept.

Question 27

Identify the sentence that uses an adverb to describe how the action is performed.

Accepted Answer

He walked slowly across the ice.

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He walked across the pond in the morning.

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He took a slow walk.

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He walked across the icy pond.

Question 28

What is the pronoun in the following sentence?

She went to the store to buy some milk.

Accepted Answer

She

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milk

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went

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store

Question 29

Which word is a conjunction in this sentence?

I wanted to go to the park, but it started raining.

Accepted Answer

but

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park

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wanted

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raining

Question 30

Identify the interjection in the sentence below:

Wow! That was an amazing performance.

Accepted Answer

Wow!

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performance

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amazing

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That