PRE-TEST

WRITE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER BEFORE THE NUMBER.
_____1. What part of speech is characterized by words that name people, places,
things, or ideas?
a. Adverb b. Noun c. Pronoun d. Preposition
_____2. Which part of speech typically describes actions or states of being?

a. Noun b. Adverb c. Verb d. Conjunction
_____3. Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?

a. Verb b. Conjunction c. Adjective d. Interjection
_____4. What part of speech modifies or describes nouns or pronouns?

a. Verb b. Preposition c. Adjective d. Adverb
_____5. Which part of speech expresses strong emotions or feelings?

a. Interjection b. Pronoun c .Adverb d. Noun
WRITE T IF THE STATEMENT IS TRUE AND WRITE F IF THE STATEMENT

IS FALSE.
_____1. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

_____2. A verb is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence.
_____3. A pronoun is a part of speech that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
_____4. Prepositions show the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other
words in a sentence.
_____5. Adjectives join words, phrases, or clauses together in a sentence.
MATCH THE DESCRIPTION FROM COLUMN A TO THE WORD IT

DESCRIBES IN COLUMN B.
Column A Column B
1. A word that describes or modifies a A. Noun

verb, adjective, or another adverb.
2. A word that expresses a strong B. Conjunction
emotion or sentiment and is often
followed by an exclamation point.
3. A word that represents a person, C. Adjective
place, thing, or idea.
4. A word that connects words, phrases, D. Verb
or clauses.
5. A word that shows action in a E. Injection
sentence.
MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. WRITE TRUE IF THE STATEMENT IS
CORRECT AND IF THE STATEMENT IS WRONG WRITE THE CORRECT
WORD BEFORE THE NUMBER
__________1. He and his are the pronouns for male.

__________2. The plural of the word child is childs.
__________3. Anna is running. The word running is a noun.
__________4. Slowly and quickly are examples of adjectives.
__________5. Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and
other words in a sentence.
In this identification parts of speech quiz you have to choose which part of speech the
word highlighted in green is. Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTER.
__________1. She was wearing really beautiful earrings.

__________2. Wow, you have got a great score.
___________3.The baby crawled under the bed.
___________4.She quickly packed her bag and left.

___________5.This is a depressing time to be living in London as people are arguing
over the election.
ANSWER KEY:
1. ADJECTIVE
2. INTERJECTION
3. PREPOSITION
4. ADVERB
5. ADJECTIVE
Multiple Choice Choose the answer option that identifies the underlined word or
words in the sentence.
1. He will visit his grandparents for two weeks this summer.

a. Adverb
b. conjunction
c. noun
d. pronoun
2. Silently read your book.

a. adjective
b. Adverb
c. preposition
d. verb
3. Hey! Put that down!

a. adjective
b. adverb
c. interjection
d. noun
4. Liam brought his notebook to class.

a. Adverb
b. conjunction
c. noun
d. pronoun
5. Your test scores were almost perfect.

a. adjective
b. Adverb
c. Noun
d. Pronoun
ANSWER KEY:
1. d. pronoun
2. b. adverb
3. c. Interjection
4. c. noun
5. b. adverb
On the line next to the number, write the first letter of the word indicated by the part
of speech in the parentheses. Underline the indicated word within the sentence. If
your consecutive letters are correct, you will spell out the names of four trees in items
1 through 12 and four fi rst names in items 13 to 25. Write these six names on the
lines below the last numbered item. Each correct answer is worth 4 points.
__________1. (preposition) He walked around the corner.

___________ 2. (pronoun) Paul hopes that she will sing with the choir.
___________3. (pronoun) Can Jerry help him with the science project?
__________4. (noun) Have you seen the eraser?
__________5. (noun) The lock was stuck.
Underline each noun in the following sentences. Then write the first letter of each
noun on the line next to the sentence
1. Wendy located her housekeeper.

2. Some answers on this test are about electricity.
3. Her violin and easel were missing.
4. Their rabbit that left the yard was returned by the officer.
5. He used this umbrella in Alabama.

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WRITE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER BEFORE THE NUMBER.

_____2. Which part of speech typically describes actions or states of being?

_____3. Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?

_____4. What part of speech modifies or describes nouns or pronouns?

_____5. Which part of speech expresses strong emotions or feelings?

WRITE T IF THE STATEMENT IS TRUE AND WRITE F IF THE STATEMENT

_____1. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

MATCH THE DESCRIPTION FROM COLUMN A TO THE WORD IT

1. A word that describes or modifies a A. Noun

__________1. He and his are the pronouns for male.

__________1. She was wearing really beautiful earrings.

___________3.The baby crawled under the bed.

___________4.She quickly packed her bag and left.

1. He will visit his grandparents for two weeks this summer.

2. Silently read your book.

3. Hey! Put that down!

4. Liam brought his notebook to class.

5. Your test scores were almost perfect.

__________1. (preposition) He walked around the corner.

1. Wendy located her housekeeper.

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