Parts of Speech

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

No one had yet flown a powered aircraft successfully.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Powered describes aircraft which is a noun so powered is an adjective.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

In Dayton, Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright expertly repaired bicycles.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Repaired is what they did.

Repaired is a Verb.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

They were quite popular members of the community.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Preposition

• conjunction

Answer explanation

Quite describes how popular they were. Popular is an adjective. Quite is an Adverb.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

They bicycled enthusiastically and also studied gliders there.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Preposition

• Conjunction

Answer explanation

And is a coordination conjunction that joins the first clause with the second clause.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

The brothers worked fanatically to invent a powered aircraft.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Conjunction

Answer explanation

brothers are people so it is a noun.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

Their first plane was made from wood, wire, and cotton sheets.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Adverb

Answer explanation

Their takes the place of Orville and Wilbur Wright. It is a pronoun because it takes the place of 2 nouns.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

They very carefully added two propellers and hitched them together with bicycle chains.

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Preposition

Answer explanation

Very tell the extent they carefully added which are an adverb and verb respectively. Very is an adverb.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

In 1903 the Wright brothers flew and landed their Flyer quite successfully.

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Answer explanation

In connects the year 1903 to the verb flew. In is a preposition followed by a noun.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence?

Each brother flew the plane twice.

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Answer explanation

Each describes how many brothers which is a noun. So each is an adjective.

What are the pronouns in the following sentence? (choose 2)

If you have ever failed at inventing something, join the club.

• you

• ever

• something

• club