Parts of Speech Practice Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives

A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called 

• noun
• verb
• preposition
• adjective

A part of speech that takes the place of a noun is called

• verb

• pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

What part of speech is the blue word?

Can you please take this book to the library?

• verb

• adverb

• noun

• adjective

What part of speech is the blue word?

The play that I went to watch was a comedy.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

What is the proper noun in this sentence:
Mary went to school early to get help from her teacher. 

• Mary
• school 
• early 
• teacher

A noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea is a called a _________ noun.

• Pronoun

• Proper

• Common

• Plural

She was counting the ballots during social studies class.

• pronoun

• noun

• interjection

• adjective

• preposition

Her sister is the oldest member of the group.

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

• noun

• pronoun

Sal and Andy wrote a silly play that had us all laughing. Identify the PRONOUN.

• Sal/Andy

• play

• us

• laughing

Identify the ADJECTIVE.

The magician performed one amazing trick after another.

• magician

• performed

• trick

• amazing