Part of Speech Quiz (Verb & Adverb)

What is a verb?

• A type of clothing

• A musical instrument

• A type of fruit

• A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being.

Which of the following is a verb: quickly, run, beautiful, slowly?

• beautiful

• run

• slowly

• quickly

Identify the verb in the following sentence: She sings beautifully.

• dances

• runs

• sings

• eats

What is an adverb?

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• A type of clothing

• A musical instrument

• A type of fruit

Which of the following is an adverb: happy, quickly, jump, softly?

• quickly

• softly

• jump

• happy

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: He ran quickly to catch the bus.

• ran

• catch

• bus

• quickly

What is the difference between a verb and an adverb?

• Verbs are action words, while adverbs modify or describe verbs.

• Verbs are used in questions, while adverbs are used in statements.

• Verbs are nouns, while adverbs are pronouns.

• Verbs are singular, while adverbs are plural.

Which part of speech describes how an action is performed?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

• Noun

Which part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb?

• preposition

• noun

• conjunction

• adverb

In the sentence 'She speaks softly', what part of speech is 'softly'?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adverb

• Adjective