Mastering the Parts of Speech

In the sentence "The cat quickly jumped over the lazy dog," which word is an adverb?

• cat

• quickly

• jumped

• lazy

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "She wore a beautiful dress to the party."

• wore

• dress

• beautiful

• party

Identify the verb in this sentence: "The audience clapped enthusiastically after the performance."

• audience

• clapped

• enthusiastically

• after

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.4D

Which word is a preposition in the sentence "The book is on the table next to the lamp"?

• book

• is

• on

• next

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Find the conjunction in the following sentence: "I wanted to play outside, but it was raining."

• wanted

• play

• outside

• but

In the sentence "The teacher spoke softly to keep from waking the sleeping students," which word is an adverb?

• spoke

• softly

• keep

• sleeping

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "The ancient tree has stood in the forest for centuries."

• ancient

• has

• stood

• centuries

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Identify the verb in this sentence: "They are planning a surprise party for their friend."

• are

• planning

• surprise

• friend

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Which word is a preposition in the sentence "She walked through the park with her brother"?

• walked

• through

• park

• with

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Find the conjunction in the following sentence: "Neither the rain nor the wind could stop them."

• Neither

• nor

• could

• stop