Parts of Speech Quiz

1. A _____________________ is a person, place, or thing.

• noun
• verb
• pronoun

2. A _____________________ is an action word.

• verb
• noun
• adjective

3. A _____________________ is a word that takes the place of a noun.

• adjective
• verb
• pronoun

4. A _____________________ is a word that describes a noun.

• adjective
• adverb
• verb

5. A _____________________ is a word that describes a verb. It tells how, when, where something is happening.

• pronoun
• adverb
• verb

6. Find the noun. We went to Busch Gardens this summer.

• We
• went
• Busch Gardens

7. Find the verb. The little boy rides his bike in the backyard.

• little
• rides
• bike

8. Find the pronoun. Who is going with us to the pumpkin farm?

• farm
• with
• us

9. Find the adjective. The smelly dog needs a bath.

• hairy
• dog
• brushed

10. Find the adverb. The student read the book quickly.

• took
• student
• quickly