Mastering Parts of Speech Quiz

Which word in the following sentence is a noun? "The cat slept on the sofa."

• slept

• cat

• on

• the

Which of the following is a verb?

• quickly

• run

• happiness

• blue

Which word is an adverb in the sentence below? "She sang beautifully."

• sang

• she

• beautifully

• the

Which word is an adjective in the following sentence? "The tall building touched the sky."

• building

• tall

• touched

• sky

Identify the direct object in the sentence: "Maria baked a cake."

• Maria

• baked

• a

• cake

Choose the sentence where the underlined word is a noun.

• She will *run* tomorrow.

• The *dog* barked loudly.

• He *quickly* finished his work.

• The sky is *blue*.

Which sentence uses an adverb correctly?

• She is a quickly runner.

• He sings beautifully.

• The cat is soft.

• They are happy.

Select the sentence where the adjective is used to describe a noun.

• The dog barked loudly.

• She ran quickly.

• The red apple is sweet.

• He jumped high.

Which sentence contains a direct object?

• The children laughed.

• She reads books.

• The sun rises.

• He sleeps.

Identify the verb and the adverb in the following sentence: "Tom spoke softly during the meeting."

• spoke (verb), softly (adverb)

• Tom (verb), meeting (adverb)

• during (verb), spoke (adverb)

• meeting (verb), Tom (adverb)