Parts of Speech - Multiple Choice Questions (Grade 6)

Which part of speech is the word quickly in the sentence below?

She ran quickly to catch the bus.

• Noun

• Adverb

• Verb

• Adjective

What is the part of speech of the word happy?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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

• Outside

• Raining

• But

• Play

What part of speech is the word they in this sentence?

They are going to the park.

• Pronoun

• Noun

• Verb

• Preposition

Which word is a preposition in the sentence below? The cat is under the table.

• Cat

• Is

• Under

• Table

Identify the noun in the sentence: My brother is a doctor.

• My

• Is

• Brother

• A

What is the verb in this sentence? The children played in the garden.

• Children

• Garden

• Played

• In

Which of these is an interjection?

• Run

• Ouch

• He

• Big

Identify the verb in the sentence:

The blue sky looked beautiful.

• Sky
• The

• Blue

• Looked

What part of speech is the word swim in this sentence? I love to swim in the summer.

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun

• Preposition