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Which word must be able to be switched with the word “because” for it to be a conjunction? (otherwise, it’s a preposition)

A. But B. Or C. Because D. For E. Yet

Gia knows how to juggle THREE or more objects at once because she practiced so much.

C. adjective

 I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.             A.     Preposition       B.     Adjective       C.     Noun       D.     Pronoun

She brought (her) old car to the garage

C. preposition

I want to go to university in the United States.             A.     Adjective       B.     Preposition       C.     Noun       D.     Pronoun

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How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? During the month of May, we went on a trip with our friends to Canada.

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6

What part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb and answers when? where? how? and to what extent?

A. Verb B. Adjective C. Adverb D. Preposition E. Noun

What did he (tell) you about me?

A. Adjective

D. Conjunction

     Name the part of speech that describes the role of the underlined word in the sentence.

The white rabbit didn’t want to be late, so he hopped as fast as he could through Wonderland.             A.     Preposition       B.     Conjunction       C.     Adverb       D.     Pronoun

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets.

A warm breeze crept over the land. (adjective)

A. A B. Breeze C. Warm D. Over

Joins two words, phrases, or clauses A. Preposition B. Interjection C. Pronoun D. Conjunction

EEK! I saw a snake slither out of the bushes.

B. adjective

C. interjection

D. preposition

Wow! You look gorgeous!

• interjection

Find the adverb:  He ran the fastest in the whole race.

What is the article in the sentence?

What is the cause of using her umbrella?

She sadly looked at the old ruins. (adverb)

A. Looked B. Sadly C. Ruins D. She

Chase and John hid UNDER the table during hide and seek.

A. preposition

B. conjunction

Find the past tense verb: Marcus walked to school every day but now he takes the bus.

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in this sentence:

I wanted to go to the media centre to check out a book, but it was not open.             A.     Pronoun       B.     Conjunction       C.     Verb       D.     Adverb       E.     Interjection

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Use this parts of speech quiz to test yourself or test your students.  You'll find four parts to this quiz. The answers are at the bottom of the page. Good luck!

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Part 1. Identify & Label

Directions: Label the part of speech for each word in bold.

Example: (1) Mary Lennox = (proper) noun

If you just wrote noun for the answer, that is good, too. Whenever possible, I like to be more descriptive, but if you just have the part of speech, that's okay! Answers are at the bottom of the page.

Part 2. Matching Definitions

Directions: Match the part of speech to the correct definition.

Example: 1. Pronouns = H. Words that take the place of nouns

Answers are at the bottom of the page.

Part 3. Choose the Right Part of Speech

Directions: For the words in bold, choose the correct part of speech from the choices listed in a and b .

Example: 1. yellow = b. adjective

Part 4. Choose the Right Word

Directions: Choose the correct word to fill in the blank from the choices listed in a and b.

Example 1. I am doing __ b. well _ __.

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Identifying Parts of Speech Quiz

Level:  Pre-Intermediate / Intermediate 

In this identifying parts of speech quiz you have to choose which part of speech the word highlighted in green is. 

Learn about each of these parts of speech if you are not already familiar with them.

These are the  8 parts of speech :

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• Interjection
• Conjunction

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Choose which part of speech the highlighted word is.

Adjectives describe or modify nouns and pronouns. This word is describing the earrings, so it’s an adjective.

Interjections show excitement or emotion and are not connected to the rest of the sentence. Wow is showing amazement or surprise at the score someone has got.

Prepositions show the relationship between nouns or pronouns and other words or elements in the sentence. In this case it is the relationship between the baby and where it crawled to.

Adverbs modify verbs, nouns, and other adverbs. This is modifying the verb packed.

This is an adjective again and it is describing the noun time.

Verbs show actions or states of being. There is no subject in this sentence as it is a command / instruction, so the first word is the verb.

Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses together. This subordinating conjunction is joining two clauses.

Pronouns replace nouns. We is replacing the people the speaker is referring to.

A noun specifies people, places, things, or ideas. This noun is a thing, music.

This is a correlative conjunction.

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 Nouns are persons, places, or things. 'Cousins' are the children of your aunt or uncle. 

Pronouns take the place of nouns and include me, they, us, we, his, her, etc.  

Adjectives describe people, places or things (nouns) are always placed directly before the noun. 

'Play' is a verb that describes an action. It's possible to use more than one verb in a sentence by using 'and'. In this case, 'are going to' is the helping verb and 'play' is the main verb. 

 Adjectives are placed before the nouns they describe. 

Prepositions show relationships and include words like at, between, through, in, on, etc. 'Beyond' means 'further than'. 

'His' can be used as a possessive adjective. Possessive adjectives are placed before a noun and state who or what something belongs to. 

Adverbs state how, where, when and in which manner something is done. Adverbs modify verbs and often - but not always - end in 'ly'. 

A verb tells us what is done. 

'Huge' is an adjective that is synonymous with 'big', or 'large'. 

Nouns are often the objects of prepositional phrases . In this case, 'neighborhood' is the object of the prepositional phrase 'in my ...' 

Conjunctions connect words and include and, but, or, so, etc. 

 Prepositions show relationships. In this case 'from' tells us where the person comes from. 

 National adjectives should always be capitalized because they represent a specific country, in this case Italy. 

 Prepositions shows the between nous. 'For' can be used as a time word to indicate how long. 

 'Nobody' is a pronoun which means 'no person'. 

Prepositions show physical relationships between places. 

Countries, continents, states and cities are names of places and therefore nouns. 

'Quietly' modifies the verb 'speak' to tell us how the person spoke. Words that modify verbs are adverbs. 

Interjections are words we use to show surprise and include 'wow', 'hey', 'ooh!', etc. 

Congratulations! You know your parts of speech very well. That will help you as you continue to learn English. 

Good job! You've identified most parts of speech in this exercise. You'll need to keep working to identify all of them, but you've made a great start. 

 You'll have to continue to study basic parts of speech. It's difficult to learn, but knowing parts of speech will help you learn English more quickly. 

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Try this parts of speech quiz and see how well you can name the different parts of speech in English. There are 10 questions and each question will show you a sentence with a particular part of speech underlined. You must then choose the correct part of speech from the answers provided.

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I have an old car.

He is really tall, isn't he?

Your books are in your backpack.

If you study quietly we can play a game at the end of class.

After school, I usually study English from four to six o'clock.

I really love going to school .

Have we met before?

Well , I don't think I did well on that exam.

I called your phone but nobody answered.

Let's get some lunch before class.

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1. "My sister speaks good English." Which word is a verb?

2. Verbs are one type of word, and ________ are another type of word.

3. How many different types of word, or "parts of speech", does English have?

4. Different parts of speech have different jobs. What do verbs like "run" and "learn" do?

5. "Let's watch a funny movie." Which word is a noun?

6. "Do you like your new teacher?" Which word is an adjective?

7. Adjectives are words like "hot" and "loud" that tell us more about

8. Another part of speech is the adverb. These are words like "quickly" and "quietly" that tell us more about

9. "I always study hard before a test." In this sentence, which word is an adverb?

10. "The test wasn't difficult, so I passed easily." The word "difficult" is

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A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or thing., proper nouns are examples of common nouns., verbs can express an action, a state of being, or an occurrence., nouns can only come in singular form., verbs cannot be conjugated to fit different tenses., a pronoun is a type of verb., an adjective describes or modifies a verb., possessive adjectives include words like 'my', 'your', 'his'., an adverb provides more information about the time or place of an action., prepositions can only function as standalone words in a sentence., pronouns replace nouns but never other pronouns., conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses and show the relationship between them., study notes, understanding parts of speech.

When you dissect a sentence and examine its individual components, you're diving into the world of parts of speech . These are the building blocks of language, helping us identify and classify words based on their function within a sentence or phrase.

A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, thing, idea, or concept. Nouns can be grouped into several subcategories, such as common nouns (e.g., table, book, river) and proper nouns (e.g., John, New York, Amazon). Nouns can also come in different forms, like singular and plural, and can function as subjects, objects, or complements within a sentence.

Example: "The book is on the table, and John is reading it."

Here, "book" and "table" are common nouns, "John" is a proper noun, and "it" is a pronoun that functions as a substitute noun.

A verb is a word that expresses an action, a state of being, or an occurrence. Verbs can be conjugated, meaning they can be altered to fit different tenses, aspects, and moods. Verbs can also come in different forms, like transitive and intransitive, and can function as the main predicate or as a part of an infinitive phrase within a sentence.

Example: "Carla is studying for her exams, while her friends are watching TV."

Here, "studying" and "watching" are verbs, and they function as the main predicates of their respective sentences.

An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun and provides more information about its characteristics or qualities. Adjectives can be grouped into several subcategories, such as descriptive adjectives (e.g., beautiful, tall, intelligent) and possessive adjectives (e.g., my, your, his). Adjectives can also come in different forms, like comparative and superlative, and can function as attributive adjectives or as predicate adjectives within a sentence.

Example: "The tall, red tree stands in the park."

Here, "tall" and "red" are adjectives that describe the noun "tree."

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb and provides more information about the manner, time, place, or degree of the action or state being described. Adverbs can be grouped into several subcategories, such as ex -ample adverbs (e.g., quickly, slowly, happily). Adverbs can also function as modifiers within a sentence or as standalone words.

Example: "She sings beautifully, and the audience applauds."

Here, "beautifully" is an adverb that modifies the verb "sings," and it tells us how she sings.

Preposition

A preposition is a word that introduces a noun phrase or a pronoun phrase and indicates a relationship between the word it precedes (the noun or pronoun) and the word it follows (the prepositional object). Prepositions can also be grouped into several subcategories, such as spatial prepositions (e.g., in, on, under) and temporal prepositions (e.g., during, before, after). Prepositions can function as connectors within a sentence or as parts of phrases.

Example: "The book is on the table."

Here, "on" is a preposition that indicates the spatial relationship between the noun "book" and the noun "table."

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or another pronoun in a sentence and indicates a person, place, thing, or idea already mentioned or implied. Pronouns can be grouped into several subcategories, such as personal pronouns (e.g., I, you, he), demonstrative pronouns (e.g., this, that), and relative pronouns (e.g., who, which). Pronouns can function as subjects, objects, or complements within a sentence.

Example: "She is reading a book, and it is very interesting."

Here, "she" is a personal pronoun that functions as the subject of the first sentence, and "it" is a pronoun that functions as the subject of the second sentence.

Conjunction

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence and shows the relationship between them. Conjunctions can be grouped into several subcategories, such as coordinating conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or) and subordinating conjunctions (e.g., although, because, while). Conjunctions can function as connectors within a sentence or as parts of phrases.

Example: "I love pizza, and I eat it every week."

Here, "and" is a coordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses.

Interjection

An interjection is a word or a phrase that expresses an emotion or draws attention to itself. Interjections can be grouped into several subcategories, such as exclamations (e.g., wow, yay) and vocatives (e.g., hey, mom). Interjections can function as standalone words or as parts of sentences.

Example: "Wow, that's a beautiful painting!"

Here, "wow" is an interjection that expresses an emotion and draws attention to itself.

Parts of speech are essential building blocks in creating well-structured, meaningful sentences. By understanding these categories, we can better analyze and dissect language to gain a deeper understanding of its structure and function. Remember, parts of speech are not absolute, and some words can belong to multiple categories depending on their specific function within a sentence.

This article introduced an overview of the seven main parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, and conjunctions. Additionally, we briefly touched on interjections. Now that you have a better understanding of parts of speech, you can deepen your knowledge and apply these concepts to your language skills to enhance communication and expression.

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This part of speech describes nouns or pronouns.

conjunctions

interjections

This part of speech includes people, places, things, or ideas.

prepositions

This part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in “ly.”

interjection

This part of speech is a type of adjective that modifies a noun and is used to reference a noun.

conjunction

This part of speech connects sentences

preposition

This part of speech includes interrupting words

This part of speech can replace nouns

This part of speech that can tell where or when

This part of speech expresses an action or a state of being.

What words in the sentence below are verbs?

The balloon flew high in the sky and popped.

balloon, high

sky, popped

flew, popped

What words in the sentence below are nouns?

balloon, sky

What word in the sentence below is a preposition?

What word in the sentence below is a conjunction?

What word in the sentence below is an adverb?

Which word is not a noun?

Which word is not a verb?

Which word is not a conjunction?

Which word is not a preposition?

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