Ultimate Quiz On The 8 Parts Of The Speech

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Ultimate Quiz On The 8 Parts Of The Speech

Do you know there are 8 parts of speech in the English language? If you learn all of them, you can speak perfect English. If you've already known all of them, it's time to revise and put your knowledge to test. Take the following quiz. Let's Goooo!

Questions and Answers

1.

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

Discuss
- A.
  
  Verb
- B.
  
  Adjective
- C.
  
  Adverb
- D.
  
  Preposition
- E.
  
  Noun
2.

What part of speech connects words or groups of words? Examples are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so?

Discuss
- A.
  
  Preposition
- B.
  
  Adverb
- C.
  
  Interjection
- D.
  
  Conjunction
- E.
  
  Pronoun
3.

What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun and answers the questions which one(s)? how many/much? or what kind(s)?

Discuss
- A.
  
  Verb
- B.
  
  Adverb
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Preposition
- E.
  
  Noun
4.

Which part of speech expresses a mild or sudden burst of emotion? Examples are wow! or no.
- A.
  
  Adverb
- B.
  
  Noun
- C.
  
  Interjection
- D.
  
  Preposition
- E.
  
  Adjective
5.

Which part of speech describes the distance/placement/proximity of one word and another word in a sentence? Examples are on, too, behind, with...
- A.
  
  Adverb
- B.
  
  Preposition
- C.
  
  Interjection
- D.
  
  Noun
- E.
  
  Conjunction
6.

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

Discuss
- A.
  
  But
- B.
  
  Or
- C.
  
  Because
- D.
  
  For
- E.
  
  Yet
7.

(She, Her) and Sara went to the store. Which is the correct pronoun to use?
- A.
  
  She
- B.
  
  Her
8.

I went camping with John and (he, him).
- A.
  
  Him
- B.
  
  He
9.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentence? Adverb or Proposition? The boys went inside to eat dinner.

Discuss
- A.
  
  Adverb
- B.
  
  Preposition
10.

Mild interjections are followed by what kind of punctuation?
- A.
  
  Exclamation point
- B.
  
  Semicolon
- C.
  
  Comma
- D.
  
  Period
- E.
  
  Colon
11.

Interjections that express a sudden burst of emotion are followed by what kind of punctuation?
- A.
  
  Comma
- B.
  
  Semicolon
- C.
  
  Colon
- D.
  
  Exclamation point
- E.
  
  Period
12.

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

Discuss
- A.
  
  2
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  4
- D.
  
  5
- E.
  
  6
13.

What are the four questions that adverbs can answer?
- A.
  
  Who? when? where? why?
- B.
  
  When? where? how? why?
- C.
  
  When? where? to what extent/degree? what?
- D.
  
  To what extent/degree? when? where? how?
- E.
  
  When? where? to what extent/degree? why?
14.

What are the three questions that adjectives can answer?
- A.
  
  Who? what? when? where?
- B.
  
  Who? what kind? to what extent/degree?
- C.
  
  Which one? what kind? to what extent/degree
- D.
  
  Which one? what kind? how many?
- E.
  
  Which one? how many? why?
15.

How many adjectives are in the following sentence, including articles? The red car roared around the sharp corner and hit an old oak tree.

Discuss
- A.
  
  4
- B.
  
  5
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  7
- E.
  
  8

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