Unit 1: Overview Of Parts Of Speech

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This is a test of the skills that you should have learnt through completion of your 'Unit 1: Overview of Parts of Speech' work.

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1.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'The orange bird flew past.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
2.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'I need a knife and a fork.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
3.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'The builders rebuilt the city.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
4.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'The dog ran towards to its owner.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
5.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'Wow! I'd really like to own one of those.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
6.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'We danced all night.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
7.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'She sang terribly.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
8.

Match the underlined word to the correct part of speech. 'The dragon woke up slowly.'
- A.
  
  Noun
- B.
  
  Pronoun
- C.
  
  Adjective
- D.
  
  Adverb
- E.
  
  Interjection
- F.
  
  Verb
- G.
  
  Conjunction
- H.
  
  Preposition
9.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. 'The football player _______ his ankle.' (verb)
- A.
  
  Sprained
- B.
  
  Ouch
- C.
  
  His
- D.
  
  Under
- E.
  
  Painful
- F.
  
  Painfully
- G.
  
  Knee
- H.
  
  Because
10.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. 'The pilot flew the plane _______ the sea.' (preposition)
- A.
  
  Ocean
- B.
  
  Blue
- C.
  
  Quick
- D.
  
  Quickly
- E.
  
  Because
- F.
  
  Us
- G.
  
  Wow
- H.
  
  Over
11.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. '_______ likes to swim in the sea.' (pronoun)
- A.
  
  Ocean
- B.
  
  Blue
- C.
  
  Quick
- D.
  
  Quickly
- E.
  
  Because
- F.
  
  She
- G.
  
  Wow
- H.
  
  Over
12.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. 'I jumped out of the water ______ I saw a shark.' (conjunction)
- A.
  
  Ocean
- B.
  
  Blue
- C.
  
  Quickly
- D.
  
  Because
- E.
  
  She
- F.
  
  Wow
13.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. '____! There is a shark over there!' (interjection)
- A.
  
  Ocean
- B.
  
  Blue
- C.
  
  Quickly
- D.
  
  Because
- E.
  
  She
- F.
  
  Help
14.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. 'The shark swam silently through the _____.' (noun)
- A.
  
  Ocean
- B.
  
  Blue
- C.
  
  Quickly
- D.
  
  Because
- E.
  
  She
- F.
  
  Help
15.

Choose a word from the list below to fill the gap in the following sentence. 'I _____ jumped out of the water.' (adverb)
- A.
  
  Ocean
- B.
  
  Blue
- C.
  
  Quickly
- D.
  
  Because
- E.
  
  She
- F.
  
  Help
16.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. Pass me the salt please. (pronoun)
- A.
  
  Pass
- B.
  
  Me
- C.
  
  Salt
- D.
  
  Please
17.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. The dog ran away. (noun)
- A.
  
  The
- B.
  
  Dog
- C.
  
  Ran
- D.
  
  Away
18.

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
19.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. The cat licked its paws. (verb)
- A.
  
  Cat
- B.
  
  Paws
- C.
  
  Its
- D.
  
  Licked
20.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. She sadly looked at the old ruins. (adverb)
- A.
  
  Looked
- B.
  
  Sadly
- C.
  
  Ruins
- D.
  
  She
21.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. I completed the test and I was very happy with my score. (conjunction)
- A.
  
  And
- B.
  
  Test
- C.
  
  Happy
- D.
  
  Was
22.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. She put her pen in her pencil case. (preposition)
- A.
  
  She
- B.
  
  In
- C.
  
  Put
- D.
  
  Her
23.

Select the word in the sentence that correctly responds to the part of speech in the brackets. Well, look what we have here! (interjection)
- A.
  
  Well
- B.
  
  Look
- C.
  
  What
- D.
  
  We
24.

Name what part of the speech the following word is: 'under'
25.

Name what part of the speech the following word is: 'sadly'