Parts of Speech

This lesson is designed to test how well you know the different parts of speech. E.g. verb, noun, adjective, adverb etc. In each of the following sentences, one word has been capitalised. Your job is to decide which part of speech this word is.

When you have finished, I strongly recommend that for further practise you have a go at a game called ‘Mad-libs’, where you complete a story by adding in your own words! Try this website

Lesson by Caroline

Link: Another Parts of Speech Quiz

• 1. I’m absolutely STARVING, I think I’m going to eat a big bowl of pasta for lunch.
  
  noun
  adverb
  adjective
  
  
• 2. I live IN a flat in the centre of town.
  
  preposition
  pronoun
  adverb
  
  
• 3. She’s studying AND working at the moment.
  
  article
  verb
  conjunction
  
  
• 4. She POURED the tea and put some biscuits on the plate.
  
  adverb
  verb
  noun
  
  
• 5. I think THEY went to the zoo.
  
  pronoun
  adverb
  noun
  
  
• 6. I think I hurt my NECK, it’s so sore.
  
  adjective
  noun
  verb
  
  
• 7. She ate her dinner so QUICKLY, I’m surprised she didn’t feel sick!
  
  adverb
  noun
  adjective
  
  
• 8. He MUST come to class today, or I’m going to have to write to his parents.
  
  modal verb
  noun
  adjective
  
  
• 9. He IS so handsome.
  
  conjunction
  verb
  noun
  
  
• 10. She said she was ok BUT her face said something different.
  
  adverb
  pronoun
  conjunction