Grammar 9 - Parts of Speech

Question 1

Name the part of speech which describes a person, place or thing?

Answer 1

Nouns

Question 2

Name the part of speech which describes a special person, place or thing?

Answer 2

Proper Nouns

Question 3

Name the part of speech which takes the place of a noun?

Answer 3

Pronouns

Question 4

Name the part of speech which is a modifying word that describes a noun, such as the size, color and number.

Answer 4

Adjectives

Question 5

Name the part of speech which shows an action or being a part of

Answer 5

Verbs

Question 6

Name the part of speech which describes a verb, adjectives or adverbs

Answer 6

Adverbs

Question 7

Name the part of speech that shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in the sentence. When used as a verb, it changes the meaning of the verb.

Answer 7

Prepositions

Question 8

Name the part of speech which joins words, phrases and clauses together?

Answer 8

Conjunctions

Question 9

Name the part of speech which is made of special words that can be used before a noun.

Answer 9

Articles

Question 10

Name the part of speech that states an exclamation or a remark.

Answer 10

Interjections

Question 11

What part of speech describes these words?

January, Mrs. Lee, Dylan, Commonwealth Pool

Answer 11

Proper Noun

Question 12

What part of speech describes these words?

fast, slow, quiet, cool, loud, very, down

Answer 12

Adverb describes when, where and how much

Question 13

What part of speech describes when, where and how much?

Answer 13

Adverb

Question 14

a, an and the are three special words that can be used before a noun. What is the name of this part of speech?

Answer 14

Articles -

Question 15

What part of speech describes these words?

student, school, table, recess,

Answer 15

Noun - a person place, thing or idea

Question 16

What part of speech describes these words?

run, read, play, swim, wash, watch

Answer 16

Verb - action words

Question 17

What part of speech describes these words?

small, heavy, yellow, many, new, soft

Answer 17

Adjectives - modifying words that describe a noun, such as the size, color and number.

Question 18

What part of speech describes these words?

he, she, it, her, his, they, their, we, our

Answer 18

Pronouns - takes the place of a noun

Question 19

What part of speech describes these words?

in, with, from, about, to, above, on

Answer 19

Preposition - shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in the sentence. When used with a verb, it changes the meaning of the verb.

Question 20

What part of speech describes these words?

and, as, or, so, however, because

Answer 20

Conjunctions - join words, phrases and clauses together.

Question 21

What part of speech describes these words?

Ouch! Hurray! Wow!, Yes! No!

Answer 21

Interjections - states and exclamation or a remark. It is usually followed by an exclamation mark.

Question 22

Name the preposition words found in this sentence.

The boy with the blue shirt ate lunch in the principal’s office.

Answer 22

“with” and “in”