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PARTS OF SPEECH Study Guide
I.
DEFINITIONS
Instructions: Determine the correct definition for each part of speech.
______ 1. word that describes a verb
A. adjective
______ 2. word(s) that shows the position of one noun/pronoun to
another noun/pronoun
B. adverb
C. conjunction
______ 3. word that joins or connects other words or groups of words
D. interjection
______ 4. word that describes a noun/pronoun
E. preposition
______ 5. word that expresses action or state of being
A. conjunction
______ 6. word that expresses feeling or emotion
B. interjection
______ 7. word that takes the place of a noun(s)
C. noun
______ 8. word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
D. pronoun
E. verb
II. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS OF SPEECH
Instructions: Determine the part of speech of the underlined word(s).
______ 9. Morgan and Michael plan to read all the books nominated on the Rebecca Caudill
list.
A. Interjections
C. Conjunctions
B. Prepositions
D. Nouns
______ 10. Megan and Marisa tried out for the team, but only Megan made the team.
A. Interjections
C. Conjunctions
B. Prepositions
D. Verbs
______ 11. The driver drove carefully around the accident when he saw the car in the ditch.
A. Interjections
C. Conjunctions
B. Prepositions
D. Verbs
______ 12. The Chicago Bears ran and passed the ball to win the exciting game against the
Minnesota Vikings.
A. Nouns
C. Verbs
B. Adverbs
D. Pronouns
______ 13. Jay Cutler and Martellus Bennett teamed up for the winning touchdown pass to beat
the Vikings in the last seconds of the game.
A. Pronouns
C. Conjunction
B. Adverbs
D. Nouns
______ 14. We watched the peaceful sunset from the beautiful view of our balcony.
A. noun
C. pronoun
B. adjective
D. verb
______ 15. Megan Bozek, a Stevenson high school graduate, has played hockey since she was a
little girl, and she was thrilled to make the 2014 U.S. women’s Olympic team. It will
occur in Sochi, Russia.
A. noun
C. pronoun
B. preposition
D. verb
______ 16. The crowd of Viking fans quickly receded after the game.
A. noun
C. pronoun
B. preposition
D. adverb
III. GENERAL PARTS OF SPEECH
Instructions: Choose the best answer.
_____ 17. an example of an abstract noun
A.
happiness
C. football
B.
Brandon Marshall
D. school
_____ 18. an example of a conjunction
A.
Jay Cutler
C. thoughtfulness
B.
quietly
D. and
_____ 19. an example of an adverb
A. walk
C. but
B. quietly
D. door
_____ 20. Identify the antecedent for the pronoun it in the following example:
Ex: Fremont Middle School is an amazing school since it offers interesting classes,
great sports and nutritious lunches.
A.
classes
C. Fremont Middle School
B.
is
D. and
_____ 21. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The books were on the table.
A.
The books
C. on the
B.
were on
D. on the table
_____ 22. Identify the verb in the sentence: I ran to the park.
A.
I
C. to
B.
park
D. ran
IV. “Plugging In” the Appropriate Part of Speech
Instructions: Use the word bank (and the reminders inside parentheses) to fill in the
appropriate parts of speech in the sentences listed below. You will NOT use a word more
than once so just skip a sentence if you are unsure of the answer. It will help you eliminate
some of the choices.
WORD BANK
are
printing press
around
quickly
23.
The _____________________________________ helped Marco Polo’s Travels gain
wider circulation so more people could read it. This was an amazing invention so now it was
easier to print books. (noun)
24.
Mosques _________________________ Muslim houses of worship. (verb)
25.
With better ships, Portuguese ships moved __________________________ along the
coast of West Africa as they traded for gold and ivory. (adverb)
26.
Ferdinand Magellan’s crew was the first to sail _________________________ the
world. (preposition)
Please use the quizlet link below for additional practice to help you memorize the definitions of
the parts of speech: http://quizlet.com/26241648/new
If you have this study guide mastered, you will do very well on the test. If not, please ask
questions and we will develop strategies to help you be successful.