NAME: ________________________
DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR QUIZ PARTS OF SPEECH:
NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, VERBS, ADVERBS
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Choose the best words to describe the PARTS OF SPEECH in the sixteen sentences below.
1. I always go to the .park. on the
weekends.
9. Stewart can speak Arabic very .well.
because he lived in Egypt for a year.
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
a) verb
b) adjective
c) adverb
2. On .cold. winter days, I love to have
a cup of hot chocolate.
10. I don’t think it was a difficult test. In
fact, I think it was quite .easy..
a) adverb
b) adjective
c) verb
a) adverb
b) verb
c) adjective
3. How many hot dogs did your friend
.eat. yesterday?
11. Dinosaurs were very large, and they
lived millions of .years. ago.
a) verb
b) noun
c) adverb
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
4. Roger Bannister finished the mile
race very .quickly. in 1954.
12. Those flowers are very .beautiful..
How much do they cost?
a) verb
b) adjective
c) adverb
a) adjective
b) verb
c) noun
5. Her .father. flies to many countries in
the world because he is a pilot.
13. I .usually. study in the library for
an hour after class.
a) verb
b) noun
c) adjective
a) verb
b) adverb
c) adjective
6. My sister is very .smart.. She got an
A+ on all of her tests!
14. He drove his car very .slowly. down
the mountain road.
a) verb
b) adverb
c) adjective
a) adjective
b) adverb
c) verb
7. Western Australia is the largest
.state. in Australia.
15. Please remember to finish your
.homework..
a) verb
b) adjective
c) noun
a) verb
b) adjective
c) noun
8. July is my .favorite. month of the
year.
16. What language do most people
.speak. in Brazil?
a) adjective
b) verb
c) noun
15 – 16 = Excellent
a) noun
b) verb
c) adjective
13 – 14 = Good
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12 or Less = Study More!
GRAMMAR QUIZ
ALL Things Grammar
Grammar Focus Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs
Level Lower Intermediate
ANSWER KEY
1. A
9. C
2. B
10. C
3. A
11. A
4. C
12. A
5. B
13. B
6. C
14. B
7. C
15. C
8. A
16. B
My Notes
Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 88
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 18 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 =
6
0 / 16 =
0%
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