1. Parts of Speech
English 9 Review

2. Directions
Use your marker board to write down the correct response to each question.
You may be asked to identify the definition of a part of speech.
You may be asked to identify the part of speech of the underlined word in a sentence.

3. Question # 1
The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat on her face.
Answer: NOUN

4. Question # 2 What part of speech is a word that modifies a noun?
Answer: ADJECTIVE

5. Question # 3 The geese indolently waddled across the intersection.
Answer: ADVERB

6. Question # 4
Yikes! I'm late for class.
Answer: INTERJECTION

7. Question # 5
Bruno's heavy dictionary tumbled out of his book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out into traffic.
Answer: ADJECTIVE

8. Question # 6
Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the the kids set on his porch.
Answer: VERB

9. Question # 7
What part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb?
Answer: ADVERB

10. Question # 8
She thought that the 20 zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.
Answer: VERB

11. Question # 9
Although she gave dozens of cookies away, the enormous pile left over made Natalie nervous.
Answer: Conjunction

12. Question # 10
Everywhere Olivia went, she talked about her favorite singer.
Answer: PRONOUN

13. Question # 11
The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors.
Answer: ADVERB

14. Question # 12
What part of speech is a word or short phrase that gains attention or adds emphasis?
Answer: INTERJECTION

15. Question # 13
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania.
Answer: VERB

16. Question # 14
What part of speech shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and its objects?
Answer: PREPOSITION

17. Question # 15
That smells delicious.
Answer: PRONOUN

18. Question # 16
Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of shoes.
Answer: PREPOSITION

19. Question # 17
Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made.
Answer: VERB

20. Question # 18
The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip.
Answer: ADJECTIVE

21. Question # 19 What part of speech is a person, place, thing, or idea?
Answer: NOUN

22. Question # 20
Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves.
Answer: ADJECTIVE

23. Question # 21 Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom.
Answer: NOUN

24. Question # 22
What part of speech expresses an action or state of being?
Answer: VERB

25. Question # 23
My friends and I will either go to the movies tonight or the mall.
Answer: CONJUNCTION

26. Question # 24
What type of verb accompanies an action verb or linking verb, forming a phrase, to show the verb’s tense?
Answer: HELPING VERB

27. Question # 25
What type of conjunction joins a clause that cannot stand alone without the rest of the sentence?
Answer: SUBORDINATE CONJUNCTION

28. Question # 26
The following words are a special type of adjective. What are they called?
the, a, an
Answer: ARTICLES

29. Question # 27
What part of speech stands in the place of a specific noun?
Answer: PRONOUN

30. Question # 28 What type of noun is the following word?
“raincoat”
Answer: COMPOUND NOUN

31. Question # 29 What category do the following pronouns fall into?
Anyone, somebody, everything, few, many
Answer: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

32. Question # 30 What part of speech joins words, clauses, and phrases?
Answer: CONJUNCTIONS

33. Question # 31 Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
Several friends of mine are going to the concert.
Answer: SEVERAL, THE

34. Question # 32 Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
A rather funny clown was juggling oranges.
Answer: RATHER

35. Question # 33 What type of conjunctions are the following?
Neither, nor
Either, or
Not only, but also
Answer: CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS

36. Question # 34 Choose the correct pronoun: Answer: HIS
Anybody can learn to set up (his, their) own tent.
Answer: HIS

37. Question # 35
Identify the following words as concrete or abstract nouns.
Happiness, trust, fear
Answer: ABSTRACT

38. Question # 36 Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
They are going to the mall tomorrow for the sale.
Answer: ARE GOING

39. Question # 37
Identify the following verb as transitive or intransitive:
Steve mailed the package just in time for Christmas.
Answer: TRANSITIVE

40. Question # 38 What part of speech is the underlined word?
Best wishes for a lifetime of happiness. Cheers!
Answer: INTERJECTION

41. Question # 39 Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
Visitors to Louisiana can taste many types of seafood in seaside restaurants.
Answer: TO, OF, IN

42. Question # 40 Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The chocolate icing was very sweet.
Answer: CHOCOLATE, SWEET