Parts of Speech Table

This is a summary of the 8 parts of speech*. You can find more detail if you click on
each part of speech.

part of function or "job" example words example sentences

speech

Verb action or state (to) be, have, do, EnglishClub.com is a web

like, work, sing, site. I like
can, must EnglishClub.com.

Noun thing or person pen, dog, work, This is my dog. He lives in

music, town, my house. We live in
London, teacher, London.
John

Adjective describes a noun a/an, the, 69, My dog is big. I like big
some, good, big, dogs.
red, well,
interesting

Adverb describes a verb, quickly, silently, My dog eats quickly.

adjective or adverb well, badly, very, When he is very hungry, he
really eats really quickly.

Pronoun replaces a noun I, you, he, she, Tara is Indian. She is

some beautiful.

Preposition links a noun to to, at, after, on, We went to school on

another word but Monday.

Conjunction joins clauses or and, but, when I like dogs and I like cats. I
sentences or words like cats and dogs. I like
dogs but I don't like cats.

Interjection short exclamation, oh!, ouch!, hi!, Ouch! That hurts! Hi! How
sometimes inserted well are you? Well, I don't
into a sentence know.

* Some grammar sources categorize English into 9 or 10 parts of speech. At

EnglishClub.com, we use the traditional categorization of 8 parts of speech. Examples
of other categorizations are:

 Verbs may be treated as two different parts of speech:

o Lexical Verbs (work, like, run)
o Auxiliary Verbs (be, have, must)
 Determiners may be treated as a separate part of speech, instead of being
categorized under Adjectives
  These Quizzes Cover...
 These parts of speech quizzes cover the 8 parts of speech. (Imagine that!)
 Here is a brief definition of each of the 8 parts of speech:
 1. Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas.
 2. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns.
 3. Verbs are words that show an action or a state of being.
 4. Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns.
 5. Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
 6. Prepositions are words that describe the relationship between a noun
or pronoun and some other word or element in the rest of the sentence.
 7. Conjunctions are words that join two or more words, phrases, or
clauses.
 8. Interjections are words that show emotion.
 Okay, if you know all of that, you are ready for these parts of speech
quizzes!


 1.0 Identify & Label

 Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 1
 Directions: Label the part of speech for each word in bold.

When (1) Mary Lennox (2) was (3) sent to Misselthwaite Manor

to live (4) with her uncle everybody (5) said she was the (6) most

disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. (7) She had a

little thin face (8) and a little thin body, thin light hair and a (9) sour

expression. (10) Her hair was (11) yellow, and her face was yellow

(12) because she had been born (13) in (14) India and had always

been ill in one way (15) or another.

1.1 Matching Definitions

 Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 2

 Directions: Match the part of speech to the correct definition.

1. Pronouns A. Words that name people, places, things, or ideas

2. Adverbs B. Words that modify nouns or pronouns

3. Verbs C. Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses

D. Words that describe a relationship between a noun or pronoun

4. Adjectives
and another element in the sentence

5. E. Words that show emotion

Conjunctions

6. Prepositions F. Words that modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

7. Nouns G. Words that show an action or a state of being

8.
H. Words that take the place of nouns
Interjections

1.2 Choose the Right Part of Speech

Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 3

Directions: For the words in bold, choose the correct part of speech from the
choices listed in a and b.

a. noun
1. Today, I will wear my yellow skirt.
b. adjective

a. interjection
2. No, you may not climb onto the roof.
b. pronoun

a. verb
3. This warm bath will feel good on my legs.
b. adverb

a. adverb
4. I feel good.
b. adjective

a. verb
5. Throw the ball as hard as you can.
b. noun

a. adjective
6. I am extremely excited for our trip to Costa Rica.
b. adverb

a. interjection
7. Should be stay in a hotel or in a youth hostel?
b. conjunction

a. verb
8. Where is my suitcase?
b. adverb

a. preposition
9. Your suitcase is in the closet.
b. adjective

10. Let's make cookies! a. noun

 b. preposition

1.3 Choose the Right Word

Parts of Speech Quizzes: Quiz 4

Directions: Choose the correct word to fill in the blank from the choices listed in
a and b.

Example 1. I am doing ___b. well___.

a. good
1. I am doing ___________.
b. well

a. beautiful
2. You play the piano __________.
b. beautifully

a. milk
3. I would like two glasses of ___________.
b. milks

a. Her
4. ____________ is coming to the concert.
b. She

a. play
5. Yesterday, I ___________ for two hours!
b. played

a. more better
6. This song is ___________ than that song.
b. better

a. in
7. I sat ______________ the coffee shop.
b. between

a. is learning
8. My sister ____________ to play the flute.
b. have learned

a. are
9. I ____________ sleepy.
b. am

a. more organized
10. This closet is ___________ than my closet!
b. most organized