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Grammar - Parts of Speech - Practice Test

The document is a practice test that contains two parts to identify parts of speech in sentences. Part 1 contains 20 sentences where the learner must identify whether underlined words are nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. Part 2 contains 20 sentences where the learner must identify a specific indicated word inside parentheses based on its part of speech. The practice test provides a key of parts of speech abbreviations to use for answers.

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Grammar - Parts of Speech - Practice Test

The document is a practice test that contains two parts to identify parts of speech in sentences. Part 1 contains 20 sentences where the learner must identify whether underlined words are nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. Part 2 contains 20 sentences where the learner must identify a specific indicated word inside parentheses based on its part of speech. The practice test provides a key of parts of speech abbreviations to use for answers.

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Parts of Speech Practice Test Name/Date/Hour:

Key: noun—N verb—V


adjective—ADJ adverb—ADV
pronoun—PRO preposition—PREP
conjunction—CONJ interjection—INT

Part 1 Directions: Using the key above, identify whether the underlined words are nouns,
adjectives, pronouns, conjunctions, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, or interjections.
_____1. They attended the concert last weekend.

_____2. Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.

_____3. The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

_____4. Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

_____5. My friends and I walked home after school.

_____6. I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch yesterday.

_____7. She was counting the ballots during social studies class.

_____8. Hey! That is my seat.

_____9. Will they finish the test on time?

_____10. The diagram was pretty complicated for us.

_____11. He will practice his musical piece soon.

_____12. Reggie saw the awesome sight from the air.

_____13. Her sister is the oldest member of the group.

_____14. Check the score, Tom.

_____15. Will the students be able to find the answer by themselves?

_____16. Are you sure of yourself?

_____17. They slowly carried the couch down the stairs.

_____18. Can you see beyond the hills from the top of the tower?

_____19. Hurray! Our team has finally scored a touchdown.

_____20. The troop had been scattered throughout the woods.


Part 2 Directions: Identify the indicated word (inside of parentheses) within the sentence.

__________1. (pronoun) Paul hopes that she will sing with the choir.

__________2. (pronoun) Can Jerry help him with the science project?

__________3. (noun) Have you seen the eraser?

__________4. (noun) She purchased the margarine with him.


__________5. (adjective) Older people tire more easily.

__________6. (adjective) He is agile.

__________7. (adjective) Kind people are often rewarded.

__________8. (adverb) The police officer ran fast.

__________9. (adverb) My sister answered the question intelligently.

__________10. (adverb) You really should see this art exhibit, Kenny.

__________11. (preposition) Reggie fell by the stairs.

__________12. (preposition) May I sit between you two?

__________13. (verb) Joke about it now.

__________14. (verb) They overcharged me.

__________15. (verb) Ozzie, eat up.

__________16. (conjunction) I like peanuts and potato chips.

__________17. (conjunction) He wants to buy the house, yet he knows it is too expensive.

__________18. (interjection) Ah! The sun is so warm.

__________19. (interjection) No! I will never try that.

__________20. (adverb) Georgette eventually walked her brother to the station.

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