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Parts of speech

English · Year 7

Name: ______________________Date: ____________

Every word in a sentence does a job. A noun names a person, place, thing or idea (dog, beach, happiness). A verb shows an action or state (run, is, think). An adjective describes a noun (a fast dog, a sunny beach). An adverb describes a verb, adjective or another adverb, often answering "how", "when" or "where" — and often ending in -ly (quickly, yesterday, there).

Example

"The tired dog slowly walked home." Dog is the noun, walked is the verb, tired describes the dog (adjective), and slowly describes how it walked (adverb).

Key terms

Noun:
A word that names a person, place, thing or idea.
Verb:
A word that shows an action or a state of being.
Adjective:
A word that describes a noun.
Adverb:
A word that describes a verb, adjective or another adverb.

Questions

  1. 1. In "The dog barked", which word is the noun?

    • The
    • dog
    • barked
    • none
  2. 2. In "The dog barked", which word is the verb?

    • The
    • dog
    • barked
    • none
  3. 3. A noun names a:

    • Person, place, thing or idea
    • Action only
    • Feeling only
    • Colour only
  4. 4. A verb shows:

    • A describing word
    • An action or state
    • A place
    • A number
  5. 5. Which word is an adjective in "the big house"?

    • the
    • big
    • house
    • none
  6. 6. Which of these is a noun?

    • Run
    • Quickly
    • Teacher
    • Happy
  7. 7. Which of these is a verb?

    • Table
    • Jump
    • Green
    • Slowly
  8. 8. An adjective describes a:

    • Verb
    • Noun
    • Sentence
    • Number
  9. 9. An adverb often answers the question:

    • Who?
    • How, when or where?
    • What colour?
    • How many?
  10. 10. In "She ran quickly", which word is the adverb?

    • She
    • ran
    • quickly
    • none
  11. 11. In "The red car stopped suddenly", which word is the adjective?

    • red
    • car
    • stopped
    • suddenly
  12. 12. Many adverbs end in the letters:

    • -ed
    • -ing
    • -ly
    • -est
  13. 13. In "My sister laughed loudly", which word is the verb?

    • My
    • sister
    • laughed
    • loudly
  14. 14. Which sentence uses an adjective correctly?

    • She ran quick.
    • The tall boy waved.
    • He quickly the door.
    • They happy today.
  15. 15. In "The extremely tired student worked carefully", which word describes the adjective "tired"?

    • The
    • extremely
    • student
    • carefully
  16. 16. In "Text me when you arrive", the word "text" is being used as a:

    • Noun
    • Verb
    • Adjective
    • Adverb
  17. 17. In "I need a text message", the word "text" is being used as a:

    • Noun
    • Verb
    • Adjective
    • Adverb
  18. 18. In "The runner finished first", which word is the noun?

    • The
    • runner
    • finished
    • first
  19. 19. In "She spoke confidently and clearly", how many adverbs are there?

    • 0
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
  20. 20. Which word can be both a noun and a verb depending on the sentence?

    • Quickly
    • Green
    • Run
    • The
  21. 21. In "The old, rusty gate creaked loudly", which words are adjectives?

    • old, rusty
    • gate, creaked
    • loudly
    • the

Answer key (parent copy)

  1. 1. dog
  2. 2. barked
  3. 3. Person, place, thing or idea
  4. 4. An action or state
  5. 5. big
  6. 6. Teacher
  7. 7. Jump
  8. 8. Noun
  9. 9. How, when or where?
  10. 10. quickly
  11. 11. red
  12. 12. -ly
  13. 13. laughed
  14. 14. The tall boy waved.
  15. 15. extremely
  16. 16. Verb
  17. 17. Adjective
  18. 18. runner
  19. 19. 2
  20. 20. Run
  21. 21. old, rusty