The Parts of Speech Review

Question 1

"No!" is an example of an INTERJECTION.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

"_____ join in many ways, sentences, words, or phrase and phrase."

Accepted Answer

CONJUNCTIONS

Question 3

Charlotte ran to the door and unlocked it before her friend knocked. The words ran, unlocked, and knocked are:

Accepted Answer

VERBS

Question 4

"The _____ means action, something done, as read and write and jump and run."

Accepted Answer

VERB

Question 5

Sarah climbed to the top of the tree to get a better look at the horizon. The word "the" (used three times) is:

Accepted Answer

DEFINITE ARTICLE

Question 6

Jeff had to move quickly to avoid the attacking chihuahua. Quickly is an:

Accepted Answer

ADVERB

Question 7

In the sentence, "She read the instructions carefully," the word "carefully" is an ADJECTIVE.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

CONJUNCTIONS are words that express action or a state of being.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

ADJECTIVES are connecting words that join words or groups of words in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

"Every name is called a _____, as field and fountain, street, and town."

Accepted Answer

NOUN

Question 11

PREPOSITIONS (words like in, on, above, beside) relate their object with other words in a sentence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

"The _____ shows relation, as in the street or at the station."

Accepted Answer

PREPOSITION

Question 13

____ are words that can stand alone as an exclamatory sentence, often expressing strong emotion.

Accepted Answer

INTERJECTIONS

Question 14

Complete the line from the Parts of Speech Poem: "How things are done the _____ tell, as quickly, slowly, badly, well."

Accepted Answer

ADVERBS

Question 15

The ARTICLE is a type of adjective that shows a word's definite or indefinite status using a, an, or the.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Monsters don't scare me as much as they scare my little brother. Me and they are:

Accepted Answer

PRONOUNS

Question 17

George went to the store to buy more ice cream for the party. George, store, ice cream, and party are:

Accepted Answer

NOUNS

Question 18

"In place of noun the _____ stands, so he and she can clap their hands."

Accepted Answer

PRONOUN

Question 19

"The _____ tells us that a noun has a general or specific sound."

Accepted Answer

ARTICLE

Question 20

I hurried to pick up the cake and balloons, but I was late to the party. And and but are:

Accepted Answer

CONJUNCTIONS

Question 21

The _____ cries out "Hark! I need an exclamation mark."

Accepted Answer

INTERJECTION

Question 22

"The _____ describes a thing, like juicy plum or diamond ring."

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVE

Question 23

Jessica looked under the sofa to find that her bunny was next to her slippers. Under and next to are:

Accepted Answer

PREPOSITIONS

Question 24

NOUNS are the smallest word group in English, representing animal, mineral, or vegetable.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

VERBS are words that express action or a state of being.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

PRONOUNS describe nouns and tell which one, what kind, how many, or whose.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

After school we went to a nearby parlor to get a heaping bowl of delicious ice cream. The words in bold are:

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVES

The Parts of Speech Review

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The Parts of Speech Review

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