VERBS,AD.NO,ADV(POP)Online version PARTS OF SPEECH by Roberto Alvarez 1 In the sentence, "the red car speed quickly down the street," What is the adjective? a Red b Car c Quickly d Speed 2 An "action word" is another term for a/an a Noun b Verb c Adjective d Adverb 3 In the sentence, "Tim´s teacher assigned ten maths problems for homework," what is the verb? a Teacher b Assigned c Math d Problems 4 What is the relationship between nouns and adjectives? a Adjectives describe the actions that nouns take b Adjectives have nothing to do with nouns c Adjectives come before nouns in sentences d Adjectives describe the different qualities of verbs 5 Which of the following words is a noun? a Homework b Puzzled c Wrote d Difficult 6 In which of the following sentences is the word "skis" used as a verb? a Tim needs a new pair of skis b Cassie´s skis are blue c Moby skis down the mountain d We attached the skis to the roof of the car 7 In the sentence, "Tim strolls slowly down Main Stree", What part of speech is the word "slowly"? a Noun b Adjective c Adverb d Verb 8 What might happen if you removed the adjectives from the sentences, "The large red dog slobbered all over Tim´s birthday cards"? a You wouldn´t know whose birthday cards they were b You wouldn´t know the size or colour of the dog c You wouldn´t know what the dog did d You woudln´t know that it was a dog doing the slobbering 9 How many nouns are there in the sentence, "Cassie and Rita went to Manchester, and bought two new jumpers"? a One b Two c Three d Four e Five 10 What is the adverb in the sentence, "The ghoulish zombies looked hungrily at the primary school student"? a Hungrily b Ghoulish c Primary d Zombies
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