PARTS OF SPEECH: MCQs- IDENTIFY PARTS OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED THE WORD

PARTS OF SPEECH

TASK-1

IDENTIFY  PARTS OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED THE WORD

1. The baby slept peacefully in the crib. What is the part of speech of peacefully?

• a) Adjective
• b) Adverb
• c) Verb
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: b) Adverb

2. She gave me a beautiful dress. What is the part of speech of beautiful?

• a) Adjective
• b) Adverb
• c) Pronoun
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: a) Adjective

3. We walked through the forest. What is the part of speech of through?

• a) Conjunction
• b) Preposition
• c) Adverb
• d) Verb
• ✅ Answer: b) Preposition

4. They happily accepted the invitation. What is the part of speech of happily?

• a) Adjective
• b) Verb
• c) Adverb
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: c) Adverb

5. Wow! That’s an amazing view. What is the part of speech of Wow!?

• a) Verb
• b) Noun
• c) Interjection
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: c) Interjection

6. The girl ran to the store. What is the part of speech of ran?

• a) Verb
• b) Adverb
• c) Conjunction
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: a) Verb

7. He enjoys playing football. What is the part of speech of He?

• a) Pronoun
• b) Noun
• c) Adjective
• d) Verb
• ✅ Answer: a) Pronoun

8. I prefer tea, but he likes coffee. What is the part of speech of but?

• a) Preposition
• b) Adverb
• c) Conjunction
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: c) Conjunction

9. We saw a flock of birds flying overhead. What is the part of speech of flock?

• a) Verb
• b) Adjective
• c) Noun
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: c) Noun

10. He waited patiently for his turn. What is the part of speech of patiently?

• a) Adjective
• b) Adverb
• c) Verb
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: b) Adverb

11. The cat sat on the mat. What is the part of speech of on?

• a) Adverb
• b) Preposition
• c) Conjunction
• d) Verb
• ✅ Answer: b) Preposition

12. She bought a red dress for the party. What is the part of speech of dress?

• a) Noun
• b) Adjective
• c) Verb
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: a) Noun

13. She worked hard because she wanted to succeed. What is the part of speech of because?

• a) Preposition
• b) Conjunction
• c) Adjective
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: b) Conjunction

14. Ouch! That hurt a lot. What is the part of speech of Ouch!?

• a) Adjective
• b) Pronoun
• c) Interjection
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: c) Interjection

15. They will meet us at the restaurant. What is the part of speech of at?

• a) Adverb
• b) Preposition
• c) Conjunction
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: b) Preposition

16. He is a kind person. What is the part of speech of kind?

• a) Adjective
• b) Adverb
• c) Noun
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: a) Adjective

17. The baby cried loudly. What is the part of speech of cried?

• a) Noun
• b) Verb
• c) Adjective
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: b) Verb

18. The book is on the table. What is the part of speech of on?

• a) Preposition
• b) Conjunction
• c) Adverb
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: a) Preposition

19. I love ice cream, so I eat it often. What is the part of speech of so?

• a) Conjunction
• b) Pronoun
• c) Preposition
• d) Adjective
• ✅ Answer: a) Conjunction

20. She speaks very softly. What is the part of speech of softly?

• a) Noun
• b) Adjective
• c) Adverb
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: c) Adverb

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TASK-2

IDENTIFY  PARTS OF SPEECH OF THE UNDERLINED THE WORD

1. She writes neatly in her notebook. What is the part of speech of neatly?

• a) Adjective
• b) Verb
• c) Adverb
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: c) Adverb
  Explanation: Neatly describes how she writes, modifying the verb writes.

2. The dog barked at the stranger. What is the part of speech of stranger?

• a) Adjective
• b) Noun
• c) Verb
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: b) Noun
  Explanation: Stranger is a noun because it refers to a person.

3. We stayed inside because it was raining. What is the part of speech of because?

• a) Preposition
• b) Conjunction
• c) Adjective
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: b) Conjunction
  Explanation: Because joins two clauses, making it a conjunction.

4. The little girl happily skipped across the playground. What is the part of speech of happily?

• a) Adverb
• b) Verb
• c) Noun
• d) Adjective
• ✅ Answer: a) Adverb
  Explanation: Happily describes how she skipped, modifying the verb skipped.

5. We will meet you at the park. What is the part of speech of at?

• a) Preposition
• b) Verb
• c) Conjunction
• d) Adjective
• ✅ Answer: a) Preposition
  Explanation: At shows the relationship between meet and park, making it a preposition.

6. The book on the table is mine. What is the part of speech of mine?

• a) Pronoun
• b) Noun
• c) Adjective
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: a) Pronoun
  Explanation: Mine is a possessive pronoun that replaces a noun.

7. My grandmother told us an amazing story. What is the part of speech of amazing?

• a) Noun
• b) Adverb
• c) Adjective
• d) Verb
• ✅ Answer: c) Adjective
  Explanation: Amazing describes the noun story.

8. The bird quickly flew away. What is the part of speech of quickly?

• a) Verb
• b) Adjective
• c) Adverb
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: c) Adverb
  Explanation: Quickly describes how the bird flew.

9. She picked a red apple from the basket. What is the part of speech of a?

• a) Adverb
• b) Adjective
• c) Pronoun
• d) Preposition
• ✅ Answer: b) Adjective
  Explanation: A is an article, which is a type of adjective that modifies apple.

10. Ouch! That was painful. What is the part of speech of Ouch!?

• a) Noun
• b) Verb
• c) Adverb
• d) Interjection
• ✅ Answer: d) Interjection
  Explanation: Ouch! expresses sudden emotion, making it an interjection.

11. They walked through the dark forest. What is the part of speech of through?

• a) Conjunction
• b) Preposition
• c) Verb
• d) Adjective
• ✅ Answer: b) Preposition
  Explanation: Through shows direction and relationship between walked and forest.

12. The sun shines brightly in the sky. What is the part of speech of brightly?

• a) Adverb
• b) Adjective
• c) Noun
• d) Verb
• ✅ Answer: a) Adverb
  Explanation: Brightly modifies shines by describing how it shines.

13. The teacher gave us an important lesson. What is the part of speech of important?

• a) Adjective
• b) Adverb
• c) Noun
• d) Verb
• ✅ Answer: a) Adjective
  Explanation: Important describes the noun lesson.

14. Wow, that was an incredible performance! What is the part of speech of Wow?

• a) Noun
• b) Interjection
• c) Adjective
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: b) Interjection
  Explanation: Wow expresses emotion, making it an interjection.

15. We need to decide whether we will go or not. What is the part of speech of whether?

• a) Preposition
• b) Adverb
• c) Conjunction
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: c) Conjunction
  Explanation: Whether connects clauses, making it a conjunction.

16. This is the best cake I’ve ever had! What is the part of speech of best?

• a) Noun
• b) Verb
• c) Adjective
• d) Adverb
• ✅ Answer: c) Adjective
  Explanation: Best is the superlative form of good, describing cake.

17. She placed the book beside her bed. What is the part of speech of beside?

• a) Preposition
• b) Adjective
• c) Conjunction
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: a) Preposition
  Explanation: Beside shows the relationship between book and bed.

18. I will call you later. What is the part of speech of later?

• a) Adverb
• b) Noun
• c) Adjective
• d) Preposition
• ✅ Answer: a) Adverb
  Explanation: Later tells when the action (call) will happen.

19. Neither of the answers was correct. What is the part of speech of Neither?

• a) Pronoun
• b) Adverb
• c) Conjunction
• d) Noun
• ✅ Answer: a) Pronoun
  Explanation: Neither functions as an indefinite pronoun in this sentence.

20. He is confident, so he performed well. What is the part of speech of so?

• a) Adverb
• b) Conjunction
• c) Preposition
• d) Pronoun
• ✅ Answer: b) Conjunction
  Explanation: So joins the two independent clauses, making it a conjunction.