NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR QUIZ PARTS OF SPEECH:

NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, VERBS, ADVERBS
 Choose the best words to describe the PARTS OF SPEECH in the sixteen sentences below.
1. I always go to the .park. on the 9. Stewart can speak Arabic very .well.
weekends. because he lived in Egypt for a year.
a) noun a) verb
b) verb b) adjective
c) adjective c) adverb

2. On .cold. winter days, I love to have 10. I don’t think it was a difficult test. In
a cup of hot chocolate. fact, I think it was quite .easy..
a) adverb a) adverb
b) adjective b) verb
c) verb c) adjective

3. How many hot dogs did your friend 11. Dinosaurs were very large, and they
.eat. yesterday? lived millions of .years. ago.
a) verb a) noun
b) noun b) verb
c) adverb c) adjective

4. Roger Bannister finished the mile 12. Those flowers are very .beautiful..
race very .quickly. in 1954. How much do they cost?
a) verb a) adjective
b) adjective b) verb
c) adverb c) noun

5. Her .father. flies to many countries in 13. I .usually. study in the library for
the world because he is a pilot. an hour after class.
a) verb a) verb
b) noun b) adverb
c) adjective c) adjective

6. My sister is very .smart.. She got an 14. He drove his car very .slowly. down
A+ on all of her tests! the mountain road.
a) verb a) adjective
b) adverb b) adverb
c) adjective c) verb

7. Western Australia is the largest 15. Please remember to finish your

.state. in Australia. .homework..
a) verb a) verb
b) adjective b) adjective
c) noun c) noun

8. July is my .favorite. month of the 16. What language do most people

year. .speak. in Brazil?
a) adjective a) noun
b) verb b) verb
c) noun c) adjective

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

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GRAMMAR QUIZ ALL Things Grammar

Grammar Focus Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs

Level Lower Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. A 9. C
2. B 10. C
3. A 11. A
4. C 12. A
5. B 13. B
6. C 14. B
7. C 15. C
8. A 16. B

Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 88
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 18 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 = 6
0 / 16 = 0%

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