English Grammar | Parts of Speech

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English Grammar | Parts of Speech

Noun: A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. For example: dog, table, happiness.

Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. For example: he, she, it, they.

Verb: A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. For example: run, eat, is.

Adjective: An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. For example: big, red, happy.

Adverb: An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often tells how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. For example: quickly, often, very.

Preposition: A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. For example: in, on, at.

Conjunction: A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. For example: and, but, or.

Interjection: An interjection is a word or phrase used to express strong emotion or sudden feeling. For example: wow, oh, ouch

Scholarship Exam Test Series English: Parts of Speech 

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 Identify the adverb from the given words.

2 points

1. dusty
2. bravely
3. wisdom
4. girlhood

He is a good boy. ( boy )

Identify the types of noun

2 points

1. Proper noun
2. Common noun
3. Abstract noun
4. Collective noun

Girl

Identify the types of noun

1. None of these
2. Abstract noun
3. Common noun
4. Proper noun

London

2 points

1. None of these
2. Proper noun
3. Common noun
4. Abstract noun

India is my country. ( India )

2 points

1. Proper noun
2. Collective noun
3. Common noun
4. Abstract noun

Mumbai is a big city.  (city )

2 points

1. Common noun
2. Abstract noun
3. Proper noun
4. Collective noun

Choose the odd man out.

2 points

1. friendship
2. action
3. kingdom
4. sadly

Identify the adjective from the given words.

2 points

1. happily
2. action
3. ugliness
4. quarrelsome

Sunil was late ( because)he missed the city bus.   (Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. adverb
2. adjective
3. preposition
4. conjunction

Radha visited her friend ( very often.)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Adjective
3. Verb
4. Preposition

( He ) spoke to ( them ) yesterday.

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Verb
2. Pronoun
3. preposition
4. Adjective

The parrot sat ( on) the branch ( of ) a tree.

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Preposition
2. Noun
3. Conjunction
4. Pronoun

The ( wealthy) merchant had a ( beautiful ) house with ( eleven )  room .

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Preposition
4. Adjective

( Yay !) I got the first prize. ( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Conjunction
2. Interjection
3. Preposition
4. None of these

You can buy this dress (or) that one.

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Conjunction
2. Interjection
3. Preposition
4. None of these

Which of the following is a noun?

2 points

1. Run
2. Quickly
3.  Chair
4.  In

Which of the following is a verb?

2 points

1.  Happy
2. Drink
3. The
4. Strong

Which of the following is an adjective?

2 points

1.  Jump
2.  Beautiful
3.  And
4.  Of

Which of the following is an adverb?

2 points

1. Car
2.  Slowly
3. Joy
4.  Elephant

Which of the following is a pronoun?

2 points

1. Stand
2. Herself
3.  Wet
4.  On

Which of the following is a conjunction?

2 points

1.  Book
2.  And
3. Dream
4. Music

Which of the following is an interjection?

2 points

1.  Great
2.  Table
3. Clean
4.  Yesterday

Identify the adjective in the sentence:

 She has a beautiful dress.

2 points

1. She
2. Has
3.  A
4.  Beautiful

Identify the adverb in the sentence: 

The dog barked loudly.

2 points

1. The
2. Dog
3.  Barked
4.  Loudly

Identify the pronoun in the sentence: They went to the park to play.

2 points

1.  They
2.  Went
3.  To
4.  Park

Identify the preposition in the sentence: She walked through the forest.

2 points

1. She
2. Walked
3. Through
4.  Forest

Identify the conjunction in the sentence: She wanted to go to the party, but she was too tired.

2 points

1.  She
2.  Wanted
3.  To
4.  But

Identify the interjection in the sentence:

 Wow, that was amazing!

2 points

1.  Wow
2. That
3. Was
4. Amazing

Which of the following is a noun?

2 points

1. Running
2. Fast
3. Table
4. Beautiful

Which of the following is a pronoun?

2 points

1. Dance
2.  I
3. Quickly
4. Red

She is an honest woman. (Honest)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective

Virat Kohli is a great batsman. (Great)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective

Mumbai is a big city. (is)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Verb
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective

The girl is playing with her ball. (with)

2 points

1. Adjective
2. Pronoun
3. Preposition
4. Adverb

I went to Mumbai. (went)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Verb
3. Pronoun
4. Noun

She is drawing very carefully.(carefully)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Adjective
2. Verb
3. Adverb
4. Noun

I like the tree. (like)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Verb
2. Adverb
3. Noun
4. Adjective

Oh !what a beautiful flower. (oh)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Conjunction
2. Interjection
3. Noun
4. Adjective

She knows her sisters name. (her)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Pronoun
2. Noun
3. Adverb
4. Adjective

I have no any friend.(have)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Verb
2. Adverb
3. Adjective
4. Pronoun

She went after that girl. (after)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Conjunction
2. Adverb
3. Preposition
4. Adjective

I hate such people. (such)

( Identify part of speech of bracketed word)

2 points

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Verb
4. Preposition

What is your name? (what)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Verb
3. Adjective
4. Preposition

Baji Prabhu  fought bravely.(bravely)

2 points

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Conjunction
4. Verb

A ball is under the table. (under)

*

2 points

1. Verb
2. Adverb
3. Preposition
4. Noun

That girl is beautiful. (That)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Adjective
3. Verb
4. Noun

He stood next to me in the row.(next)

2 points

1. Adverb
2. Preposition
3. Verb
4. Conjunction

He went to home because he was ill. (because)

2 points

1. Preposition
2. Conjunction
3. Verb
4. Adverb

Hello! where are you going? (Hello)

2 points

1. Conjunction
2. Interjection
3. Preposition
4. Noun

Hari is my friend. (Hari )

1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adverb
4. Verb

In the sentence “He eats slowly,” what part of speech is the word “slowly”?

A) Verb

B) Noun

C) Adjective

D) Adverb

Which part of speech is the word “honest” in the sentence:

“She is an honest person.”

A) Verb

B) Noun

C) Adjective

D) Adverb

What part of speech is the word “safely” in the sentence:

“They arrived safely at their destination.”

A) Verb

B) Noun

C) Adjective

D) Adverb