Grammar Test

"Parts of Speeh"

Review

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action. Examples:cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival

A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something). Examples:walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun. Examples:big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important

An adverb is a word which usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened. Examples:slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere

A pronoun is used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. Examples:I, you, he, she, it, we, they

A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together. Examples:but, so, and, because, or

A preposition usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence. Examples:on, in, by, with, under, through, at

An interjection is an unusual kind of word, because it often stands alone. Interjections are words which express emotion or surprise, and they are usually followed by exclamation marks. Examples:Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!

An article is used to introduce a noun. Examples:the, a, an

Test

Instructions: Write if the word written before is a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjuction, preposition, interjection, or article.

1. Ouch! That hurt. Interjection

2. The dog in under the table. Preposition

3. They were laughing. Pronoun

4. Sarah was screaming and I was running. Conjuction

5. The boy was running fastly. Adverb

6. The t-shirt I bought was red. Adjective

7. An apple fell fom the desk. Article

8. The box is mine. Noun

9. I am running. Present Progressive

10. She did her homework yesterday. Simple Past

11. He usually wears sneakers. Simple Present

12. I was reading a book last night. Past Progresive

13. I will go to the party. Future/ Will

14. They are going to go to a dinner. Future/ Going To

15. The dinner starts at 9:00P.M. Future

16. I am taking a trip next week. Future Progressive

17. She has written two books. Present Perfect

18. He has been wearing that sneakers since last week. Present Perfect Progressive

19. She had studied before the test began. Past Perfect

20. He had been talking with his fried for an hour. Past Perfect Progressive

21. By Sunday, I will have done my homework. Future Perfect

22.Planning a party is very difficult. Gerund

23. It is easy to write a story. Infinitive