Parts of Speech Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate
  • Exam Type: Online MCQ
  • Exam Code: POP6180
  • Number of Questions: 20
  • Full Marks: 20

This quiz tests what you learned on the Parts of Speech page. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer! Don’t use any books or websites to help you – the idea is to find your natural level! 

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Q1. I have a laptop computer. Here ‘laptop’ is a/ an-----.
Noun
Adverb
Adjective
Verb
Q2. Smith choked on his food because he ate so fast. The word ‘choked’ is a/ an----.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Q3. The doctor took the round in the hospital. Here "round" is a/an-----.
adjective
verb
adverb
noun
Q4. He came before the time. Here before is -----.
Noun
Adjective
Conjunction
Preposition
Q5. We went home yesterday. Here 'home' is
noun
pronoun
adverb
object
Q6. What kind of parts of speech is ‘Childhood’?
Abstract noun
Proper noun
Collective noun
Common noun
Q7. There was a small reception following the wedding. The word 'following' in the sentence above is a/an-----.
preposition
adverb
adjective
noun
Q8. Which one is a common noun?
Salt
Studentship
Infant
Army
Q9. 'Quickly' is an example of -----.
adjective
adverb
noun
verb
Q10. She looks very beautiful. Here 'very' is-----.
adjective
verb
pronoun
adverb
Q11. ‘Walking is a good exercise’. Here the word 'walking' is a/an-----.
participle
gerund
verb
phrase
Q12. Which one of the following is an adverb?
Someone
Somebody
Someday
Something
Q13. The word 'inside' cannot be used as-----.
noun
preposition
verb
adverb
Q14. The word 'bright' in the sentence “It was a bright, sunny morning’ is a/ an-----.
verb
adverb
noun
adjective
Q15. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into-----.
the big plastic green bag
the green big plastic bag
the big green plastic bag
the green plastic big bag
Q16. He is married to a writer-----you may have heard.
whom
of whom
for who
that
Q17. There is no doubt-----we will win.
whether
what
if
that
Q18. The word 'Fragrant' is a/an-----.
Adverb
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Q19. The day of sister's marriage is drawing near. Here ‘near’ is a/ an-----.
adjective
preposition
verb
adverb
Q20. The Canterbury Tales, written about 1386, is as alive and ----- today as it was nearly 600 years ago.
appealed
appeal
appealing
the appeal of