Parts of Speech Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate
  • Exam Type: Online MCQ
  • Exam Code: POP4160
  • 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 like travelling to visit different places of the world. In this sentence the verbal noun is-----.
travelling
world
places
visit
Q2. The word 'apparent' is a/an-----.
verb
adverb
adjective
noun
Q3. Let us beautify the room. Here ‘beautify’ is a/ an-----.
Noun
Conjunction
Adverb
Verb
Q4. Desdemona wants to go shopping tomorrow. The word ‘tomorrow’ is a/ an----.
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Adjective
Q5. 'Sometimes reports are misleading'. Here 'sometimes' is-----.
a pronoun
an adverb
a noun
an adjective
Q6. 'It may rain today'. Which type of expression is it?
certain
possibility
anxiety
happen
Q7. What is antecedent?
noun
relative pronoun is antecedent
noun or pronoun which relates with Wh-word
a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to
Q8. ‘Who, which, whom, that’ are-----.
relative verb
relative pronoun
conjunction
preposition
Q9. Please write to me at the above address. The word 'above' in this sentence is a/an-----.
noun
pronoun
adjective
adverb
Q10. What kind noun is 'Knowledge'?
Proper
Material
Abstract
Common
Q11. 'Water' is an example of -----.
adverb
preposition
verb
conjunction
Q12. He runs fast. Here the word ‘fast’ is-----.
an adverb
a noun
a pronoun
a verb
Q13. 'Please speak slowly'. Here word 'slowly' is a/an-----.
adjective
adverb
verb
conjunction
Q14. The word 'Gravity' is-----.
an adjective
a gerund
a noun
an adverb
Q15. 'He became a politician.' Here the word 'politician' is used as a/an-----.
object
subject
adverb
complement
Q16. He was never wiser for his experience. Here ‘never’ is a/ an-----.
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Q17. Dry cleaning is the process-----clothes are cleaned in liquids other than water.
by
by which
which through
through
Q18. In which sentence the word ‘above’ is a noun?
The heavens are above.
The bird is flying above the field.
Read the sentence given above.
Blessings come from above.
Q19. Which word is used as a verb?
Lose
Loose
Flood
All of them
Q20. Identify the part of speech of 'seldom'.
noun
adjective
pronoun
adverb