MCQ Quiz on Parts of Speech for Admission & Job Exams

This online quiz on parts of speech is for advanced level students who know the parts of speech, their types and how they function in the sentence.

Level: Intermediate to advanced. 

Select the correct answer

Q1. Which one is a common noun?
Infant
Salt
studentship
army
Q2. Which one is the verb?
Openly
Reopen
Openness
Closely
Q3. 'Quickly' is an example of -----.
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
Q4. I have worked very hard lately. In this sentence 'lately' is-----.
Noun
Adverb
Preposition
Adjective
Q5. Fill up the gap with 'adverb’: He works-----quickly.
at
upon
very
out
Q6. 'Muslims fast during Ramadan.' Here the word ‘fast’ is a/ an-----.
adjective
an adverb
a verb
a noun
Q7. Fill in the blank. We received-----reply.
no
none
not
nothing
Q8. The word 'popularize' is-----.
adjective
verb
noun
adverb
Q9. Which one of the following is an adverb?
Someone
Somebody
Someday
Something
Q10. He was wise enough to accept the offer. Here ‘enough’ is-----.
an adjective
a verb
an adverb
a conjunction
Q11. The word 'inside' cannot be used as-----.
noun
preposition
adverb
verb
Q12. Which capital word is an adverb?
This house is FINE.
The bottle has to be FINE.
This shirt suits me FINE.
He has to pay a FINE.
Q13. The word 'bright' in the sentence “It was a bright, sunny morning’ is a/ an-----.
verb
adverb
noun
adjective
Q14. The programme was broadcast 'live'. Here ‘live’ is-----.
a noun
a verb
an adjective
an adverb
Q15. Arun and Milan are friends and ----- of them go to the same school.
none
both
one
neither
Q16. English grammar is not too difficult to understand. Here 'English' is-----.
adverb
adjective
verb
noun
Q17. What part of speech is the word ‘satiety’ in: 'He reached satiety soon'?
verb
noun
adverb
conjunction
Q18. His answer was a decided no. ‘No’ is a/an-----.
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
Q19. Which one is a noun?
Dimly
Fellowship
Horticultural
None
Q20. He became rich overnight. Which part speech is the word ‘overnight’?
noun
adjective
adverb
preposition