Test on the Parts of Speech

Drag-and-drop Exercise on the Parts of Speech

This is a test on the nine parts of speech. Drag the word in the red box to the appropriately labelled green box.

A Reminder on the Parts of Speech

The Nine Parts of Speech

Here is a description of each part of speech with examples:

(1) Adjective

An adjective describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun. Here are some examples of adjectives:

• blue, cheerful, tiny

Examples of adjectives in sentences:

• The girl wore a blue dress.
(The adjective "blue" describes the noun "dress.")
• We moved to a cheerful neighborhood.
(The adjective "cheerful" describes the noun "neighborhood.")
• Look at that small one.
(The adjective "small" describes the pronoun "one.")

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(2) Adverb

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Here are some examples of adverbs:

• quickly, softly, rarely

Examples of adverbs in sentences:

• He spoke softly.
(The adverb "softly" modifies the verb "spoke.")
• She ran quickly to the station.
(The adverb "quickly" modifies the verb "ran.")
• We rarely eat out.
(The adverb "rarely" modifies the verb "eat.")

Adverbs also modify adjectives and other adverbs.

• It was an incredibly exciting match.
(The adverb "incredibly" modifies the adjective "exciting.")
• She drove very carefully.
(The adverb "very" modifies the adverb "carefully.")

Read more about adverbs.

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(3) Conjunction

A conjunction links words, groups of words, or clauses. Here are some examples of conjunctions:

• and, but, or

Examples of conjunctions in sentences:

• She bought apples and oranges.
(The conjunction "and" joins the nouns "apples" and "oranges.")
• I wanted to join you, but I was too late.
(The conjunction "but" joins the clauses "I wanted to join you" and "I was too late.")
• Do you want tea or coffee?
(The conjunction "or" joins the nouns "tea" and "coffee.")

"And," "but," and "or" are three common conjunctions. They are called coordinate conjunctions. There are three types of conjunctions.

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(4) Determiner

A determiner comes before a noun to identify it (usually by making it more specific) or state quantity. Here are some examples of determiners:

• this, our, several, each

Examples of determiners in sentences:

• This car is faster than our van.
("This" identifies the noun "car." "Our" identifies the noun "van.")
• He read several books from both categories.
("Several" shows quantity for "books." "Both" shows quantity for "categories.")

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(5) Interjection

An interjection is a short word or phrase that expresses emotion or reaction. Here are some examples:

• wow, hey, uh-oh

Examples of interjections in sentences:

• Wow, that was amazing!
(The interjection "wow" expresses surprise.)
• Ouch! Watch where you’re going!
(The interjection "hey" expresses pain.)
• Uh-oh, we’re in trouble.
(The interjection "uh-oh" expresses concern.)

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(6) Noun

A noun is the name of a person, place, object, or idea. Here are some examples of nouns:

• teacher, river, courage

Examples of nouns in sentences:

• The teacher smiled at the class.
("Teacher" names a person.)
• The river flows into the sea.
("River" names a place (a natural feature).)
• Courage is an admirable quality.
("Courage" names an idea or concept.)

Nouns are either common nouns (general names like "city," "dog," "book") or proper nouns (specific names like "Paris," "Lassie," "The Times").

Nouns can also be classified by whether they name something concrete (e.g., "stone") or abstract (e.g., "freedom"), whether they are single words ("house") or compound nouns ("toothpaste"), and whether they have countable or uncountable forms (e.g., "apple" vs. "water").

Read more about the different types of nouns.

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(7) Preposition

A preposition shows how a noun or pronoun relates to another word in the sentence. Here are some examples of prepositions:

• under, beside, during, without

Examples of prepositions in sentences:

• The cat is hiding under the bed.
("Under" shows the relationship between "hiding" and "bed.")
• Stand beside me in the photo.
("Beside" shows the relationship between "stand" and "me.")
• He fell asleep during the film.
("During" shows the relationship between "asleep" and "film.")
• She went to the party without her phone.
("Without" shows the relationship between "went" and "phone.")

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(8) Pronoun

A pronoun takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. Here are some examples of pronouns:

• he, us, this, who

Examples of pronouns in sentences:

• Daniel is kind. He always helps others.
("He" replaces "Daniel.")
• The teacher spoke to us after class.
("Us" replaces "the students," a noun phrase.)
• I like these flowers. This is my favorite.
("This" replaces the noun "flower.")
• Who is at the door?
("Who" is a pronoun asking about the identity of the subject.)

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(9) Verb

A verb expresses an action or a state of being. Here are some examples of verbs:

• run, sing, feel, become

Examples of verbs in sentences:

• They run every morning.
("Run" expresses an action.)
• Maria sings beautifully.
("Sings" expresses an action.)
• I feel tired after work.
("Feel" expresses a state of being or condition.)
• He became a doctor at 30.
("Became" expresses a change of state.)

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