Master the Parts of Speech: Interactive Grammar Quizzes for 5th Grade

Question 1

Choose the adjective in the sentence: "The curious cat explored the backyard."

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curious

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cat

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explored

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backyard

Question 2

Which word in the sentence "The car drove slowly down the road" is an adverb?

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slowly

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car

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drove

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road

Question 3

Identify the part of speech that describes a noun in the sentence: "The beautiful flowers bloomed in the garden."

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beautiful

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flowers

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bloomed

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garden

Question 4

Which word in the sentence is a noun? The red car drove down the street.

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car

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red

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drove

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street

Question 5

Which word in the sentence is an adjective? The tall tree swayed in the wind.

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tall

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tree

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swayed

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wind

Question 6

Which word in the sentence is an adverb? The car raced quickly down the highway.

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quickly

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car

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raced

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highway

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct use of capitalization?

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The President of the United States

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the president of the united states

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the president of the United States

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The President of the united States

Question 8

Which word means the same as 'beautiful'?

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pretty

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ugly

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mean

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sad

Question 9

Which word is the opposite of 'hot'?

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cold

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warm

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freezing

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melted

Question 10

Which of the following is a preposition?

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on

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the

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and

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big

Question 11

What type of sentence is this: The children laughed and played in the park?

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Statement

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Question

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Exclamation

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Command

Question 12

Which word names a person, place, or thing?

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computer

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quickly

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beautiful

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slowly

Question 13

Which word describes an action?

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ran

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slowly

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beautiful

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computer

Question 14

Which sentence uses the adjective "tall" correctly?

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The tall boy is playing basketball.

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The boy is tall playing basketball.

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The tall boy playing basketball.

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The boy is playing tall basketball.

Question 15

Which sentence has more than one independent clause?

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The boy ran to the store, and he bought a book.

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The boy ran to the store.

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The boy is running to the store.

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The boy ran to the store because he needed milk.

Question 16

Which sentence has a dependent clause and an independent clause?

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The boy ran to the store because he needed milk.

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The boy ran to the store.

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The boy is running to the store.

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The boy and his friend ran to the store.

Question 17

Which word describes an action and can show the time of the action?

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Verb

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Noun

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Adjective

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Adverb

Question 18

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The __________ apple is my favorite.'

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Red

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Quickly

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Run

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Car

Question 19

Which of these words tells us more about a noun or pronoun?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 20

Which sentence uses the adjectives 'big' and 'red' correctly?

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The big red apple is delicious.

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The red big apple is delicious.

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The apple is red and big.

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The delicious apple is big and red.

Question 21

Which of these words is NOT a noun?

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Quickly

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Computer

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Teacher

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Book

Question 22

Which sentence uses the adverb 'slowly' correctly?

Accepted Answer

The car slowly drove down the street.

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Slowly the car down the street drove.

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The down the street car slowly drove.

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Drove the car down the street slowly.

Question 23

Which word in the sentence 'The tall, old tree swayed gently in the wind' describes the tree?

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old

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The

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swayed

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gently

Question 24

Which of the following words means 'to move quickly using your feet'?

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running

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slowly

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beautiful

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and

Question 25

Which word in the sentence 'The children played happily in the park' tells how the children played?

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happily

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children

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played

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park

Question 26

In the sentence 'She is a good student. She studies hard.', which word takes the place of 'She' in the second sentence?

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Pronoun

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 27

Which part of speech names the person or thing that receives the action of a verb?

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Noun

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Pronoun

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Adverb

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Preposition

Question 28

Which word in the sentence 'The car drove quickly down the road' shows the relationship between 'car' and 'road'?

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down

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car

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drove

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road

Question 29

Which of the following words joins two sentences or ideas together?

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but

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the

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slowly

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dog

Question 30

Which part of speech adds more information about a noun or pronoun?

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Adjective

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Adverb

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Preposition

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Conjunction

Question 31

Which group of words in the sentence 'The children were excited to go to the amusement park' acts as a single verb?

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were excited

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to go

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amusement park

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children

Question 32

In the sentence: "The car slowly drove down the street.", which word tells us how the car moved?

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slowly

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the

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car

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drove

Question 33

In the sentence: "The **excited** dog barked at the mailman.", which word describes the dog?

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Adjective

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Noun

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Verb

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Adverb

Question 34

Which of these is the correct way to use an adjective?

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The pretty car drove down the street.

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The car is pretty drove down the street.

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Pretty, the car drove down the street.

Question 35

In the sentence 'The dog gave its bone to itself', what type of pronoun is 'itself'?

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Reflexive Pronoun

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Personal Pronoun

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Demonstrative Pronoun

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Indefinite Pronoun

Question 36

Which part of speech in the sentence "The tall, majestic tree stood proudly in the forest" provides additional information about the tree?

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Tall

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The

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Stood

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Proudly

Question 37

Which of the following words represents a person, place, object, or idea?

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dog

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because

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and

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quickly

Question 38

Which of the following words describes an action or state of being?

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jump

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tall

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very

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but

Question 39

Which of the following words describes a quality or characteristic?

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beautiful

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the

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or

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run

Question 40

Which of the following words modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

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slowly

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of

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cat

Question 41

Which sentence has a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

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The boy ran quickly.

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The book is on the table.

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The weather is cold.

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The girl is tall.

Question 42

Which sentence expresses a complete thought?

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The dog barked.

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Running quickly

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The boy

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Because it was hungry

Question 43

Which group of words does NOT express a complete thought?

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Because it was hungry

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The book is on the table.

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The boy is running.

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The dog barked.

Question 44

Identify the noun in this sentence: "The **car** drove down the street."

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Car

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Street

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Drove

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The

Question 45

Choose the adjective in this sentence: "The **beautiful** flower bloomed in the garden."

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Beautiful

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Bloomed

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Flower

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Garden

Question 46

Which word is an adverb in this sentence: "The cat ran **quickly** across the room."

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Quickly

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Room

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Cat

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Ran

Question 47

Select the complete sentence:

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The girl skipped rope in the backyard.

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Skipping rope in the backyard

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The girl skipping rope

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In the backyard

Question 48

Select the compound sentence:

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The dog wagged its tail and barked at the mailman.

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The dog wagged its tail because it was happy.

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The dog is brown

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The mailman delivered the mail

Question 49

Which sentence is a declarative sentence?

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The weather is nice today.

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Wow, that was a great movie!

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Please close the door.

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What is your favorite color?