Parts of Speech Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. 1. "Olivia's place of birth is England, but she lives here now." Which word is a pronoun? Olivia she here a) Olivia b) she c) here 2. A pronoun can _______ a noun that's already been mentioned or inferred. replace join shorten a) replace b) join c) shorten 3. "The last train to London has just departed." Which is a preposition? last to just a) last b) to c) just 4. Prepositions link a _______ to another word or sentence part. verb adjective noun a) verb b) adjective c) noun 5. "Can you remember the first time you kissed someone?" Which is a determiner? can the someone a) can b) the c) someone 6. Determiners always come _____ a noun or noun phrase. before after before or after a) before b) after c) before or after 7. "Justin likes rap music much more than dance music or pop." Which is a conjunction? much than or a) much b) than c) or 8. Conjunctions are used to _______ words, phrases, clauses or sentences. join replace separate a) join b) replace c) separate 9. "Ow! That hurts! Stop it!" Which word is an interjection? ow hurts stop a) ow b) hurts c) stop 10. An interjection is a word or phrase we use to _______ a strong feeling or emotion. hide cause express a) hide b) cause c) express Your score is: Correct answers: Contributor: Matt Errey. Matt is the author of several books including 1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context and Common English Idioms for learners, and Matt's ESL Games and Quizzes for teachers.
