Parts of Speech Review — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The word "light" can be a noun, verb, or adjective. In which sentence is it used as a verb?
A) The light was bright.
B) Please light the candle.
C) She wore a light jacket.
D) The light blinded me.
In "Please light the candle," light is used as an action verb meaning to ignite or illuminate.
2. Which word in this sentence is a pronoun? "After lunch, they walked to the park with her."
A) lunch
B) walked
C) park
D) they
They is a third-person plural pronoun that replaces a noun (the people who walked).
3. In "The dog ran quickly, but the cat moved even faster," how many adverbs are there?
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) none
But and even are both conjunctions — but joins the two clauses, and even is part of a comparative conjunction phrase.
4. Which pair of words are both prepositions?
A) under and happy
B) between and above
C) slowly and before
D) jumped and near
Between and above are both prepositions that show spatial relationships — none of the other pairs are prepositions.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. In "She felt happy about the results," the word about is a preposition.
About shows the relationship between felt happy and the results — it is a preposition.
2. In "The musician played beautifully," the word beautifully modifies the verb played.
Beautifully tells how the musician played — it modifies the verb played.
3. A word like "although" or "because" that connects clauses is called a conjunction.
Although and because are subordinating conjunctions that connect dependent clauses to independent clauses.
4. In "The tired hikers rested beside the stream," the adjective is tired.
Tired describes the hikers (a noun) — it tells what kind of hikers they were, so it is an adjective.
5. In "He gave her the book," the word her is a pronoun used as an object.
Her is an object pronoun (replacing a female noun) used as the indirect object of the verb gave.