Parts of Speech Identification Test

Test your knowledge of English parts of speech by identifying whether italicized words function as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, or conjunctions in various sentence contexts. Learn how the same word can serve different grammatical functions.

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

Draw near and listen.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

The time nears.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

It needs to be done with care.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

Neither accusation is true.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. adjective
  5. conjunction
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the part of speech of the word given in italics.

His house is near the temple.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

He needs must come.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

It is difficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

Give me neither poverty nor riches.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

I shall see you next Monday.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adjective
  5. adverb
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

He was sitting next to her.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

What is next?

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

I shall tell you more about it in my next.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

It is no joke.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

He is no more.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

I will not take a no.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

He is a near relation.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

My needs are few.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the part of speech of the word given in italics.

Please help me for once.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

I was young once.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

Once he hesitates we have him.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

One would think he was mad.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the part of speech of the word given in italics.

One day, I met him in the street.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the part of speech of the word given in italics.

The little ones cried for joy.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. pronoun
  4. conjunction
  5. adjective
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

It was his only chance.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Find out the parts of speech of the words given in italics.

He was only foolish.

  1. noun
  2. verb
  3. preposition
  4. adverb
  5. adjective