Languages › English as a Second Language Basic Parts of Speech Quiz Here's a quiz on parts of speech for lower level learners Share Flipboard Email Want to learn English words faster?. Getty Images English as a Second Language Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Writing Skills Reading Comprehension Business English Resources for Teachers By Kenneth Beare Kenneth Beare English as a Second Language (ESL) Expert TESOL Diploma, Trinity College London M.A., Music Performance, Cologne University of Music B.A., Vocal Performance, Eastman School of Music Kenneth Beare is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 06, 2017 1. My - cousins - live in New Orleans. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Nouns are persons, places, or things. 'Cousins' are the children of your aunt or uncle. 2. He bought - them - a new football. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Pronouns take the place of nouns and include me, they, us, we, his, her, etc. 3. There are - happy - students in the class. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Adjectives describe people, places or things (nouns) are always placed directly before the noun. 4. We're going to sing and - play - games at the camp. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong 'Play' is a verb that describes an action. It's possible to use more than one verb in a sentence by using 'and'. In this case, 'are going to' is the helping verb and 'play' is the main verb. 5. He is an extremely - intelligent - boy. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Adjectives are placed before the nouns they describe. 6. There is a bank just - beyond - the shopping mall. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Prepositions show relationships and include words like at, between, through, in, on, etc. 'Beyond' means 'further than'. 7. He visited - his - sister in New York. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong 'His' can be used as a possessive adjective. Possessive adjectives are placed before a noun and state who or what something belongs to. 8. She drives very - carelessly -. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Adverbs state how, where, when and in which manner something is done. Adverbs modify verbs and often - but not always - end in 'ly'. 9. That boy - studies - Latin in high school. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong A verb tells us what is done. 10. Those - huge - houses cost more than one million dollars. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong 'Huge' is an adjective that is synonymous with 'big', or 'large'. 11. We have a lot of interesting people in my - neighborhood -. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Nouns are often the objects of prepositional phrases. In this case, 'neighborhood' is the object of the prepositional phrase 'in my ...' 12. You can have pancakes - or - waffles for breakfast. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Conjunctions connect words and include and, but, or, so, etc. 13. Alison is - from - Los Angeles. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Prepositions show relationships. In this case 'from' tells us where the person comes from. 14. Are those - Italian - shoes? noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong National adjectives should always be capitalized because they represent a specific country, in this case Italy. 15. I've lived in this town - for - many years. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Prepositions shows the between nous. 'For' can be used as a time word to indicate how long. 16. I think - nobody - wants to come with me. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong 'Nobody' is a pronoun which means 'no person'. 17. That's his house - across - the street. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Prepositions show physical relationships between places. 18. - Asia - has become the manufacturing capitol of the world. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Countries, continents, states and cities are names of places and therefore nouns. 19. He spoke very - quietly -. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong 'Quietly' modifies the verb 'speak' to tell us how the person spoke. Words that modify verbs are adverbs. 20. - Oh! - That's a difficult question. noun pronoun adjective verb adverb conjunction preposition interjection Correct Wrong Interjections are words we use to show surprise and include 'wow', 'hey', 'ooh!', etc. Basic Parts of Speech Quiz You got: % Correct. You Know Your Parts of Speech! You know your English!. Andrew Rich / Vetta / Getty Images Congratulations! You know your parts of speech very well. That will help you as you continue to learn English. Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email Basic Parts of Speech Quiz You got: % Correct. Good Job! You've done well on your lessons. Anton Violin / Moment / Getty Images Good job! You've identified most parts of speech in this exercise. You'll need to keep working to identify all of them, but you've made a great start. Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email Basic Parts of Speech Quiz You got: % Correct. Keep Studying Parts of Speech Keep working on your studies.. Frank and Helena / Cultura / Getty Images You'll have to continue to study basic parts of speech. It's difficult to learn, but knowing parts of speech will help you learn English more quickly. Share Your Results Share Flipboard Email