50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) on Parts of Speech

50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) on Parts of Speech — covering Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection.

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1–6: Nouns

1. A noun is a word that names a _______.
A. Person, place, or thing
B. Action
C. Quality
D. Description

2. Which of the following is a proper noun?
A. Girl
B. Lagos
C. Teacher
D. City

3. The word “team” is a _______.
A. Abstract noun
B. Collective noun
C. Common noun
D. Proper noun

4. “Happiness” is an example of a/an _______.
A. Concrete noun
B. Abstract noun
C. Collective noun
D. Proper noun

5. The word “car” is a _______.
A. Abstract noun
B. Concrete noun
C. Collective noun
D. Proper noun

6. Which sentence contains a common noun?
A. The teacher is kind.
B. Africa is big.
C. Lagos is a city.
D. Mr. Peter teaches English.

7–12: Pronouns

7. A pronoun is used in place of a _______.
A. Verb
B. Noun
C. Adjective
D. Preposition

8. Which of the following is a pronoun?
A. Boy
B. He
C. Ball
D. Chair

9. “They are going to school.” — The word they is a _______.
A. Verb
B. Pronoun
C. Adverb
D. Preposition

10. “This is my book.” — The word my is a _______.
A. Possessive pronoun
B. Reflexive pronoun
C. Demonstrative pronoun
D. Relative pronoun

11. Which of these is a reflexive pronoun?
A. Hers
B. Himself
C. That
D. Their

12. “These are good students.” — The word these is a _______.
A. Demonstrative pronoun
B. Interrogative pronoun
C. Reflexive pronoun
D. Possessive pronoun

13–19: Verbs

13. A verb is a word that shows _______.
A. Description
B. Action or state
C. Name
D. Relation

14. Which of the following is a verb?
A. Run
B. Blue
C. Quickly
D. Book

15. “She sings well.” — The word sings is a _______.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adjective
D. Adverb

16. Which of these is a linking verb?
A. Eat
B. Is
C. Jump
D. Write

17. Which of the following words is not a verb?
A. Dance
B. Write
C. Pen
D. Sing

18. “The children played in the park.” — The word played is a _______.
A. Noun
B. Verb
C. Adverb
D. Conjunction

19. “Am, is, are” are examples of _______.
A. Auxiliary verbs
B. Action verbs
C. Abstract nouns
D. Adjectives

20–26: Adjectives

20. An adjective describes a _______.
A. Verb
B. Noun or Pronoun
C. Adverb
D. Preposition

21. Which of these is an adjective?
A. Red
B. Run
C. Slowly
D. School

22. “She wore a beautiful dress.” — The word beautiful is a/an _______.
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Pronoun
D. Verb

23. “Three boys came in.” — The word three shows _______.
A. Color
B. Number
C. Quality
D. Possession

24. “This book is heavy.” — The word heavy describes the _______.
A. Verb
B. Book
C. Action
D. Adverb

25. Which of these is a demonstrative adjective?
A. That
B. She
C. Beautiful
D. Quickly

26. “Honest men are rare.” — The word honest is an _______.
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Verb
D. Noun

27–33: Adverbs

27. An adverb modifies a _______.
A. Verb, adjective, or another adverb
B. Noun
C. Pronoun
D. Preposition

28. “He runs fast.” — The word fast is an _______.
A. Adverb
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Noun

29. Which of these is an adverb of manner?
A. Slowly
B. Today
C. Here
D. Very

30. “She sings beautifully.” — The word beautifully tells _______.
A. When
B. How
C. Where
D. What

31. “The man spoke loudly.” — The word loudly is an _______.
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Noun
D. Verb

32. “We will travel tomorrow.” — The word tomorrow is an adverb of _______.
A. Time
B. Place
C. Manner
D. Degree

33. “He is very tall.” — The word very is an adverb of _______.
A. Degree
B. Time
C. Place
D. Frequency

34–39: Prepositions

34. A preposition shows the relationship between _______.
A. A noun/pronoun and another word
B. Two verbs
C. Two adjectives
D. A subject and predicate

35. Which of the following is a preposition?
A. On
B. And
C. Beautiful
D. Quickly

36. “The book is on the table.” — The word on shows _______.
A. Time
B. Place
C. Direction
D. Possession

37. “We arrived at noon.” — The word at shows _______.
A. Time
B. Place
C. Manner
D. Reason

38. Which sentence contains a preposition?
A. The cat slept under the bed.
B. He runs fast.
C. She smiled sweetly.
D. We clapped loudly.

39. Which of these words is not a preposition?
A. Between
B. Under
C. Slowly
D. Over

40–45: Conjunctions

40. A conjunction is a word used to _______.
A. Describe
B. Join words or sentences
C. Name
D. Show time

41. Which of the following is a conjunction?
A. And
B. Quickly
C. Blue
D. Table

42. “I like tea and coffee.” — The word and joins _______.
A. Two verbs
B. Two nouns
C. Two pronouns
D. Two adjectives

43. “She is poor but honest.” — The word but shows _______.
A. Agreement
B. Contrast
C. Reason
D. Time

44. “I will go if it rains.” — The word if is a _______.
A. Preposition
B. Conjunction
C. Adverb
D. Verb

45. Which sentence uses a conjunction correctly?
A. I like rice and beans.
B. I run blue home.
C. He sleeps under tired.
D. They walk because fast.

46–50: Interjections

46. An interjection expresses _______.
A. Emotion or feeling
B. Action
C. Relation
D. Time

47. Which of the following is an interjection?
A. Wow!
B. Quickly
C. Book
D. Blue

48. “Oh! I forgot my bag.” — The word Oh! shows _______.
A. Surprise
B. Action
C. Description
D. Time

49. “Hurray! We won the match.” — The word Hurray! shows _______.
A. Anger
B. Joy
C. Sadness
D. Fear

50. Which of these sentences contains an interjection?
A. Alas! The man is dead.
B. She runs fast.
C. The sky is blue.
D. He ate rice.

Answer Summary (Short Form):
1-A, 2-B, 3-B, 4-B, 5-B, 6-A, 7-B, 8-B, 9-B, 10-A,

11-B, 12-A, 13-B, 14-A, 15-B, 16-B, 17-C, 18-B, 19-A, 20-B,

21-A, 22-A, 23-B, 24-B, 25-A, 26-A, 27-A, 28-A, 29-A, 30-B,

31-B, 32-A, 33-A, 34-A, 35-A, 36-B, 37-A, 38-A, 39-C, 40-B,

41-A, 42-B, 43-B, 44-B, 45-A, 46-A, 47-A, 48-A, 49-B, 50-A