Parts of Speech Quiz - CBSE Class 9 English

Free practice quiz: Parts of Speech (CBSE Class 9 English). 17 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This CBSE Class 9 English practice quiz has 17 multiple-choice questions on Parts of Speech, and 17 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Which part of speech describes an action?

   1. Noun
   2. Verb
   3. Adjective
   4. Adverb
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   Answer: B. Verb

   A verb specifically denotes an action or a state of being. In this case, the correct answer is 'Verb'.

2. Which one is an adverb in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'?

   1. She
   2. sings
   3. beautifully
   4. the
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   Answer: C. beautifully

   An adverb describes how an action is performed; here, 'beautifully' describes how she sings. Thus, 'beautifully' is the correct answer.

3. Select the correct pronoun: 'Maria lost ___ book.'

   1. her
   2. she
   3. they
   4. his
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   Answer: A. her

   The possessive pronoun 'her' indicates that the book belongs to Maria. Thus, 'her' is the correct answer.

4. In the sentence 'The birds sing sweetly', which word is the verb?

   1. The
   2. birds
   3. sing
   4. sweetly
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   Answer: C. sing

   'Sing' is the action being performed by 'the birds', thus it is the verb. Therefore, 'sing' is the correct answer.

5. What is the function of an article in a sentence?

   1. To modify a noun
   2. To show possession
   3. To connect clauses
   4. To express emotion
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   Answer: A. To modify a noun

   Articles like 'a', 'an', and 'the' modify nouns by defining them as specific or unspecific. Thus, 'To modify a noun' is the correct answer.

More questions in this quiz

Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Identify the noun in the following sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'
2. What part of speech modifies a noun?
3. Choose the interjection in the sentence: 'Wow! That was amazing.'
4. Identify the verb: 'He runs every morning.'
5. Which of the following is not a conjunction?
6. In the sentence 'Oh, how lovely!', what part of speech is 'Oh'?
7. Which part of speech can replace a noun in a sentence?
8. What part of speech is used to connect words or groups of words?
9. Identify the correct preposition in the sentence: 'She is sitting on the chair.'
10. Which of the following sentences contains a conjunction?
11. Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The tall building is impressive.'
12. Which of these sentences uses an interjection correctly?

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