Parts of Speech – Exam Based MCQs
1. How many traditional parts of speech are commonly recognized in English grammar? (TRB English 2024)
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 9
Ans: C) 8
2. A noun is a word used as the name of a: (TNTET 2022)
A) action
B) quality only
C) person, place, thing, or idea
D) relation
Ans: C) person, place, thing, or idea
3. Which of the following is a noun? (PGTRB)
A) quickly
B) honesty
C) under
D) beautiful
Ans: B) honesty
4. A pronoun is used in place of a: (SET)
A) verb
B) noun
C) adjective
D) conjunction
Ans: B) noun
5. Which of the following is a pronoun? (UGC NET English)
A) they
B) teacher
C) softly
D) with
Ans: A) they
6. A verb is a word used to express: (TRB English 2024)
A) a relation only
B) an action, state, or occurrence
C) a quality only
D) a number
Ans: B) an action, state, or occurrence
7. Which of the following is a verb? (TNTET 2022)
A) table
B) sing
C) very
D) but
Ans: B) sing
8. An adjective qualifies a: (PGTRB)
A) noun or pronoun
B) verb only
C) conjunction
D) preposition
Ans: A) noun or pronoun
9. Which of the following is an adjective? (SET)
A) slowly
B) courage
C) beautiful
D) because
Ans: C) beautiful
10. An adverb modifies a: (UGC NET English)
A) noun only
B) verb, adjective, or another adverb
C) pronoun only
D) article only
Ans: B) verb, adjective, or another adverb
11. Which of the following is an adverb? (TRB English 2024)
A) neatly
B) neat
C) neatness
D) notebook
Ans: A) neatly
12. A preposition shows the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. (TNTET 2022)
A) True
B) False
C) Only in poetry
D) Only in speech
Ans: A) True
13. Which of the following is a preposition? (PGTRB)
A) under
B) quickly
C) honest
D) sing
Ans: A) under
14. A conjunction is used to: (SET)
A) describe a noun
B) join words, phrases, or clauses
C) show emotion
D) replace a noun
Ans: B) join words, phrases, or clauses
15. Which of the following is a conjunction? (UGC NET English)
A) and
B) quickly
C) his
D) under
Ans: A) and
16. An interjection is used to express: (TRB English 2024)
A) relation
B) action
C) sudden feeling or emotion
D) number
Ans: C) sudden feeling or emotion
17. Which of the following is an interjection? (TNTET 2022)
A) wow!
B) slowly
C) unless
D) between
Ans: A) wow!
18. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “Ravi is a doctor.” (PGTRB)
A) Pronoun
B) Noun
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
Ans: B) Noun
19. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “She is my friend.” (SET)
A) Noun
B) Pronoun
C) Adjective
D) Verb
Ans: B) Pronoun
20. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “They play football.” (UGC NET English)
A) Adverb
B) Preposition
C) Verb
D) Interjection
Ans: C) Verb
21. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “He is a good boy.” (TRB English 2024)
A) Adverb
B) Adjective
C) Noun
D) Conjunction
Ans: B) Adjective
22. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “She sings sweetly.” (TNTET 2022)
A) Noun
B) Adverb
C) Preposition
D) Pronoun
Ans: B) Adverb
23. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “The cat is under the table.” (PGTRB)
A) Conjunction
B) Adjective
C) Preposition
D) Interjection
Ans: C) Preposition
24. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “Ravi and Mani came.” (SET)
A) Adverb
B) Conjunction
C) Pronoun
D) Interjection
Ans: B) Conjunction
25. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: “Alas! He is dead.” (UGC NET English)
A) Adjective
B) Verb
C) Interjection
D) Noun
Ans: C) Interjection
26. Which of the following is a noun in the sentence “Wisdom is better than strength”? (TRB English 2024)
A) better
B) than
C) wisdom
D) is
Ans: C) wisdom
27. Which of the following is an adjective in the sentence “He bought a red car”? (TNTET 2022)
A) bought
B) red
C) he
D) car
Ans: B) red
28. Which of the following is an adverb in the sentence “They worked hard”? (PGTRB)
A) they
B) worked
C) hard
D) none
Ans: C) hard
29. Which of the following is a pronoun in the sentence “This is my book”? (SET)
A) this
B) my
C) book
D) is
Ans: A) this
30. Which of the following is a preposition in the sentence “The pen is on the desk”? (UGC NET English)
A) pen
B) is
C) on
D) desk
Ans: C) on
31. Which of the following is a conjunction in the sentence “I waited, but he did not come”? (TRB English 2024)
A) waited
B) did
C) but
D) come
Ans: C) but
32. “Beautifully” is formed from “beautiful” by changing the adjective into a/an: (TNTET 2022)
A) noun
B) pronoun
C) adverb
D) preposition
Ans: C) adverb
33. Which part of speech can sometimes function as different classes in different contexts? (PGTRB)
A) only nouns
B) only pronouns
C) words like “fast” or “well” depending on usage
D) only prepositions
Ans: C) words like “fast” or “well” depending on usage
34. In “He is fast,” the word “fast” is a/an: (SET)
A) adjective
B) adverb
C) noun
D) conjunction
Ans: A) adjective
35. In “He runs fast,” the word “fast” is a/an: (UGC NET English)
A) adjective
B) noun
C) adverb
D) pronoun
Ans: C) adverb
36. Which part of speech answers the question “How?” “When?” “Where?” or “To what extent?” (TRB English 2024)
A) noun
B) adjective
C) adverb
D) pronoun
Ans: C) adverb
37. Which part of speech answers the question “What kind?” or “Which one?” (TNTET 2022)
A) conjunction
B) adjective
C) interjection
D) preposition
Ans: B) adjective
38. Which of the following is a collective noun? (PGTRB)
A) team
B) quickly
C) she
D) under
Ans: A) team
39. Which of the following is an abstract noun? (SET)
A) chair
B) boy
C) honesty
D) school
Ans: C) honesty
40. Which of the following is a possessive pronoun or determiner form? (UGC NET English)
A) mine
B) and
C) swiftly
D) because
Ans: A) mine
41. Which of the following is a helping verb / auxiliary in “She is reading”? (TRB English 2024)
A) she
B) is
C) reading
D) none
Ans: B) is
42. Which of the following is a main verb in “She is reading”? (TNTET 2022)
A) she
B) is
C) reading
D) none
Ans: C) reading
43. Which of the following is a demonstrative pronoun? (PGTRB)
A) this
B) who
C) each
D) some
Ans: A) this
44. Which of the following is an interrogative pronoun? (SET)
A) which
B) under
C) quickly
D) alas
Ans: A) which
45. Which of the following is an article? (UGC NET English)
A) an
B) with
C) loudly
D) because
Ans: A) an
46. Articles are often treated under which part of speech in school grammar? (TRB English 2024)
A) adjectives / determiners
B) pronouns only
C) adverbs only
D) interjections
Ans: A) adjectives / determiners
47. Which of the following best identifies “because” in the sentence “I stayed home because it rained”? (TNTET 2022)
A) noun
B) conjunction
C) adverb
D) preposition
Ans: B) conjunction
48. Which of the following best identifies “very” in “She is very clever”? (PGTRB)
A) adjective
B) adverb
C) noun
D) pronoun
Ans: B) adverb
49. Which part of speech is the word “clever” in “She is very clever”? (SET)
A) adjective
B) adverb
C) noun
D) conjunction
Ans: A) adjective
50. The best summary of parts of speech is that they classify words according to their: (UGC NET English)
A) colour
B) sound only
C) function in a sentence
D) length only
Ans: C) function in a sentence
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