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English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 3 Language - Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs (Questions)

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This Grade 3 English Language quiz will test you on nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Do you know the difference between each type of word? Find out by playing this quiz.

Sarah saw her favorite teacher in the hallway.
Who does the pronoun “her” refer to?

[ ]	Sarah
[ ]	teacher
[ ]	you
[ ]	the hallway

Erin ate pizza at noon because she wanted it for lunch.
What does the pronoun “it” refer to?

[ ]	pizza
[ ]	noon
[ ]	lunch
[ ]	Erin

Sam painted the house in several different colors.
Who is performing the verb in the sentence?

[ ]	house
[ ]	Sam
[ ]	colors
[ ]	painted

The dogs drank all of the water in the two bowls.
What is receiving the action of the verb?

[ ]	bowls
[ ]	drank
[ ]	dogs
[ ]	water

The purple furry gloves kept my hands warm.
What is the word “purple” doing in the sentence?

[ ]	It is describing a verb
[ ]	It shows action
[ ]	It is a thing
[ ]	It is describing a noun

My mom spread the creamy mayo on my sandwich.
What part of the sentence is descriptive?

[ ]	creamy
[ ]	spread
[ ]	mom
[ ]	sandwich

The nurse carefully gave the crying toddler a shot.
What does the adverb in the sentence describe?

[ ]	toddler
[ ]	crying
[ ]	gave
[ ]	nurse

The woman walked fast down the dark hallway.
What does the adverb in the sentence describe?

[ ]	fast
[ ]	walked
[ ]	dark
[ ]	down

Decide which word is NOT a noun.
wooden, door, window, jar

[ ]	jar
[ ]	window
[ ]	wooden
[ ]	door

10.

Decide which word is NOT a noun.
death, deadly, alive, birth

[ ]	deadly
[ ]	death
[ ]	alive
[ ]	birth

English Language: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Grade 3 Language - Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs (Answers)

Sarah saw her favorite teacher in the hallway.
Who does the pronoun “her” refer to?

[x]	Sarah
[ ]	teacher
[ ]	you
[ ]	the hallway

Her refers to Sarah because it is about her favorite teacher

Erin ate pizza at noon because she wanted it for lunch.
What does the pronoun “it” refer to?

[x]	pizza
[ ]	noon
[ ]	lunch
[ ]	Erin

Erin wanted pizza and had pizza for lunch, so it refers to the pizza

Sam painted the house in several different colors.
Who is performing the verb in the sentence?

[ ]	house
[x]	Sam
[ ]	colors
[ ]	painted

Painted is the verb and Sam is the one who is performing the verb

The dogs drank all of the water in the two bowls.
What is receiving the action of the verb?

[ ]	bowls
[ ]	drank
[ ]	dogs
[x]	water

The water is the word that is receiving the drinking

The purple furry gloves kept my hands warm.
What is the word “purple” doing in the sentence?

[ ]	It is describing a verb
[ ]	It shows action
[ ]	It is a thing
[x]	It is describing a noun

Purple is an adjective in the sentence, so it is describing the gloves

My mom spread the creamy mayo on my sandwich.
What part of the sentence is descriptive?

[x]	creamy
[ ]	spread
[ ]	mom
[ ]	sandwich

The word “creamy” is being used as an adjective to describe the mayo

The nurse carefully gave the crying toddler a shot.
What does the adverb in the sentence describe?

[ ]	toddler
[ ]	crying
[x]	gave
[ ]	nurse

The adverb is carefully and this describes how the shot was given

The woman walked fast down the dark hallway.
What does the adverb in the sentence describe?

[ ]	fast
[x]	walked
[ ]	dark
[ ]	down

The adverb is fast and it describes how the woman walked

Decide which word is NOT a noun.
wooden, door, window, jar

[ ]	jar
[ ]	window
[x]	wooden
[ ]	door

'Wooden' is an adjective

10.

Decide which word is NOT a noun.
death, deadly, alive, birth

[x]	deadly
[ ]	death
[ ]	alive
[ ]	birth

'Deadly' can be used both as an adjective and an adverb: 'A deadly virus' (adjective) and 'I was deadly serious about it' (adverb - absolutely serious)