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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Words (Class Recognition) (Questions)

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Words are separated into different classes. This English revision quiz will help you identify nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. If you find it difficult, it might be worth doing some of the earlier quizzes again to reacquaint yourself with the terms.

See if you can tell an adjective from an adverb by playing this quiz.

1. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The BROWN fox ran quickly through the woods.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
2. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The brown fox RAN quickly through the woods.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
3. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The brown fox ran QUICKLY through the woods.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
4. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The brown fox ran quickly through the WOODS.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
5. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The GREY skies cleared and the sun shone brightly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
6. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The gray skies cleared and the sun shone BRIGHTLY.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
7. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The gray skies CLEARED and the sun shone brightly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
8. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The gray skies cleared and the SUN shone brightly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
9. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The special steam train PUFFED along the tracks slowly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
10. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The special steam train puffed along the tracks SLOWLY.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
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English Language: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Words (Class Recognition) (Answers)
1. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The BROWN fox ran quickly through the woods.
[x] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
Remember that adjectives 'add' to the noun
2. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The brown fox RAN quickly through the woods.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[x] Verb
Verbs are 'doing' or 'action' words
3. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The brown fox ran QUICKLY through the woods.
[ ] Adjective
[x] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
Remember that adverbs 'add' to the verb
4. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The brown fox ran quickly through the WOODS.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[x] Noun
[ ] Verb
Nouns are names, places or things
5. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The GREY skies cleared and the sun shone brightly.
[x] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
'Grey' describes 'skies' further so is an adjective
6. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The gray skies cleared and the sun shone BRIGHTLY.
[ ] Adjective
[x] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
'Brightly' tells us how the sun 'shone', so = adverb
7. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The gray skies CLEARED and the sun shone brightly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[x] Verb
'Cleared' is an action word: a verb
8. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The gray skies cleared and the SUN shone brightly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[x] Noun
[ ] Verb
You can put 'the' or 'a' in front of a noun
9. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The special steam train PUFFED along the tracks slowly.
[ ] Adjective
[ ] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[x] Verb
'Puffed' is an action word: a verb
10. Name the capitalized word in the following.
The special steam train puffed along the tracks SLOWLY.
[ ] Adjective
[x] Adverb
[ ] Noun
[ ] Verb
'Slowly' describes 'how' the train 'puffed': adverb