Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives for Kids Quiz

1. What is a noun?

1. A connecting word like 'and' or 'but'
2. A describing word like 'happy' or 'big'
3. A naming word — a person, place, animal, or thing
4. An action word like 'run' or 'jump'

2. Which word is a noun in this sentence? 'The cat sat on the mat.'

1. cat
2. on
3. sat
4. the

3. What is a verb?

1. A naming word for a person or place
2. A word that describes a noun
3. A word that joins two sentences together
4. An action or doing word — what someone or something does

4. Which word is the verb in: 'The dog barked loudly at the postman.'?

1. barked
2. dog
3. loudly
4. postman

5. What is an adjective?

1. A word that describes or tells us more about a noun
2. A word that names a thing or person
3. A word that replaces a noun
4. An action word like 'skip' or 'smile'

6. Which word is the adjective in: 'She had a beautiful dress.'?

1. beautiful
2. dress
3. had
4. she

7. Which of these words is a noun?

1. blue
2. elephant
3. jumped
4. quickly

8. Which of these words is a verb?

1. happy
2. purple
3. school
4. swim

9. Which of these words is an adjective?

1. gigantic
2. run
3. slowly
4. tree

10. In the sentence 'The tiny kitten drank some milk', what is 'tiny'?

1. Adjective
2. Adverb
3. Noun
4. Verb

11. How many nouns are in this sentence? 'The girl found a coin in the park.'

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

12. Which sentence has TWO adjectives?

1. He wore a stripy, woolly hat.
2. She ate her lunch quickly.
3. The dog ran fast.
4. They walked to the shop.

13. Which of these is a proper noun (the name of a specific person, place, or thing)?

1. city
2. London
3. table
4. woman

14. Which word is the verb in: 'My sister baked a chocolate cake yesterday.'?

1. baked
2. cake
3. chocolate
4. sister

15. Which sentence uses an adjective correctly?

1. He smiled happy.
2. She runned quickly.
3. The fluffy rabbit hopped away.
4. They goes to school.

16. What type of noun is 'happiness'?

1. A collective noun
2. A concrete noun (something you can touch)
3. A proper noun
4. An abstract noun (something you can feel but not touch)

17. Choose the adjective that best completes the sentence: 'She had a ___ smile that lit up the room.'

1. quickly
2. radiant
3. ran
4. yesterday

18. In 'The chef carefully prepared the delicious meal', how many adjectives are there?

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

19. Which of these is an example of a collective noun (a word for a group)?

1. beautiful
2. enormous
3. flock
4. running

20. Identify the noun, verb, and adjective in: 'The angry lion roared.'

1. noun=angry, verb=lion, adjective=roared
2. noun=lion, verb=roared, adjective=angry
3. noun=roared, verb=angry, adjective=lion
4. noun=the, verb=angry, adjective=roared