Grade 3 English Language Arts · Parts of Speech

Grade 3 Parts of Speech Practice Test

Build Grade 3 grammar skills with five 10-question practice tests on nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, and sentence roles.

Parts of Speech Practice Tests

These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students identify how words work in sentences. Students recognize nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, proper nouns, and plural nouns.

Skills covered

  • Identifying common and proper nouns
  • Recognizing singular and plural nouns
  • Finding action and linking verbs
  • Identifying adjectives that describe nouns
  • Identifying adverbs that describe actions or tell when and where
  • Recognizing pronouns that replace nouns

How to use these practice tests

Read the complete sentence before choosing an answer. Ask what job the word performs: naming, showing action, describing, or replacing a noun. The same word can have different jobs in different sentences.

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Grade 3 Parts of Speech Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, proper nouns, and plural nouns.

Read each sentence and identify the job of the word or phrase named in the question. Use the sentence meaning to choose the correct part of speech.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The puppy chased the ball,” which word is a noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Puppy.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Puppy names an animal, so it is a noun.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Puppy.

Puppy names an animal, so it is a noun.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The birds sing each morning,” which word is a verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Sing.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Sing names the action the birds perform, so it is a verb.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Sing.

Sing names the action the birds perform, so it is a verb.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The red apple fell,” which word is an adjective?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Red.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Red describes the apple, so it is an adjective.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Red.

Red describes the apple, so it is an adjective.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The runner moved quickly,” which word is an adverb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Quickly.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Quickly describes how the runner moved, so it is an adverb.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Quickly.

Quickly describes how the runner moved, so it is an adverb.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “Maria opened the window,” which word is a proper noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Maria.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Maria is the specific name of a person, so it is a proper noun.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Maria.

Maria is the specific name of a person, so it is a proper noun.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The turtle crawled slowly,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Crawled.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Crawled names the turtle’s action.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Crawled.

Crawled names the turtle’s action.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “Three bright stars appeared,” which word is an adjective?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Bright.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Bright describes the stars, so it is an adjective.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Bright.

Bright describes the stars, so it is an adjective.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The child spoke softly,” which word is an adverb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Softly.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Softly describes how the child spoke.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Softly.

Softly describes how the child spoke.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “She carried the books,” which word is a pronoun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is She.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: She takes the place of a person’s name, so it is a pronoun.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is She.

She takes the place of a person’s name, so it is a pronoun.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The school opened early,” which word is a common noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is School.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: School names a general place, so it is a common noun.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is School.

School names a general place, so it is a common noun.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 3 Parts of Speech

What is a noun?

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a verb?

A verb shows an action or a state of being.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Parts of Speech questions in total.