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 “Texas has wide open spaces,” which word is a proper noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Texas.

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

Texas is the specific name of a state, so it is a proper noun.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The river flows toward the lake,” which word is a common noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is River.

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

River names a general thing, so it is a common noun.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The geese crossed the pond,” which word is a plural noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Geese.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Geese names more than one goose, so it is a plural noun.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Geese.

Geese names more than one goose, so it is a plural noun.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “They packed their bags,” which word is a pronoun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is They.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: They takes the place of the names of two or more people.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They.

They takes the place of the names of two or more people.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “Her jacket was blue,” which word is a pronoun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Her.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Her refers to a person without naming that person, so it is a pronoun.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Her.

Her refers to a person without naming that person, so it is a pronoun.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The team practiced after school,” which word is a noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Team.

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

Team names a group, so it is a noun.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The child held a balloon,” which word is a singular noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Child.

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

Child names one person, so it is a singular noun.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which pronoun can replace “Maya” in the sentence “Maya read a book”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

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 is the pronoun used for one girl or woman.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is She.

She is the pronoun used for one girl or woman.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The bright moon lit the path,” which word is a noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Moon.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Moon names a thing in the sentence.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Moon.

Moon names a thing in the sentence.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “We visited the museum,” what does “we” refer to?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The speaker and at least one other person.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: We is a pronoun for the speaker together with one or more other people.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is The speaker and at least one other person.

We is a pronoun for the speaker together with one or more other people.

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.