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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 tiny bird sings sweetly,” which word is an adjective?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Tiny.

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

Tiny describes the bird.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The tiny bird sings sweetly,” which word is an adverb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Sweetly.

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

Sweetly describes how the bird sings.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The tiny bird sings sweetly,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Sings.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Sings names the action performed by the bird.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Sings.

Sings names the action performed by the bird.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The tiny bird sings sweetly,” which word is the noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Bird.

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

Bird names the animal in the sentence.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “They carried the cold water,” which word is a pronoun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

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.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The dogs barked loudly,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Barked.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Barked names the action performed by the dogs.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Barked.

Barked names the action performed by the dogs.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “We drank cold water,” which word is an adjective?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Cold.

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

Cold describes the water.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The dancers moved quietly,” which word is a noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Dancers.

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

Dancers names the people in the sentence.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The baby slept quietly,” which word is an adverb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Quietly.

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

Quietly describes how the baby slept.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “Friday begins our break,” which word is a proper noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Friday.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Friday is the specific name of a day.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Friday.

Friday is the specific name of a day.

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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.