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 “Ava climbed the tall ladder,” which word is a proper noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Ava.

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

Ava is the specific name of a person.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The cat climbed carefully,” which word is the verb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Climbed.

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

Climbed names the action performed by the cat.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The shiny coin rolled away,” which word is an adjective?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Shiny.

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

Shiny describes the coin.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The cat climbed carefully,” which word is an adverb?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Carefully.

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

Carefully describes how the cat climbed.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “We will read after lunch,” which word is a pronoun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is We.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: We refers to the speaker and at least one other person.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is We.

We refers to the speaker and at least one other person.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The leaves covered the sidewalk,” which word is a plural noun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Leaves.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Leaves names more than one leaf.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Leaves.

Leaves names more than one leaf.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “Five 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.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Bright.

Bright describes the stars.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The train arrived soon,” which word tells when the action happened?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Soon.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Soon tells when the train arrived, so it functions as an adverb of time.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Soon.

Soon tells when the train arrived, so it functions as an adverb of time.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

In the sentence “The students will read tomorrow,” which words form the verb phrase?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Will read.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Will read tells what action the students are going to perform.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is Will read.

Will read tells what action the students are going to perform.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why is it useful to learn parts of speech?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is They help readers understand how words work in sentences.

  1. Read the sentence: Identify what job the word does in the sentence.
  2. Name the part of speech: Knowing a word’s job helps readers understand sentence meaning and grammar.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is They help readers understand how words work in sentences.

Knowing a word’s job helps readers understand sentence meaning and grammar.

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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.