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Parts of (Hilarious) Speech Trivia Quiz

Parts of speech...ho hum...Wait! I can make this fun. I'll give you giggle-inducing phrases to enliven your practice with identifying parts of speech.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pagiedamon. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Pagiedamon

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,786

Updated
Apr 18 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
8350

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. "How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter"? -Woody Allen

What is the function of the word "in"? Hint

article

noun

preposition

verb

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Sex is one of the most wholesome, beautiful and natural experiences that money can buy". -Steve Martin

What is the function of the word "beautiful" in this sentence? Hint

adverb

preposition

article

adjective

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio". - Rodney Dangerfield

What part of speech is the word "a" ? Hint

interjection

conjunction

article

preposition

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Question 4 of 10

4. "You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'". -Homer Simpson

What part of speech is the word "lesson"?
Hint

adjective

noun

article

pronoun

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally". - WC Fields.

What part of speech is the word "equally"?
Hint

pronoun

adverb

preposition

interjection

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Question 6 of 10

6. "It takes forty-six muscles to frown, but only four to flip 'em the bird". - Unknown

What is the function of the word "but" in this proclamation? Hint

conjunction

interjection

verb

adjective

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I'm in shape. Round is a shape". - George Carlin

What is the function of the word "is" in this declarative statement? Hint

verb

conjunction

adverb

noun

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Ugh, I hate people". Elaine Benes (from "Seinfeld")

What is the function of "ugh" in this statement? Hint

interjection

conjunction

pronoun

verb

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Question 9 of 10

9. "An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him". -Oscar Wilde

What part of speech is the word "he"?
Hint

pronoun

article

noun

adverb

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Question 10 of 10

10. "There are better things in life than alcohol, but alcohol makes up for not having them". -Terry Pratchett

Which part of speech is NOT present in the above statement? Hint

verb

interjection

noun

preposition

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter"? -Woody Allen What is the function of the word "in"?

Answer: preposition

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun to another noun. A prepositional phrase is the preposition, plus the words or phrase connected to the preposition. Examples of prepositions: after, at, by, in, for, from, to, with, etc.

2. "Sex is one of the most wholesome, beautiful and natural experiences that money can buy". -Steve Martin What is the function of the word "beautiful" in this sentence?

Answer: adjective

Adjectives are describing words. They describe or modify nouns.

Ex- What kind of experience? Beautiful.

3. "I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio". - Rodney Dangerfield What part of speech is the word "a" ?

Answer: article

Articles are words that are used to indicate the presence of a noun. There are three articles: a, an, the. 'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles. 'The' is the definite article.

4. "You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is 'never try'". -Homer Simpson What part of speech is the word "lesson"?

Answer: noun

Nouns are persons (John, teachers), places (North Carolina, parks), things (dogs, computers), or ideas (honesty, love).

5. "I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally". - WC Fields. What part of speech is the word "equally"?

Answer: adverb

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or even other adverbs. Adverbs often, but not always, end in -ly. Examples of adverbs include: calmly, quickly, fondly, lazily, quietly, shyly, and truthfully.

6. "It takes forty-six muscles to frown, but only four to flip 'em the bird". - Unknown What is the function of the word "but" in this proclamation?

Answer: conjunction

Conjunctions are joining words. They join words, ideas, phrases, clauses, or sentences. Common conjunctions include: and, if, but, so, or, nor, because, etc.

7. "I'm in shape. Round is a shape". - George Carlin What is the function of the word "is" in this declarative statement?

Answer: verb

"Is" is a state-of-being verb. State-of-being verbs function as helping verbs or the main verb of a sentence. Additionally, they can show time through tenses (am, are, is, was, were, etc).

8. "Ugh, I hate people". Elaine Benes (from "Seinfeld") What is the function of "ugh" in this statement?

Answer: interjection

An interjection is a word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation. Interjections can stand alone (oh, ouch, God!, goodness gracious, etc. ).

9. "An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him". -Oscar Wilde What part of speech is the word "he"?

Answer: pronoun

"He" functions as a pronoun. A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronoun. In this sentence, "he" is replacing the name of the "excellent man".

10. "There are better things in life than alcohol, but alcohol makes up for not having them". -Terry Pratchett Which part of speech is NOT present in the above statement?

Answer: interjection

No interjections in this statement. Bah!

See, parts of speech are not as boring as you thought they were!

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