Afrikaans First Additional Language · Grade 10 CAPS
Adjectives, Adverbs & Prepositions
Adjectives, Adverbs & Prepositions is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Afrikaans First Additional Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is the Afrikaans comparative form of "groot" (big), meaning "bigger"?
Groter
Grootste
Grooter
Groot-er
Answer: Groter — The Afrikaans comparative degree usually adds "-er" to the base adjective: "groot" becomes "groter" (bigger).
Easy
2. What is the Afrikaans superlative form of "groot" (big), meaning "the biggest"?
Die grootste
Die groter
Grootste-e
Die groot
Answer: Die grootste — The Afrikaans superlative degree usually adds "-ste" (with "die" before it): "groot" becomes "die grootste" (the biggest).
Medium
3. What Afrikaans word meaning "than" is used in comparisons, as in "Die huis is groter ___ die skool" (The house is bigger than the school)?
Answer: As — "As" means "than" in Afrikaans comparisons, used after a comparative adjective such as "groter" (bigger).
