Afrikaans First Additional Language · Grade 10 CAPS
Words, Sentences & Spelling Rules
Words, Sentences & Spelling Rules 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 word for "sentence", a group of words expressing a complete thought?
Sin
Woord
Paragraaf
Letter
Answer: Sin — "Sin" means sentence in Afrikaans; it is a group of words that expresses one complete thought.
Easy
2. Which Afrikaans example is a COMPLETE sentence?
Die kat slaap op die mat.
Die kat op die.
Slaap kat mat die.
Op die mat.
Answer: Die kat slaap op die mat. — "Die kat slaap op die mat" (The cat is sleeping on the mat) expresses a complete thought with a subject and a verb, unlike the other incomplete fragments.
Medium
3. Give the Afrikaans word for "paragraph", a group of related sentences developing one main idea.
Answer: Paragraaf — "Paragraaf" means paragraph in Afrikaans, matching the English cognate closely in both spelling and meaning.
