Parts of Speech & Sentence Types is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 English Home 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. Which part of speech is a naming word for a person, place, thing or idea?
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Preposition
Answer: Noun — A noun is a naming word for a person, place, thing or idea, such as "learner", "Pretoria" or "freedom".
Easy
2. In the sentence "Thabo took his bag," which word is the pronoun?
his
Thabo
took
bag
Answer: his — A pronoun replaces a noun so it does not need to be repeated; "his" replaces "Thabo's" here.
Medium
3. What part of speech is the word "quickly" in the sentence "She finished her homework quickly"?
Answer: Adverb — "Quickly" describes the verb "finished", telling us how the action was done, which is the function of an adverb.
