Parts of Speech & Word-Level Grammar is one of 9 topics in the Grade 8 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 word is a noun in the sentence "The learner opened her book"?
Learner
Opened
Her
The
Answer: Learner — A noun names a person, place, thing or idea; "learner" names a person.
Easy
2. Which type of noun always starts with a capital letter?
A proper noun
A common noun
A pronoun
An adjective
Answer: A proper noun — A proper noun names a specific person, place or thing, such as "Cape Town" or "Ms Dlamini", and always starts with a capital letter.
Medium
3. Rewrite this sentence using a pronoun instead of repeating the noun: "Zanele left Zanele's phone at Zanele's house."
Answer: Zanele left her phone at her house. — A pronoun like "her" can replace the repeated noun "Zanele's" so the sentence does not sound repetitive.
