Word Classes

49 Grade 3 English questions on Word Classes, with worked marking schemes. 49 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   Which word is an adjective? "She wore a red dress."

   A. wore

   B. She

   C. dress

   D. red

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   D. 'red' describes the dress

2. Question 2

   1 mark

   The plural of "box" is:

   A. boxies

   B. boxes

   C. boxs

   D. box

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3. Question 3

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   Write the plural of: sheep

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4. Question 4

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   Which is a doing word (verb)?

   A. tall

   B. jump

   C. red

   D. book

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5. Question 5

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   Write the plural of: ox

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Fill in with "a" or "an": She ate _______ banana.

   A. some

   B. the

   C. an

   D. a

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   D. 'a' before consonant sound

7. Question 7

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   The comparative form of 'big' is ________.

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8. Question 8

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   The plural of "baby" is:

   A. babys

   B. babis

   C. babies

   D. babyes

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9. Question 9

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   Write the plural of: shelf

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10. Question 10

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    Which is the correct plural of "child"?

    A. childs

    B. children

    C. childes

    D. child

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    Marking scheme

    B. Irregular plural: children

11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Which word is an adjective? "The big elephant walked slowly."

    A. walked

    B. slowly

    C. elephant

    D. big

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    D. 'big' describes elephant

12. Question 12

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    Write the plural of: baby

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13. Question 13

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    Which word is an adverb?

    A. orange

    B. tall

    C. quickly

    D. tree

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    C. 'quickly' modifies a verb = adverb

14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Which word is an adjective?

    A. she

    B. run

    C. beautiful

    D. quickly

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    Marking scheme

    C. 'beautiful' describes a noun

15. Question 15

    1 mark

    The plural of "fly" is:

    A. flys

    B. flies

    C. flyes

    D. flyies

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16. Question 16

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    A noun names:

    A. an action

    B. a feeling

    C. a person, place, or thing

    D. a describing word

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    C. Noun = person, place, or thing

17. Question 17

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    Write the plural of: party

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18. Question 18

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    Fill in with "a" or "an": He saw _______ orange.

    A. some

    B. a

    C. an

    D. the

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19. Question 19

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    Write the plural of: thief

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20. Question 20

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    The plural of "man" is:

    A. men

    B. mens

    C. manes

    D. mans

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21. Question 21

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    Which word is a verb? "The girl writes neatly."

    A. writes

    B. neatly

    C. girl

    D. the

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22. Question 22

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    Which word is a noun? "The tall boy ran fast."

    A. tall

    B. fast

    C. boy

    D. ran

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23. Question 23

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    Write the plural of: loaf

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24. Question 24

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    The plural of 'goose' is ________.

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25. Question 25

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    The plural of "leaf" is:

    A. leafes

    B. leafs

    C. leaf

    D. leaves

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26. Question 26

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    Write the plural of: deer

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27. Question 27

    1 mark

    Fill in with "a" or "an": She has _______ new dress.

    A. some

    B. the

    C. a

    D. an

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28. Question 28

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    Write the plural of: lady

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29. Question 29

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    Write the plural of: half

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30. Question 30

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    Which is a naming word (noun)?

    A. big

    B. run

    C. table

    D. quickly

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31. Question 31

    1 mark

    Write the plural of: wolf

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32. Question 32

    1 mark

    Which word is a proper noun?

    A. mountain

    B. Nairobi

    C. river

    D. city

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    B. 'Nairobi' is a specific name = proper noun

33. Question 33

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    Write the plural of: goose

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34. Question 34

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    Write the plural of: fish

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35. Question 35

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    The plural of "tooth" is:

    A. teeth

    B. tooths

    C. toothes

    D. teeths

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36. Question 36

    1 mark

    Which is a describing word (adjective)?

    A. beautiful

    B. boy

    C. school

    D. eat

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    A. 'beautiful' describes something

37. Question 37

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    Write the plural of: city

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38. Question 38

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    Which word is a noun? "The dog barked loudly."

    A. loudly

    B. dog

    C. the

    D. barked

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39. Question 39

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    An ________ is a word that describes a noun.

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40. Question 40

    1 mark

    The plural of "church" is:

    A. churchies

    B. churchen

    C. churches

    D. churchs

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41. Question 41

    1 mark

    Which word is a verb?

    A. dance

    B. happy

    C. tall

    D. slowly

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    A. 'dance' is an action word

42. Question 42

    1 mark

    The plural of "bus" is:

    A. buses

    B. buss

    C. busies

    D. buss

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43. Question 43

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    Which word is a verb? "She runs every day."

    A. She

    B. day

    C. every

    D. runs

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44. Question 44

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    A ________ is a naming word for a person, place, or thing.

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45. Question 45

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    The plural of "knife" is:

    A. knifs

    B. knives

    C. knifves

    D. knifes

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46. Question 46

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    Fill in with "a" or "an": I saw _______ elephant.

    A. the

    B. a

    C. an

    D. some

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47. Question 47

    1 mark

    Write the plural of: wife

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48. Question 48

    1 mark

    The plural of "child" is:

    A. childs

    B. children

    C. childes

    D. childrens

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    B. Irregular: child → children

49. Question 49

    1 mark

    The word "cook" can be:

    A. only a verb

    B. both a noun and a verb

    C. an adjective

    D. only a noun

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    Marking scheme

    B. 'cook' can be noun (the cook) or verb (to cook)

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