Word Classes

23 Grade 4 English questions on Word Classes, with worked marking schemes. 23 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Which word is a noun? "The clever girl answered the question."

   A. the

   B. answered

   C. girl

   D. clever

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   A young one of a sheep is called a:

   A. kid

   B. calf

   C. cub

   D. lamb

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   The female of "bull" is:

   A. cow

   B. mare

   C. hen

   D. ewe

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   A group of bees is called a:

   A. herd

   B. flock

   C. pack

   D. swarm

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   The female of "cock" is:

   A. ewe

   B. mare

   C. hen

   D. cow

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   The plural of "country" is:

   A. countres

   B. countrys

   C. countries

   D. countryes

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Which word is an adverb? "He ran quickly."

   A. quickly

   B. He

   C. the

   D. ran

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   A. 'quickly' describes how he ran

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Which word is a collective noun?

   A. roar

   B. pride

   C. lion

   D. fast

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   The opposite of "early" is:

   A. slow

   B. late

   C. fast

   D. quick

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    The plural of "sheep" is:

    A. sheepes

    B. sheep

    C. sheeps

    D. sheepies

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

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

    A. dress

    B. She

    C. wore

    D. beautiful

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    D. 'beautiful' describes dress

12. Question 12

    1 mark

    The opposite of "difficult" is:

    A. hard

    B. slow

    C. easy

    D. simple

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13. Question 13

    1 mark

    The opposite of "strong" is:

    A. big

    B. small

    C. weak

    D. old

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    The plural of "tooth" is:

    A. toothes

    B. tooths

    C. teeth

    D. teeths

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15. Question 15

    1 mark

    Which word is an abstract noun?

    A. happiness

    B. blue

    C. table

    D. run

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    A. happiness is an abstract noun

16. Question 16

    1 mark

    The plural of "mouse" is:

    A. mices

    B. mice

    C. mousies

    D. mouses

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17. Question 17

    1 mark

    The plural of "child" is:

    A. childs

    B. childes

    C. childern

    D. children

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    Marking scheme

    D. Irregular: child → children

18. Question 18

    1 mark

    The word "kindly" is:

    A. an adverb

    B. a verb

    C. a noun

    D. an adjective

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    Marking scheme

    A. 'kindly' modifies a verb = adverb

19. Question 19

    1 mark

    Which word is a conjunction?

    A. although

    B. beautiful

    C. quickly

    D. table

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20. Question 20

    1 mark

    The plural of "wife" is:

    A. wifes

    B. wifes

    C. wifies

    D. wives

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21. Question 21

    1 mark

    Which word is a verb? "The farmer plants maize."

    A. the

    B. farmer

    C. plants

    D. maize

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22. Question 22

    1 mark

    Identify the pronoun: "They gave her the prize."

    A. the

    B. prize

    C. They and her

    D. gave

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    Marking scheme

    C. 'They' and 'her' are pronouns

23. Question 23

    1 mark

    A group of cows is called a:

    A. flock

    B. pack

    C. swarm

    D. herd

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