KS2 Word Classes Practice Questions
Practise identifying word classes for the Year 6 KS2 SATs Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling paper — nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and determiners. Every question is marked instantly with a clear explanation. Free, with no sign-up.
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Which word in the sentence is a noun? "The clever fox darted through the forest."
In the sentence below, what word class is the word "his"? "Marcus lost his homework on the way to school."
Identify the word class of the underlined word and explain why. "She speaks Japanese fluently." The underlined word is: fluently What word class is "fluently"?
Which word in the sentence is a DETERMINER? "Every child in the school received a certificate."
Which word in the sentence is a PRONOUN? "The dog wagged its tail when it saw the ball."
What is the word class of "his" in this sentence? "James left his coat on the bus."
In the sentence below, which underlined word is a PREPOSITION? "The cat sat (A)quietly (B)beside the warm (C)radiator (D)all afternoon."
Name the word class of the word "swiftly" in the sentence below. "The messenger ran swiftly through the narrow streets."
Identify the word class of "although" in the sentence below. "Although it was raining, the match continued."
A pupil wrote: "After the performance, the audience gave the dancers a standing ovation." Which of the following correctly identifies TWO word classes used in the sentence?
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