Mr Rae's SPaG Quiz

What is a noun?

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that expresses a physical action, a mental action or a state of being.

• A word used to describe and give more information about a noun.

• A word which modifies a verb, which means that it tells you how, when, where or why something is being done.

What is an adjective?

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that expresses a physical action, a mental action or a state of being.

• A word used to describe and give more information about a noun.

• A word which modifies a verb, which means that it tells you how, when, where or why something is being done.

What is a verb?

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that expresses a physical action, a mental action or a state of being.

• A word used to describe and give more information about a noun.

• A word which modifies a verb, which means that it tells you how, when, where or why something is being done.

What is an adverb?

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that expresses a physical action, a mental action or a state of being.

• A word used to describe and give more information about a noun.

• A word which modifies a verb, which means that it tells you how, when, where or why something is being done.

What is a word that introduces a noun?

(Words like: a, an, the, this, that, his, some, many etc.)

• clause

• conjunction

• determiner

• preposition

Which of the following are prepositions?

• in, above, between, below

• for, and, nor, but

• because, since, although, while

• should, could, might, will

Which of the following are co-ordinating conjunctions?

• in, above, between, below

• for, and, nor, but

• because, since, although, while

• should, could, might, will

Which of the following are subordinating conjunctions?

• in, above, between, below

• for, and, nor, but

• because, since, although, while

• should, could, might, will

Which of the following are modal verbs?

• in, above, between, below

• for, and, nor, but

• because, since, although, while

• should, could, might, will

What is a suffix?

• A string of letters that go at the end of a word, changing or adding to its meaning.

• A string of letters that go at the start of a word, changing or adding to its meaning.

• The thing or person who is carrying out the action described by the verb

• A word used to replace a noun