Appositives and Appositive Phrases Worksheet

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. Servette, a cashier at the corner candy store, always gave samples.

• Servette

• a cashier at the corner candy store

• always gave samples

• the corner candy store

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. Bonnie, my cousin, lived on a farm.

• Bonnie

• my cousin

• lived

• on a farm

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. What is the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence? The math teacher, Mr. Chang, was my homeroom teacher for the year.

• The math teacher

• Mr. Chang

• my homeroom teacher

• for the year

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. Mark, the pitcher, threw many fast balls during the game.

• Mark

• the pitcher

• fast balls

• the game

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. The Garcias, our friends, invited us to the lake to go fishing.

• The Garcias

• our friends

• invited us

• to the lake

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. Ms. Steffa, the school principal, canceled after school activities due to the weather.

• Ms. Steffa

• the school principal

• canceled after school activities

• due to the weather

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. Winnie the Pooh, a fictitious character, had many adventures with Christopher Robin.

• Winnie the Pooh

• a fictitious character

• many adventures

• Christopher Robin

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. Mollie and Max, golden retrievers, were the winners of the dog show.

• Mollie and Max

• golden retrievers

• winners of the dog show

• dog show

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Identify the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. My cat, Domino, likes to sleep with me.

• My cat

• Domino

• likes to sleep

• with me

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the following sentence. Underline the appositive or appositive phrase in the sentence. Then, draw an arrow to the word it modifies. The Racing Rocket, a new thriller roller coaster, is now open at the park.

• The Racing Rocket

• a new thriller roller coaster

• is now open

• at the park

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B