SPaG Homework T4, W6

What is a proper noun?

• They always start with a lowercase letter

• They name a specific place, object, or person

• They are general names for things

• They describe actions

Which of the following is NOT a common noun?

• gorilla

• London Eye

• candle

• church

In which sentence is the word light used as a noun?

• My bedroom is light and airy.

• I will light the candles on the birthday cake.

• When I jumped on my bed, I accidentally broke my light.

• My little brother has light blue eyes.

Identify the verb in the sentence: "Miss Frost ate her toast before teaching the class"?

• Ate

• Frost

• Toast

• Class

Identify the verb in the sentence: Everybody rushed towards the field.

• Everybody

• rushed

• towards

• field

Which word is an adjective in the sentence: "Running from their ruined homes, the people were petrified."

• Running

• Ruined

• People

• Were

Which pronoun would correctly replace "Keisha" in the sentence: "Keisha was excited to spend her birthday money"?

• He

• She

• They

• It

Identify the possessive pronouns in these sentences:

Leon was under his umbrella. Susan was not using hers despite the heavy rain.

• hers

• his

• Leon

• despite

• under

What is the preposition in the sentence: "In a hot air balloon, you can float across the sky"?

• Balloon

• Float

• Across

• Hot

Select the right preposition: "The man swam ___ the river while her dog tried to jump after him."

• under

• down

• near

• over