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WorksheetsUnit 9, Noun Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following types of nouns is not a proper noun?
names of planets
names of people
job titles that come before a person's name
general job titles (plumber, electrician, engineer, teacher, etc...)
Which words should be capitalized in this sentence?
john walks home from stratford middle school every wednesday with his friend alex.
John and Alex only
John, Stratford Middle School, Wednesday, and Alex
John, Stratford, Wednesday
John, Stratford, Alex, Wednesday, Friend
How do you pluralize the following to words?
jack-of-all-trades
mother-in-law
jack-of-all-trades, mothers-in-law
jacks-of-all-trades, mother-in-laws
jacks-of-all-trades, mothers-in-law
jack-of-all-trades, mother-in-laws
Which of the following nouns is not a compound noun?
doorknob
ice skates
step-sister
all of these words are compounds
Which compound noun is pluralized incorrectly?
go-carts
governors-general
cottons gins
mail boxes
Which sentence uses a plural possessive noun correctly? (It must be both plural and possessive and used correctly)
The students's backpacks were left outside of the room because they needed more space.
Brian's hair looks really good today.
Michelle and Michael have three favorite subjects' at school.
The students' backpacks were overflowing with books and papers.
Make the following nouns possessive.
coach speech
the boss office
children clothing
Dallas house
Which list is correctly punctuated? (All must be correct)
coach's speech, the boss' office, childrens' clothing, Dallas's house
coach's speech, the boss's office, children's clothing, Dallas's house
coach's speech, the boss's office, children's clothing, Dallas' house
coach's speech, boss' office, childrens' clothing, Dallas's house
Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?
Ted, a plumber, works six days a week in his own business.
Sarah walked down to the store after dinner.
Samantha, a student, has taken Spanish for the last four years.
Albert Einstein, one of the most influential scientists ever, created the theory of relativity.
Which sentence contains incorrect punctuation for an appositive or appositive phrase?
Elaine, a dentist in San Jose, has been in business since 2002.
Fortnite, a popular video game, has been criticized by parents and the media.
A college located in Southern California near the ocean, San Diego State University, is a exciting school to attend.
Ted, an animal lover, has three dogs and a cat at home.
What type of noun is the underlined word in this sentence?
Jenna's leaving school early today because she has a volleyball game.
plural noun
possessive noun
a noun with a contraction
none of the above
What type of noun is the underlined word in this sentence?
Have you seen Pooja's snowglobe collection?
Plural noun
Possessive noun
A noun with a contraction
none of these
What type of noun is the underlined word?
Pooja's snow globes are incredible!
Plural noun
Possessive noun
A noun with a contraction
none of the above
The team (eats/eat) its meal together in silence.
Eats because team is singular
Eats because team is plural
Eat because team is singular
Eat because team is plural
After pep talks from their coach the team (walk/walks) back to their lockers.
Walks because team is singular
Walk because team is plural
Walks because team is singular
Walks because team is plural
The cauldron of bats (scream/screams) its shrill scream through the cave in unison.
scream because cauldron is plural
scream because cauldron is singular
screams because cauldron is plural
screams because cauldron is singular
Which list of nouns is made up of all abstract nouns?
hope, love, electricity, joy
cars, boats, and books
jealousy, hope, sadness
music, hope, sadness
