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Unit 9, Noun Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following types of nouns is not a proper noun?

a)

names of planets

b)

names of people

c)

job titles that come before a person's name

d)

general job titles (plumber, electrician, engineer, teacher, etc...)

2.

Which words should be capitalized in this sentence?

john walks home from stratford middle school every wednesday with his friend alex.

a)

John and Alex only

b)

John, Stratford Middle School, Wednesday, and Alex

c)

John, Stratford, Wednesday

d)

John, Stratford, Alex, Wednesday, Friend

3.

How do you pluralize the following to words?

jack-of-all-trades

mother-in-law

a)

jack-of-all-trades, mothers-in-law

b)

jacks-of-all-trades, mother-in-laws

c)

jacks-of-all-trades, mothers-in-law

d)

jack-of-all-trades, mother-in-laws

4.

Which of the following nouns is not a compound noun?

a)

doorknob

b)

ice skates

c)

step-sister

d)

all of these words are compounds

5.

Which compound noun is pluralized incorrectly?

a)

go-carts

b)

governors-general

c)

cottons gins

d)

mail boxes

6.

Which sentence uses a plural possessive noun correctly? (It must be both plural and possessive and used correctly)

a)

The students's backpacks were left outside of the room because they needed more space.

b)

Brian's hair looks really good today.

c)

Michelle and Michael have three favorite subjects' at school.

d)

The students' backpacks were overflowing with books and papers.

7.

Make the following nouns possessive.

coach speech

the boss office

children clothing

Dallas house


Which list is correctly punctuated? (All must be correct)

a)

coach's speech, the boss' office, childrens' clothing, Dallas's house

b)

coach's speech, the boss's office, children's clothing, Dallas's house

c)

coach's speech, the boss's office, children's clothing, Dallas' house

d)

coach's speech, boss' office, childrens' clothing, Dallas's house

8.

Which sentence contains an appositive phrase?

a)

Ted, a plumber, works six days a week in his own business.

b)

Sarah walked down to the store after dinner.

c)

Samantha, a student, has taken Spanish for the last four years.

d)

Albert Einstein, one of the most influential scientists ever, created the theory of relativity.

9.

Which sentence contains incorrect punctuation for an appositive or appositive phrase?

a)

Elaine, a dentist in San Jose, has been in business since 2002.

b)

Fortnite, a popular video game, has been criticized by parents and the media.

c)

A college located in Southern California near the ocean, San Diego State University, is a exciting school to attend.

d)

Ted, an animal lover, has three dogs and a cat at home.

10.

What type of noun is the underlined word in this sentence?


Jenna's leaving school early today because she has a volleyball game.

a)

plural noun

b)

possessive noun

c)

a noun with a contraction

d)

none of the above

11.

What type of noun is the underlined word in this sentence?


Have you seen Pooja's snowglobe collection?

a)

Plural noun

b)

Possessive noun

c)

A noun with a contraction

d)

none of these

12.

What type of noun is the underlined word?


Pooja's snow globes are incredible!

a)

Plural noun

b)

Possessive noun

c)

A noun with a contraction

d)

none of the above

13.

The team (eats/eat) its meal together in silence.

a)

Eats because team is singular

b)

Eats because team is plural

c)

Eat because team is singular

d)

Eat because team is plural

14.

After pep talks from their coach the team (walk/walks) back to their lockers.

a)

Walks because team is singular

b)

Walk because team is plural

c)

Walks because team is singular

d)

Walks because team is plural

15.

The cauldron of bats (scream/screams) its shrill scream through the cave in unison.

a)

scream because cauldron is plural

b)

scream because cauldron is singular

c)

screams because cauldron is plural

d)

screams because cauldron is singular

16.

Which list of nouns is made up of all abstract nouns?

a)

hope, love, electricity, joy

b)

cars, boats, and books

c)

jealousy, hope, sadness

d)

music, hope, sadness