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Nouns, Pronouns, and Poetry! Oh my!

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a leaf

a)

leafs

b)

leafes

c)

leaves

2.

city

a)

citys

b)

cities

c)

citis

3.

wolf

a)

wolfs

b)

wolfes

c)

wolves

4.

a goose

a)

gooses

b)

gooese

c)

geese

5.

a brush

a)

brushes

b)

brushs

c)

brushess

6.

a salesman

a)

salesmans

b)

salesmens

c)

salesmen

7.

I put two big ................ in the lunch box.

a)

potato

b)

potatos

c)

potatoes

8.

a thief

a)

thiefs

b)

thiefes

c)

thieves

9.

a wife

a)

wifes

b)

wifs

c)

wives

10.

................... play with bottles as toys.

a)

Baby

b)

Babys

c)

Babies

11.

The man wears ...............

a)

watches

b)

watchs

c)

watchies

12.

I saw 6 ............... running by.

a)

mouses

b)

mouse

c)

mice

d)

mices

13.
What is a pronoun?
a)
A word that takes the place of a noun.
b)
A word that takes the place of verbs.
c)
A word that takes the place of adjectives.
d)
A word that takes the place of adverbs.
14.
Are all proper nouns capitalized?
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
My school is the best school around. Is there a Proper Noun in this sentence?
a)
No
b)
Yes
16.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
It rained a lot in March.
b)
Barbara knows how to speak chinese.
c)
The Dog swam in lake pleasant. 
d)
The children picked up Trash on the field. 
17.
Which sentence is written correctly?
a)
There is a Mission in san Antonio. 
b)
Caitlyn's cousin lives in cave Creek.
c)
The family went swimming in the atlantic Ocean.
d)
Colleen and Amy took a trip to New Mexico and California. 
18.
Holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween are examples of what type of noun?
a)
Common
b)
Proper
19.
What type of noun is the one in red?
When Michael was a baby, his family moved to North Carolina.
a)
common noun
b)
proper noun
20.
What is a noun?
a)
A word describing things.
b)
A person, place or thing.
c)
An action.
d)
A word describing actions.
21.
What is a common noun?
a)
A general noun.
b)
A specific noun.
22.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
23.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
24.
When two unlike things are being compared using like or as, it is called a
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
25.
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
26.
What two things are being compared in the following simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin. 
a)
Sylvia's face and baby's skin
b)
Lotion and Sylvia's face.
c)
Sylvia and her face.
d)
Sylvia and smooth. 
27.
What is the meaning of the following Simile?
Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.
a)
Sylvia's face was really rough.
b)
Sylvia's face was really smooth. 
c)
Sylvia's face was oily. 
d)
Sylvia's face was really dry. 
28.
She is on a roller coaster of emotions.
a)
she's having fun
b)
she's scared
c)
she is having lots of different feelings
d)
she's going to vomit soon
29.

Possessive Pronoun or Adjective? We value the company's customers and their appreciation for the product.

a)

Possessive adjective

b)

Possessive pronoun

30.

Tom hand washed the dishes; Brad put his in the dishwasher.

a)

Possessive adjective

b)

Possessive pronoun

31.

I hate eating your food; yours is the only macaroni and cheese I can't stand!

a)

Possessive adjective

b)

Possessive pronoun

32.

The playful dog spent a full hour chasing his tail.

a)

Possessive adjective

b)

Possessive pronoun

33.

Possessive pronouns usually come after the noun.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Possessive adjectives modify a noun.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Identify the personal pronouns as subject pronouns or object pronouns:

We felt it was time for them to go.

a)

We (subject) ; Them (object)

b)

We (object) ; Them (subject)

c)

We (subject) ; Them (subject)

d)

We (object) ; Them (object)

36.

What is the subject pronoun in the following sentence?

They played with me in the sandbox.

a)

They

b)

Me

c)

Sandbox

d)

We

37.

Choose the correct pronoun:

After the game ______________ went home.

a)

He and she

b)

him and her

38.

The noise from the construction distracted me from my homework.

a)

me (object pronoun) ; my (possessive pronoun)

b)

me (object pronoun) ; my (possessive adjective)

c)

me (subject pronoun) ; my (object pronoun)

d)

me (subject pronoun) ; my (subject pronoun)

39.

Subject pronouns come before or after the action word?

a)

After

b)

Before

40.

Identify the possessive adjective(s): Our car has a flat tire; He doesn't know how to fix it, but I do.

a)

Our

b)

He

c)

I

d)

Car