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Nouns & Contractions VS. Possessives

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the difference between a contraction and a possessive noun?

a)

Possessive nouns don't contain apostrophes; contractions do

b)

Possessive nouns indicate ownership; contractions combine two words

c)

Possessive nouns are nouns; contractions are adjectives

d)

Possessive nouns are extremely formal; contractions are informal

2.

What do all contractions have in common?

a)

They all contain apostrophes

b)

They all combine more than two words

c)

All are used only in speech, never in writing

d)

They all look very similar to the words that make them up

3.

Which of the following is spelled properly?

a)

Ha'vent

b)

Haven't

c)

Hav'ent

d)

Have'nt

4.
Singular or plural?
boys'
a)
singular possessive
b)
plural possessive
5.
Choose the correct possessive form of the noun. 
dog
a)
dog's
b)
dogs'
6.

Contraction or Possessive?


The teacher's yelling terrified the students.

a)

Contraction

b)

Possessive

7.

Contraction or Possessive?


The beaver's building a mighty shelter.

a)

Contraction

b)

Possessive

8.

Watch → __________________

a)

Watch

b)

Wathc

c)

Watches

d)

Wathces

9.

Calf → __________________

a)

Calves

b)

Calvess

c)

Calfs

d)

Calf

10.

Tooth → __________________

a)

Toothes

b)

Tooths

c)

Teeth

d)

Teeths

11.

Child → __________________

a)

Child

b)

Childs

c)

Childrens

d)

Children

12.

Dictionary → __________________

a)

Dictionares

b)

Dictionarys

c)

Dictionaries

d)

Dictios

13.

Quiz → __________________

a)

Quez

b)

Quizs

c)

Quizes

d)

Quizzes

14.

Mouse → __________________

a)

Mousees

b)

Mouses

c)

Mices

d)

Mice

15.

Foot → __________________

a)

Footes

b)

Foots

c)

Feet

d)

Feets

16.

Select the plural form of the following word.

woman

a)
womans
b)
womanes
c)
women
17.
The baseball game was at the stadium. 
What are the common nouns
a)
game, stadium
b)
was
c)
at
d)
the
18.
Which one is a proper noun?
a)
city
b)
state
c)
Indianapolis, Indiana
d)
names
19.
Name the common nouns. 
Sam, Billy, Lester, and Ben went to the Irish football game on Saturday. 
a)
Saturday
b)
Irish
c)
game
d)
Sam, Billy, Lester, and Ben
20.
Which one is a proper noun?
The college football game is held at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. 
a)
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
b)
college football game
c)
is held
d)
the, held, at, is