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WorksheetsNouns and Verbs Recap quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is a proper noun? (All have been given a capital letter, but only one is a proper noun in this case).
Croatia
School
Headteacher
Country
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
Holsworthy
Wales
Jeremy
Field
Which of the following is a concrete noun?
Air
Anger
Excitement
Tension
Which of the following is NOT a concrete noun?
Bin
Bus
Woman
Humour
Which of the following is an abstract noun?
Memory
Classroom
Ice
Sunshine
Select all the nouns in the following sentence:
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plane.
rain
Spain
mainly
plane
Select only the common nouns in the following sentence:
I went to Catherine’s house in Exeter for her birthday because she threw a party.
house
Catherine
Exeter
birthday
party
Select only the proper nouns in the following sentence:
They were asked to take a flight to Australia and then stay in a hotel once they arrived in Sydney.
flight
Australia
hotel
Sydney
Select only the concrete nouns in the following sentence:
I felt a thrill of excitement as I walked through the gate and into the garden, although at that point I hadn’t seen the crowd of people waiting for us.
thrill
excitement
gate
garden
point
Select only the abstract nouns in the following sentence:
Her sense of rage and betrayal would not leave her, and it threatened to destroy not only our business and the life we had built, but our friendship too.
rage
betrayal
life
friendship
Select only the concrete nouns in the following sentence:
They screamed in fear while racing along the narrow clifftop, unaware of what horrors they would find when they descended onto the beach.
fear
clifftop
horrors
beach
Select only the abstract nouns in the following sentence:
Her spirits soared as she contemplated the joy and pleasure of the next few days.
spirits
soared
joy
pleasure
Which of the following could be both a noun and a verb?
Speak
Discuss
Love
Chair
Select all the verbs in the following sentence:
He desperately tried to arrive on time but the elements, and the restraints of public transport, all conspired against him and he was dreadfully late.
arrive
elements
transport
conspired
late
Select only the main verbs in the following sentence:
She leapt through the door and was determined to be seen as soon as possible.
leapt
determined
be
seen
Select only the auxiliary verbs in the following sentence:
Charles had to listen as they repeated lie after lie about him, and then he decided he must consider what to do next.
had
listen
repeated
must
consider
Select the 'being' verb in the following sentence:
We were content to stay in the cabin for the weekend.
were
stay
weekend
Select the 'being' verb in the following sentence:
It was beautiful
It
was
beautiful
Select the 'doing' verb in the following sentence:
He scowled at her.
He
scowled
her
Select the 'doing' verb in the following sentence:
She laughed hysterically.
She
laughed
hysterically
