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Nouns and Verbs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an abstract noun?

a)

A noun that denotes a particular person, place or thing

b)

A noun that denotes ideas, feelings or qualities

c)

A noun that seems like a noun, but on closer inspection is not

d)

A noun that denotes a group of people, objects or animals

e)

A noun that denotes shapes, colours or textures

2.

The crowd was very big.

a)

Common Noun

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Collective Noun

d)

Abstract Noun

3.

The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery

a)

Common Noun

b)

Collective Noun

c)

Abstract Noun

d)

Proper Noun

4.

Never tell a lie

a)

Common Noun

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Abstract Noun

d)

None of the above

5.

Our team is better than theirs

a)

Common Noun

b)

Abstract Noun

c)

Collective Noun

d)

None of the above

6.

What type of noun is "pencil"?

a)

Abstract

b)

Common Abstract

c)

Common Concrete

d)

Proper

e)

Common Proper

7.
What type of noun is the word in blue?
When I went to Spanish class, my teacher told me to speak Spanish all the time.
a)
common
b)
compound
c)
proper
d)
collective
8.
Hey, Bobby! Give me that right now! You stole my favorite rocking chair!
a)
collective
b)
proper
c)
common
d)
abstract
9.
The swarms of mosquitos around the bayou are ridiculous.
a)
abstract
b)
collective
c)
proper
d)
concrete
10.

My family is going to Phuket next month. Which word is a proper noun?

a)

family

b)

Phuket

c)

month

d)

going to

11.

Which of these verbs are in the infinitive form?

a)

infinitise

b)

to run

c)

asked to run

d)

might run

e)

ran

12.
Identify the verb in the following sentence:
World War II was the most destructive war in human history.
a)
was
b)
destructive
c)
history
d)
war
13.

What is a stative verb?

a)

A verb that makes an impact (a statement)

b)

A verb that denotes an action with a visible beginning and end

c)

A verb that denotes a condition of being or an internal action

d)

A verb that expressive probability or necessity

14.

An auxilliary verb is

a)

A verb that helps a sentence make sense by adding additional meaning

b)

a verb that is related to sound

c)

a verb that shows an intense action

d)

a verb that denotes a condition or state of being

15.

Which of these sentences contains an auxilliary verb?

a)

I am happy.

b)

I thought about it for quite some time before answering.

c)

I cried for 3 hours solid.

d)

She is having her baby next week

16.

Which sentence contains a verb that is dynamic?

a)

He took out his wallet.

b)

She hoped to see him in the future.

c)

She is incredibly happy to see me!

d)

I prefer action films to those sappy romantic comedies.

17.

Which sentence contains a modal auxilliary verb and a dynamic verb

a)

I could love her for the rest of my life.

b)

I have been in love with her for several months.

c)

I might eat that apple later.

d)

I have been eating this apple for several seconds.

18.

A dynamic verb is

a)

a verb with no clear beginning or end

b)

a verb with reference to a state of being

c)

a verb that helps the main verb in a sentence

d)

a verb that adds a sense of possibility or necessity

e)

a verb that describe actions with a beginning and end

19.

What is the main verb in this sentence:


I have been asking for several weeks for your work!

a)

have

b)

have been

c)

been

d)

been asking

e)

asking

20.

Which of these are modal verbs

a)

can

b)

ought

c)

have been

d)

must

e)

thought