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Nouns and Pronouns

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a noun?

a)

A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

b)

A noun is a punctuation mark.

c)

A noun is always plural.

d)

A noun is a type of verb.

2.

Give an example of a proper noun.

a)

Mountain Peak

b)

Paris City

c)

New York City

d)

London City

3.

Identify the pronoun in the sentence: She went to the store.

a)

He

b)

It

c)

They

d)

She

4.

Rewrite the sentence using a pronoun: The girl is reading the book.

a)

Her is reading the book.

b)

They is reading the book.

c)

It is reading the book.

d)

She is reading the book.

5.

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

a)

Common nouns are always capitalized, proper nouns are not.

b)

Common nouns are singular, proper nouns are plural.

c)

The main difference is that common nouns are general and proper nouns are specific.

d)

Proper nouns refer to people, common nouns refer to objects.

6.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: They went to the park.

a)

It

b)

She

c)

He

d)

They

7.

Define a pronoun.

a)

A pronoun is a punctuation mark

b)

A pronoun is a type of verb

c)

A pronoun is a type of adverb

d)

A pronoun is a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it).

8.

Provide an example of a singular pronoun.

a)

we

b)

she

c)

he

d)

it

9.

What is the difference between a concrete and an abstract noun?

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10.

What is a collective noun?

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11.

Look at the underlined word in each sentence. Which one is NOT a concrete noun?

a)

Listen to the radio.

b)

Go get the mail.

c)

Buy strawberries at Target.

d)

Demand the freedom to vote.

12.

Which of the following nouns are concrete nouns?

a)

Chicken noodle soup

b)

Empathy

c)

Hershey's chocolate bar

d)

Compassion

13.

Which pronoun should replace the underlined phrase?


All of my class, please return your laptops to the media center.

a)

Both

b)

Somebody

c)

Everyone

d)

Me

14.

What is a proper noun?

a)

Refers to a person, place, or thing in a general sense

b)

Starts with a capital letter; Name of a specific person, place, or thing

c)

A noun that you can touch, see, taste, hear, or smell.

d)

A noun naming a group of things, animals, or people.

15.

Identify the personal pronoun in the sentence below: Some people believe the seasons are caused by Earth's distance from the Sun, but they aren't.

a)

people

b)

seasons

c)

Earth

d)

they

16.

Select the personal pronouns in the sentence below: When my sister and I were traveling to Mexico, we explored the ancient ruins at Teotihuacan.

a)

sister

b)

I

c)

Mexico

d)

we

17.

Identify the three common nouns in the sentence below: We just took our dog Rico to the vet for a checkup.

a)

dog

b)

Rico

c)

vet

d)

checkup

18.

Identify the one proper noun in the following sentence: The students at Drew Central Middle School receive snacks in the afternoon.

a)

students

b)

Drew Central Middle School

c)

snacks

d)

afternoon

19.

Identify the two proper nouns in the following sentence: Mr. Worthington has an extra ticket for our trip to the Little Rock Zoo.

a)

Mr. Worthington

b)

extra ticket

c)

trip

d)

Little Rock Zoo

20.

Identify the three common nouns in the sentence below: My cat Roxie hunts mice and small birds.

a)

cat

b)

Roxie

c)

mice

d)

small birds