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grade 8 english

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ___________ of bees flew out of the bush.

a)

flock

b)

swarm

c)

bunch

d)

herd

2.
What is the collective noun for a group of elephants?
a)
team
b)
herd
c)
pod
d)
den
3.

a ___________ of flowers

a)

bushel

b)

batch

c)

bouquet

d)

stack

4.

The book club ________________ their personal opinions on the plot.

a)

discusses

b)

discuss

5.

What is the appropriate noun that goes with this collective noun:

A bowl of _________________

a)

coins

b)

rice

c)

flowers

6.

Identify the correct collective noun...


A _______________ of bees.

a)

colony

b)

swarm

c)

flock

d)

troop

7.

a ___________ of cereal

a)

bowl

b)

box

8.

a ___________ of cereal

a)

bowl

b)

box

9.

a _____________ of bread

a)

loaf

b)

slice

10.

Select the abstract noun.

a)

Protective

b)

Cold

c)

Friendship

d)

Tree

11.

An abstract noun is:

a)

A noun that refers to something that physically exists; i.e., it is something you can perceive with one of your five senses.

b)

A noun that refers to feelings, concepts, ideals, and qualities.

12.

Select the non-abstract noun

a)

Hate

b)

Woman

c)

Freedom

d)

Love

13.

Select the collective noun for birds:

a)

Band

b)

Team

c)

Flock

d)

Flying

14.

Select the collective noun for ships:

a)

Flock

b)

Fleet

c)

Pride

d)

Trouble

15.

True or false? Collective nouns are always treated as singular.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Select the collective noun:

a)

Lion

b)

Cat

c)

Computer

d)

Company

17.

Select the collective noun:

a)

Woman

b)

Man

c)

Mountain

d)

Swarm

18.

WRITE SINGULR NOUN

2. wives

(a)  

19.
What is the verb phrase in this sentence?
The 5th grade students were studying Parts of Speech. 
a)
Ms. Havel's
b)
students
c)
studying
d)
were studying 
20.
What tense means right now?
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
none of the above
21.
HAPPY is a...
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
22.
An adjective is...
a)
an action word
b)
a person, place, or thing
c)
a describing word
23.

What is one of the pronouns in this sentence?


My sister jumped on her new bed.

a)

sister

b)

my

c)

jumped

d)

on

24.

Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

pronoun

25.

What is one of the nouns in this sentence?


My sister jumped on her new bed.

a)

sister

b)

my

c)

jumped

d)

on

26.

Write the comparative for the following adjectives


1. Tall

2. Hard

3. Bad

4. Beautiful

5. Popular

4 lines
27.

Form adjectives for the nouns given below


1. Significance

2. Innovation

3. Friend

4. Protection

4 lines
28.

Complete the following with a question tag


They wouldn't like to go on the field trip, (a)   ?

29.

Select the abstract noun

a)

Dirt

b)

Hope

c)

Market

d)

Money

30.

Choose the verbs made by the nouns given below

1. Competition

2. Creation

3. Action

4. Beauty

a)

Competitive, creative, action, Beauty

b)

Compete, create, active, beautiful

c)

Compete, create, act, beautify

d)

Competitive, create, act, beautify

31.

WRITE THE PLURAL NOUN

3. bookshelf

(a)  

32.

Kaitlin loves to climb a MOUNTAIN every SUNDAY. Which kind of nouns are the words in capitals?

a)

Proper, Common, Collective

b)

Collective, Common, Proper

c)

Abstract, Common, Proper

d)

Proper, Common, Proper

33.

The CAT drank the MILK from the SAUCER.” Which kind of nouns are the words in capitals?

a)

Proper, Common, Common

b)

Common, Uncountable, Common

c)

Common, Compound, Common

d)

Abstract, Common, Concrete

34.

“the HISTORY of the CITY is recorded in a BOOK.” Which kind of nouns are the words in capitals?

a)

Abstract, Abstract, Common

b)

Abstract, Proper, Abstract

c)

Common, Collective, Concrete

d)

Abstract, Common, Common

35.

Friendship is better than gold. The word “Friendship” is what type of nouns?

a)

Common noun

b)

Abstract noun

c)

Proper noun

d)

Concrete noun

36.

My family is in London. The word “family” is what type of nouns?

a)

Collective noun

b)

Abstract noun

c)

Common noun

d)

Proper noun

37.

“Kris” is a good teacher. The word “Kris” is what type of nouns?

a)

Common noun

b)

Abstract noun

c)

Compound noun

d)

Proper noun

38.

My sister is a doctor. The word “sister” is what type of nouns?

a)

Concrete noun

b)

Proper noun

c)

Common noun

d)

Compound noun

39.

Which type of nouns that can refer to a set or group of people, animals or things?

a)

Compound noun

b)

Proper noun

c)

Abstract noun

d)

Collective noun

40.

This nouns are nouns that have no physical existence and not concrete. They refer to ideas, emotions or concepts so you CANNOT see, touch, hear, smell, or taste something.

a)

Common nouns

b)

Proper nouns

c)

Compound nouns

d)

Abstract nouns

41.

What kind of nouns are used to name a general type of person, place or thing?

a)

proper nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

collective nouns

d)

abstract nouns

42.

What kind of nouns are used to name a general type of person, place or thing?

a)

proper nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

collective nouns

d)

abstract nouns

43.

The audience gave the contestant a resounding applause.

How many nouns and pronouns are there in the sentence?

a)

3 nouns

1 pronoun

b)

2 nouns

1 pronoun

c)

3 nouns

0 pronoun

d)

2 nouns

2 pronouns

44.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

11. teacher

(a)  

45.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

10. participant

(a)  

46.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

9. cook

(a)  

47.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

8. pianist

(a)  

48.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

7. guitarist

(a)  

49.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

6. English speaker

(a)  

50.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

5. football player

(a)  

51.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

4. dancer

(a)  

52.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

3. singer

(a)  

53.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

2. swimmer

(a)  

54.

WRITE THE VERBS FROM GIVEN NOUNS

1. worker

(a)  

55.

10. Click on TWO words that are nouns in the sentence below.


My dog chews on a huge bone.

a)

dog

b)

huge

c)

chews

d)

bone

56.

9. What is a noun in the sentence below?


We need to go to the store to buy milk.

a)

need

b)

buy

c)

go

d)

milk

57.

8. What is a noun in the sentence below?


The tall girl likes to eat ice cream.

a)

girl

b)

tall

c)

eat

d)

the

58.

7. What is a noun in the sentence below?


My red bike goes really fast.

a)

red

b)

bike

c)

goes

d)

fast

59.

Click on all the words that are nouns

a)

jump

b)

put

c)

cave

d)

mother

60.

Click on all of the words below that are nouns

a)

bed

b)

flower

c)

eat

d)

ride

61.

The word teacher is ..........

a)

common noun

b)

proper noun

62.

The word Window is .......

a)

Person

b)

place

c)

thing

63.

The word library is a.......

a)

person

b)

place

c)

thing

64.

What is a noun?

a)

An action word

b)

A describing word

c)

Name of a person, place, animal or thing

65.

WRITE SINGULR NOUN

1. roses

(a)  

66.

WRITE THE PLURAL NOUN

1. knife

(a)  

67.

My father used ____________ us to Ha Long park two years ago.

a)

took

b)

taking

c)

to take

d)

take

68.

Identify the incorrect word: My mother go to the supermarket

(a)  

69.

Identify the subject(s) in this sentence: Ahmad and his sister went to school together.

(a)  

70.

You should pay more ____ in class.

a)

care

b)

notice

c)

attention

d)

time

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