Kinds of Nouns
List the nouns and label them concrete/abstract and common/proper in the following sentence:
Thomas Edison was a genius.
Thomas Edison - concrete/proper
genius - abstract/common
Name the collective and/or compound nouns in the following sentence and label them correctly:
Jamal is on a committee to plan school events.
committee - collective
Correct any errors in plural nouns in the following sentence:
He is responsible for the activitys within one area.
activities
Put the correct possessive noun in the blank:
The __________ grades have improved. (class)
class's
Change the following word to its singular and plural possessive forms:
moose
moose's
moose's
List the nouns and label them concrete/abstract and common/proper in the following sentence:
He invented the microphone, the record player, and the Kinetoscope.
microphone - concrete/common
player - concrete/common
Kinetoscope - concrete/proper
Name the collective and/or compound nouns in the following sentence and label them correctly:
His idea of a car wash was very popular.
car wash - compound
Correct any errors in plural nouns in the following sentence:
Tommy conducts research studyes on mooses.
studies, moose
Put the correct possessive noun in the blank:
The ______________ grades were great. (twins)
twins'
Change the following word to its singular and plural possessive forms:
fly
fly's
flies'
List the nouns and label them concrete/abstract and common/proper in the following sentence:
Workers in his laboratory solved problems as a team.
workers - concrete/common
laboratory - concrete/common
problems - abstract/common
team - concrete/common
Name the collective and/or compound nouns in the following sentence and label them correctly:
The money will help buy new uniforms for the band and the basketball team.
band - collective
basketball - compound
Correct any errors in plural nouns in the following sentence:
He and the other rangeres communicate over two-way radioes.
rangers, radios
Put the correct possessive noun in the blank:
The __________ goal has been met. (teacher)
teacher's
Change the following word to its singular and plural possessive forms:
audience
audience's
audiences'
List the nouns and label them concrete/abstract and common/proper in the following sentence:
His ideas changed the lives of people around the world.
ideas - abstract/common
lives - abstract/common
people - concrete/common
world - concrete/common
Name the collective and/or compound nouns in the following sentences and label them correctly:
The association that decides the dress code met today after school. They decided that blue jeans and sweatshirts will now be allowed. Our class was so excited!
association - collective
dress code - compound
blue jeans - compound
sweatshirts - compound
class - collective
Correct any errors in plural nouns in the following sentence:
The rangers protect the lifes of deers, birds, and beasts.
lives, deer
Put the correct possessive noun in the blank:
Mr. __________ is proud of all the students. (Hicks)
Hicks
Change the following word to its singular and plural possessive forms:
two-year-old
two-year-old's
two-year-olds'
List the nouns and label them concrete/abstract and common/proper in the following paragraph:
Wack-O Manufacturing Company has an important announcement! Our firm is introducing a brilliant new product. Aaron A. Aardvark, our most imaginative developer, created its name - Zilch. This easy, modern device makes no sound and does no work. Zilch just attracts attention. Passers-by will stop in amazement.
Wack-O Manufacturing Company - concrete/proper
announcement - abstract/common
firm - concrete/common
product - concrete/common
Aaron A. Aardvark - concrete/proper
developer - concrete/common
name - abstract/common
Zilch - concrete/proper
device - concrete/common
sound - abstract/common
work - abstract/common
Zilch - concrete/proper
attention - abstract/common
passers-by - concrete/common
amazement - abstract/common
Name the collective and/or compound nouns in the following sentences and label them correctly:
A band was playing music in the lobby. The music was by a famous southern songwriter. Scott Joplin was a talented composer of ragtime. A class of college students listened attentively.
band - collective
songwriter - compound
Scott Joplin - compound
ragtime - compound
class - collective
college students - compound
Correct any errors in plural nouns in the following sentence:
Tommy's sister-in-laws work in forest management too. The forest animales attract many visitores.
sisters-in-law, animals, visitors
Of all of the __________ the Rockets have the best batters. (teams)
teams
Change the following word to its singular and plural possessive forms:
Morris
Morris's
Morrises'