Common and Proper
Identify if this word is common or proper:
football
Common
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (branch) creaked and swayed in the wind.
branches
Write the plural form of half
halves
Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (team) bus drove them to the out of town competition.
team's
Identify all of the words in the appositive.
We will paint the bench crimson, a deep shade of red.
a deep shade of red
Identify if this word is Common or Proper:
Taylor Swift
Proper
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The students have many (hobby) to keep them entertained.
hobbies
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The girl put the shoes on her (foot).
feet
Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (students) sneakers squeaked on the linoleum floor.
students'
Identify the noun that the appositive is identifying:
My brother lives in Albany, the capital of New York.
Albany
Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:
In many places, snow may fall in January.
January
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The professional photographer brought three (camera) to the wedding.
cameras
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (tomato) gave great flavor to the pasta dish.
tomatoes
Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (states) voters made an impact on the election.
states'
Identify the appositive and the noun that the appositive is identifying:
Scientists are working to prevent malaria, a disease spread by mosquitoes.
appositive: a disease spread by mosquitoes
noun: malaria
Identify all nouns in the following sentence:
The students laughed at the joke as they walked down the hallway of St. Patrick's Catholic School.
students, joke, hallway, St. Patrick's Catholic School
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The machine worked by using multiple (pulley).
pulleys
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (woman) and (man) danced to Taylor Swift's new song.
women, men
Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (baby) diapers were very stinky.
baby's
Identify the appositive and the noun that the appositive is identifying:
A simple weather instrument, the rain gauge, will help us measure the amount of rainfall in our schoolyard.
appositive: the rain gauge
noun: instrument
Find the proper noun in this sentence and then write it correctly:
Millions of fans wish they had tickets to the super bowl.
Super Bowl
Write the plural form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
Historians celebrate whenever they find (mummy) in their excavations.
mummies
Find the error in this sentence and correct it:
In the park where we hiked there were wild animals on the loose. We saw one woodpecker, two squirrel, three deer, and four moose.
In the park where we hiked there were wild animals on the loose. We saw one woodpecker, two squirrels, three deer, and four moose.
Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses to complete the sentence.
The (wolf) howl scared the campers.
wolf's
Combine these two sentences using an appositive:
Mars is named after the Roman god of war. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
EX: Mars, the fourth planet from the sun, is named after the Roman god of war.
EX: Mars, a planet named after the Roman god of war, is the fourth planet from the sun.