Nouns
Which sentence contains a Compound Noun?
1) Your sister is so kind to us.
2) Her mother-in-law was mean at the party.
3) His dad cooked a great dinner.
2) Her mother-in-law was mean at the party.
Let's go to ___ house this weekend.
1) Mikes
2) Mikes'
3) Mike's
3) Mike's
What 2 words make up the contraction in the following sentence?
She's mad today.
she is/was
Find the Appositive:
My Mom, Sarah, is very nice.
,Sarah,
Claire has two ___.
1) sister-in-laws
2) sisters-in-law
3) sisters-in-laws
2) sisters-in-law
Which sentence contains an Abstract Noun?
1) Your imagination is wild.
2) The car has mud all over it.
3) Her dog played with the frisbee.
1) Your imagination is wild.
The three ____ tiny car was bright yellow.
1) clowns'
2) clowns
3) clown's
1) clowns'
What 2 words make up the contraction in the following sentence?
Let's go to the park after school.
let us
Find the Appositive:
My project, a PowerPoint on WWII, took a long time to make.
, a PowerPoint on WWII,
In which sentence is the Appositive punctuated correctly?
1) My dog, Chip is very sweet.
2) My dog, Chip, is very sweet.
3) My dog Chip, is very sweet.
2) My dog, Chip, is very sweet.
Which sentence contains a Concrete Noun?
1) His loyalty brought us pure happiness.
2) Your bravery fills me with hope.
3) The bug fell from the sky.
3) The bug fell from the sky.
We painted the ___ faces to look like butterflies.
1) childrens'
2) children's
3) childrens
2) children's
What 2 words make up the contraction in the following sentence?
It's way too cold outside
it was/is
Find the Appositive:
Skittles, my favorite candy, can be bought at Target.
, my favorite candy,
Which sentence contains a Collective Noun?
1) Her Nike shoes are really cool.
2) The people in the stadium were loud.
3) We can play with my deck of cards.
3) We can play with my deck of cards.
How many Plural Nouns are in the following story?
Her shoes were dirty after running through the woods all day. On her trip, she met three foxes who brought her apples. The apples were ripe and red.
5
shoes, woods, foxes, apples, apples
I heard this ____ clothing store has the best shoes.
1) womens
2) womens'
3) women's
3) women's
What 2 words make up the contraction in the following sentence?
The student's mad about his low grade.
student is/was
Where do commas need to be added?
Tony an excellent basketball player won three gold trophies.
, an excellent basketball player,
The ___ weight is more than one ton.
1) Liberty Bells
2) Liberty Bell's
3) Liberty Bells'
2) Liberty Bell's
How many Collective Nouns are in the following story?
The group of boys ran away from the swarm of angry bees. Then, they found a giant cave where a herd of massive cows were playing with a deck of cards. It was such a fun day.
4
group, swarm, herd, deck
Oh no! My best ___ shirt is untucked.
1) friends'
2) friends
3) friend's
3) friend's
What 2 words make up the contraction in the following sentence?
My brother's shirt's ugly.
shirt is/was
Where do commas need to be added?
A Ford-Model T the first mass-affordable automobile is still a treasured vehicle today.
, the first mass-affordable automobile,
___ largest city is Chicago.
1) Illinois's
2) Illinois
3) Illinois'
1) Illinois's