Nouns I
Nouns II
Definitions
Synonyms
Possessives & Contractions
100
List of nouns and list of letter that should be capitalized from proper nouns in the following sentences : The garden is filled with tulips and daffodils. These roses were developed in richmond, virginia.
What are: NOUNS-- garden, tulips, daffodils, roses, Richmond, Virginia PROPER NOUN LETTERS: R and V
100
The correct verb that matches the sentence: The herd (lift, lifts) their heads at the sound of a gunshot.
What is "LIFTS"?
100
Match the synonym to each vocabulary term, and form definitions for each pair: 1) conviction: ____ (a) belief 2) vary: ____ (b) change
What are: 1) conviction: belief-- a personal truth 2) vary:change-- to lack consistency
100
Choose the vocabulary term that best completes the sentence: 1) Mr. Pickens lost all his _______ when the clown hit him in the face with a cream pie. 2) To bake muffins, the cook must not allow the oven temperature to ________ by more than a few degrees.
What are: 1) dignity 2) vary
100
True or false-- The following sentences are labeled appropriately according to their apostrophes. Possible labels include: Singular, Plural, and Contraction 1) The new flashlight's beam is powerful. SINGULAR 2) Joan's Siamese cat won a prize at the pet show. SINGULAR
What is true? Both flashlight's and Joan's represent singular, possessive nouns
200
List of nouns and list of letter that should be capitalized from proper nouns in the following sentences : The newspaper published an article about our club at superior middle school. On monday, janurary 6, rene returns from vacation.
What are: NOUNS: newspaper, article, club, Superior Middle School, Monday, January, Rene, vacation PROPER NOUN LETTERS: S, M, S, M, J, R
200
The correct verb that matches the sentence: The jury (disagree, disagrees) about the verdict.
What is "DISAGREES"?
200
Match the synonym to each vocabulary term, and form definitions for each pair: 1) speculation: ____ (a) inactive 2) passive: ____ (b) thinking about something
What are: 1) speculation: thinking about something-- to form a thought or theory about a person or situation 2) passive: inactive-- to be reactionless, without motion or action
200
Choose the vocabulary term that best completes the sentence: 1) To open the lock, you have to ________ the two pins with the key. 2) Film critics got to ________ the movie before it was released for the public.
What are: 1) align 2) preview
200
True or false-- The following sentences are labeled appropriately according to their apostrophes. Possible labels include: Singular, Plural, and Contraction 1) Charles Babbage's invention led to the modern computer. PLURAL 2) This cartoon's characters are realistic. PLURAL
What is false? Both sentences should be labeled as singular possessive nouns.
300
The form of each of the following singular terms as plural nouns: 1) Sidewalk 2) Concert hall
What are: 1) Sidewalks 2) Concert halls
300
The correct verb that matches the sentence: The herd (graze, grazes) in this field every afternoon.
What is "GRAZE"?
300
Match the synonym to each vocabulary term, and form definitions for each pair: 1) bewildered: ____ (a) confused 2) dignity: ____ (b) honor
What are: 1) bewildered: confused-- a state of not knowing or not understanding. 2) dignity: honor-- relating to pride, self-worth, and respect
300
Choose the vocabulary term that best completes the sentence: 1) The candidate repeated her strong ________ against raising taxes. 2) Shawn is so ________ with his computer that he has a time for nothing else.
What is 1) conviction 2) obsessed
300
True or false-- The following sentences are labeled appropriately according to their apostrophes. Possible labels include: Singular, Plural, and Contraction 1) This song's words are difficult to understand. PLURAL 2) The girls' uniforms were attractive and practical. CONTRACTION
What is false? Sentence #1 should be labeled singular possessive noun, and Sentence #2 should be labeled plural possessive noun.
400
The form of each of the following singular terms as plural nouns: 1) seaport 2) attorney-at-law
What are: 1) seaports 2) attorneys-at-law
400
The correct verb that matches the sentence: The jury (deliberates, deliberate) in a secluded room.
What is "DELIBERATE"?
400
Match the synonym to each vocabulary term, and form definitions for each pair: 1) obsessed: ____ (a) bring into line 2) align: ____ (b) overly concerned
What are: 1) obsessed: overly concerned-- preoccupied or constantly worried 2) align: bring into line-- to place things in position, order or a straight line
400
Choose the vocabulary term that best completes the sentence: 1) Alicia would get better grades if she weren't so ________ during class. 2) The largest wolf also has the highest __________ in the wolf pack.
What are: 1) passive 2) status
400
True or false-- The following sentences are labeled appropriately according to their apostrophes. Possible labels include: Singular, Plural, and Contraction 1) These trees' bark must be stripped before their wood can be made into paper. PLURAL 2) Tighten these guitars' strings. SINGULAR
What is false? While Sentence #1 is correctly labeled, Sentence #2 should be labeled plural possessive noun.
500
The correct label (type or part of speech) for the two terms listed: mothers'-in-law books
What is (1) plural-compound-possessive noun and (2) plural noun
500
The correct verb that matches the sentence and the correct possessive noun type. The garden (is, are) brightly lit with the (suns', sun's) sunshine.
What are "IS" and "SUN'S"?
500
Match the synonym to each vocabulary term, and form definitions for each pair: 1) status: ____ (a) position 2) preview: ____ (b) see beforehand
What are: 1) status: position-- a level that helps categorize people, items, and places (social status, economic status, country's status, academic status, etc.) 2) preview: see beforehand-- a display or sighting of something before it goes public or is completely finalized
500
Choose the vocabulary term that best completes the sentence: 1) I was completely _________ by the complicated instructions. 2) The newspaper contained much _________ about the outcome of the big game.
What are: 1) bewildered 2) speculation
500
True or false-- The following sentences are labeled appropriately according to their apostrophes. Possible labels include: Singular, Plural, and Contraction 1) Our newspaper's late this morning. CONTRACTION 2) Deanne's family's moving to Tennessee. PLURAL
What is false? While Sentence #1 is correctly labeled, Sentence #2 should have a double listing: SINGULAR for the apostrophe in Deanne's and CONTRACTION for the apostrophe in family's.
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