GUM #1 Quiz Review

Capitalization

100

Do we capitalize people's first and last names? 

Yes. Always. 

200

True or False: the letter "I" is always capitalized when it is by itself. 

True 

300

Fix the Sentence: i have a book. 

I have a book. 

400

Fix the Sentence: Have you ever been to texas?

Have you ever been to Texas?

500

Fix the Sentence: what are you doing for halloween?

What are you doing for Halloween?

Nouns

100

What is a noun?

A person, place, thing, or animal 

200

Find the Noun

Sam likes ice cream.

ice cream

300

Find the Noun

She will carry it out to a field.

field

400

Find the Nouns (2)

I discovered a rodent in a drawer.

rodent 

drawer

500

Find the Nouns (2)

My teacher showed me a website. 

teacher

website

Action Verbs

100

What is an action verb?

something you do

200

Find the Action Verb

Squirrels eat nuts. 

eat

300

Find the Action Verb:

Andre invited Jesse to his house.

invited 

400

Find the Action Verb:

Joey's grandmother loves small animals.

loves

500

Find the Action Verb

He gave her a high five. 

gave 

Adjectives

100

What is an adjective?

a describing word

200

Find the Adjective:

There were three gorillas on the hill.  

three

300

Find the Adjective:

KJ had a crunchy sandwich for lunch. 

crunchy 

400

Find the Adjective:

Alexander Graham Bell was a famous inventor.

famous

500

Find the Adjective: 

The green car roared its engine. 

green

Proper vs Common

100

True or False: Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.

True

200

Is the bolded word a proper or common noun?

Kasey named her hamster Cheeky. 

proper noun

300

Is the bolded word a proper or common noun?

Mom scooped the rodent into a net.

common noun

400

Find the Proper Noun: 

Young Elijah McCoy carefully studied machines. 

Elijah McCoy

500

DOUBLE POINTS: Find the Common Nouns (2) 

Hamsters make good pets.

hamsters 

pets