Common/Proper
Which nouns from this list are common?
bird Mr. Mack Trottier football bed
The correct answer is:
bird, football, bed
Describe what a concrete noun is.
Correct Answer:
A concrete noun is a person, place, or thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted.
True or False:
An -s can be added to most nouns to make it plural.
The correct answer is:
True
What is the contraction for:
I would
The correct answer is:
I'd
What is a simple subject of a sentence?
The correct answer is:
The simple subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about.
Ex. The tiny puppy chewed the ball. The simply subject is "puppy" because the sentence is all about him/her.
Find the proper noun in this sentence. Write the noun the correct way on your board.
My cat named max ate a bird and left it on the table.
The correct answer is:
Max
Describe what an abstract noun s.
Correct Answer:
An abstract noun is an idea or feeling that can't be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted.
What should be added to the end of this word to make it plural?
kiss
The correct answer is:
-es
kisses
Correct or Incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
She don't like peas.
Correct answer:
Incorrect
She doesn't like peas.
What is the simple predicate of a sentence?
The correct answer is:
The simple predicate of a sentence is the verb which tells what the subject is doing or how they are being.
Ex. The tiny puppy chewed on the ball. The predicate is chewed because that is the action of the subject (puppy).
What is a common noun?
The correct answer is:
A common noun is a person, place, thing, or idea that is general (there are many of them) and are not specific.
Which of these nouns are concrete:
baby joy luck bat Trottier
The correct answer is:
baby, bat, Trottier
What is the singular form of:
boxes
teachers
scarves
The correct answer is:
box
teacher
scarf
What are two words that make up the contraction "I'd".
There are two possible answers. If you can name both, you get an extra 50 bonus points! :-)
The correct answer is:
I had or I would
The immense pile of toys will take me over an hour to put away!!
What is the meaning of immense based on this sentence?
Is immense being used as a noun, verb, or adjective?
The correct answers are:
Meaning: very large
Part of speech: adjective (describing the noun - pile)
What is a proper noun?
The correct answer is:
A proper noun is a name of a specific person, place, or thing.
Find the abstract noun(s) in the following sentence:
Last week, I saw a happy movie that was filled with love and friendship.
The correct answer is:
love, friendship
(If you said "happy", "happy" is being used as an adjective to describe the movie.)
When you are writing in class and you do not remember the rule for how to change a singular word to a plural word, where could you look?
The correct answer is:
Check in my interactive notebook. :-)
Correct or Incorrect? If incorrect, fix it!
We doesn't like peas, but we'll eat them anyway.
The correct answers is:
We don't like peas, but we'll eat them anyway.
Is the word "jovial" being used correctly in this sentence? If it is, write yes and a reason why. If it is not, write no and a reason why.
During recess, the jovial students smiled and laughed while they played games with each other.
The correct answer is:
Yes- jovial means very happy and excited and that is how the students were acting
What is the rule when writing proper nouns?
The correct answer is:
The rule for proper nouns is that they ALWAYS need to start with a capital letter.
Example:
Dante Noah Francis Gavin Trottier Monday
Write down one concrete noun and one abstract noun.
If you can use them both in one sentence, you will earn 100 extra points!!
Correct answer is: Teacher approval for points.
Concrete noun is a person, place, or thing that can be identified with the five senses.
Abstract noun is an idea or feeling that can't be identified with the five senses.
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix the error and be able to explain why.
Yesterday, my dad told me to rake up all of the leaf in the yard.
The correct answer is:
Change "leaf" to "leaves"
Why: The noun "leaf" is singular, so change the 'f' to a 'v' and add 'es' to make it plural.
What is a contraction?
The correct answer is:
A contraction is two words made shorter by placing an apostrophe (') where letters have been left out.
My annoying brother walloped me over the head with his dingy pillow.
What word is the simple subject?
What word is the simple predicate?
Is dingy used as a noun, verb, or adjective?
The correct answer is:
simple subject=brother
simple predicate=walloped
dingy=adjective (describing the pillow)