Noun and Verb Review

Definitions

100

What is a common noun?

A noun that names any person, place, or thing

200

What is a proper noun?

A noun that names a specific person, place or thing

300

What is an abstract noun?

A noun you cannot see or touch them, typically ideas.

400

What is an action verb?

Tells what the subject does or did

500

What is a complete predicate?

 Tells what the subject does or is

Common v Proper Nouns

100

Name a proper noun of a person, place, and thing.

Possible Answers-

Mrs. Sontag, Greenwoods Charter, and a book

200

Is Roblox a proper or common noun?

Proper - name of a game 

300

Write down as many common nouns as you can in 15 seconds

Team with the most CORRECT common nouns win

400

Name one proper noun and common noun in the following sentence -

The park lies mainly in Wyoming.

Proper - Wyoming 

Common - park

500

How many common nouns are in this sentence? 

We could send pretty postcards to our favorite teacher.

2 - postcards and teacher

Action Verbs

100

Act out one action verb

EX: jumping, running, dancing 

200

In the sentence identify the action verb-

Many flags wave in the wind. 

wave

300

Where would the line between a subject and the predicate go in this sentence?

Ice skaters move quickly and gracefully.

Ice skaters | move quickly and gracefully.

400

Fill in the blank with an appropriate action verb-

Their eyes _____ straight ahead.

look

500

As a group, create a sentence and identify where the line would go for subject and predicate for each sentence 

EX: We love | reading in Mrs. Sontag's Class

Plural Nouns

100

What is the plural version of donkey?

donkeys?

200

What is the singular version of babies?

baby

300

What is the plural version of tax?

Taxes

400

What is the singular version of counties?

county

500

What is the plural of moose?

Moose

 

Sentence Finishing

100

What conduction should be used to combine the following sentences- 

Cowboys ride in the rodeo.

Cowgirls ride in the rodeo

Cowboys ___ cowgirls ride in the rodeo.

and

200

Write a predicate that begins with an action verb for the following phrase

A fluffy white dog __________________

A fluffy white dog runs around in the yard.

300

Figure out what conduction to use for the following phrases and write a new sentence.

Audiences enjoy the action.

Audiences enjoy the excitement.

Audiences enjoy the action and excitement. 

400

Write a predicate that begins with an action verb for the following phrase:

All the children _______

Circle your action verb and noun(s).

All the children play games together. 

500

Write a sentence with at least 5 words that has an action verb and 2 nouns. Identify what type the 2 nouns are and circle the verb. 

EX: The students spent all day reading "The Refugee". 

students- common noun 

"the refugee" - proper noun