Common vs. Proper
Commons nouns are non-capitalized and ___________ (generic/specific) people, places, or things.
generic
Write the singular possessive form of cat:
The _______ toy was under the couch.
cat's
Write the plural form of the word:
Several _______(wolf) waited in line for tickets.
wolves
Write the plural form of tooth:
He went to the dentist to get his _______ cleaned.
teeth
The dog _______(is/are) barking at the mail carrier.
is
Which words should be capitalized in the sentence?
I want to go to paris, france when I'm older.
Paris, France
Write the plural possessive form of teachers:
The _______ lounge is on the second floor.
teachers'
Write the plural form of box:
Please stack those empty _______ in the corner.
boxes
Write the plural form of mouse:
The cat chased two _______ behind the shed.
mice
The cats _______(is/are) sleeping on the sunny rug.
are
In the sentence "The astronaut visited Mars," this specific word functions as the proper noun.
Mars
Write the plural possessive form of women:
The _______ soccer team won the championship game.
women's
Identify whether the underlined noun is singular or plural:
The students walked into the classroom.
plural
Write the plural form of man:
Three _______ helped fix the flat tire.
men
Choose the correct present-tense form of to be (is / are) for a compound subject joined by "and":
My friend and her brother _______ coming over today.
are
Turn the underlined proper noun into a generic, common noun:
We went kayaking down the Mississippi River.
river
Write the plural possessive form of bus:
The city inspected all of the _______ tires before winter.
buses'
Choose the correct noun form to complete the sentence:
She bought a new pair of_______ (shoe / shoes) at the mall.
shoes
Write the plural form of person:
A large group of _______ gathered in the town square.
people
Choose the correct past-tense form of to be (was / were) for an irregular plural noun:
The children _______(was/were) excited for the field trip.
were
Replace the proper noun "Toyota" with its generic common noun equivalent:
He parked his new __"Toyota"____ in the garage.
car
Write the plural possessive form for the Jones family:
The _______ vacation home is near the lake.
Joneses'
Identify the plural noun in this sentence:
The artist painted three portraits on canvas.
portaits
Write the plural form of passerby:
Several _______ stopped to help clean up the spilled cargo.
passersby
Choose the correct past-tense form of to be (was / were) for a collective noun acting as a single unit:
The team _______(was/were) celebrating its victory after the game.
was