NOUNS

Correct Capitalization

100

618 east Tenth st., Fairmont, Wv.

618 East Tenth St., Fairmont, WV

200

the fourth of july holiday

the Fourth of July holiday

300

a ballgame on Wednesday, Feb. 3

correct

400

my novel island of The Blue dolphins

my novel Island of the Blue Dolphins (underline the title or type in italics)

500

her friend Mr. charles t. Williams

her friend Mr. Charles T. Williams

Common or ProperAdd to the List

100

common or proper oak, maple, _________________

common name a kind of tree

200

common or proper Kentucky, California, ___________________

proper name a state

300

common or proper Tuesday, Thursday, __________________

proper name a day of the week

400

common or proper principal, teacher, _____________

common someone in school (not a specific name)

500

common or proper Mrs., Dr., Pres., ________________________

proper an abbreviated title for a person

Write the Plural Form

100

wish

wishes

200

monkey

monkeys

300

family

families

400

shelf

shelves

500

ox

oxen

Write the Possessive Form

100

pencil

pencil's

200

foot

foot's

300

mice

mice's

400

bus

bus's

500

geese

geese's

Correct Possessive

100

The (students', student's) locker is where he keeps his books.

student's

200

Those (camper's, campers') tents will all fall over with these strong winds.

campers'

300

Please pick all the (berry's, berries') stems off before you eat them.

berries'

400

Students must follow (teacher's, teachers') orders.

teachers'

500

The (women's, womens') swim team will visit our class today.

women's