What Are Nouns Practice Exercises

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What Are Nouns Practice Exercises

Practice Exercise 1

Find and correct the capitalization errors in these sentences. You can check your answers against the key at the end of this lesson.

1.	I was delighted to see katelyn and andrew last saturday Afternoon.
2.	the spanish Test on tuesday was hard.
3.	martin's Journey to mount rushmore in keystone, south dakota, was unforgettable.
4.	charlie couldn't sleep because his Puppy, casper, whined all night long.
5.	stephanie bought her jeans at the freehold raceway Mall with the gift card she got for christmas last December.
6.	The smithsonian institute, in washington, d.c., has more than 19 museums altogether.
7.	Our family plays monopoly and watches movies on new year's eve.

Answers

1.	I was delighted to see Katelyn and Andrew last Saturday afternoon.
2.	The Spanish test on Tuesday was hard.
3.	Martin's journey to Mount Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, was unforgettable.
4.	Charlie couldn't sleep because his puppy, Casper, whined all night long.
5.	Stephanie bought her jeans at the Freehold Raceway Mall with the gift card she got for Christmas last December.
6.	The Smithsonian Institute, in Washington, D.C., has over 19 museums altogether.
7.	Our family plays Monopoly and watches movies on New Year's Eve.

Practice Exercise 2

Determine whether each word is a concrete noun or an abstract noun.

8.	determination
9.	quality
10.	annoyance
11.	flower
12.	height
13.	peacefulness
14.	quarter
15.	justice
16.	celery
17.	loyalty
18.	paperclip
19.	jar
20.	government
21.	bathtub

Answers

8.	abstract
9.	abstract
10.	abstract
11.	concrete
12.	abstract
13.	abstract
14.	concrete
15.	abstract
16.	concrete
17.	abstract
18.	concrete
19.	concrete
20.	abstract
21.	concrete

Practice Exercise 3

Using the word bank below, correctly match the collective noun to its corresponding noun. Check your answers with the key at the end of the chapter.

experts buffalo ships money wolves

snakes monkeys lions ants bees

sheep cards beavers camels hens

kittens kangaroos fish

22.	committee
23.	army
24.	herd
25.	flock
26.	pack
27.	caravan
28.	brood
29.	litter
30.	mob
31.	flotilla
32.	swarm
33.	wad
34.	lodge
35.	deck
36.	nest
37.	tribe
38.	pride
39.	school

Answers

22.	experts
23.	ants
24.	buffalo
25.	sheep
26.	wolves
27.	camels
28.	hens
29.	kittens
30.	kangaroos
31.	ships
32.	bees
33.	money
34.	beavers
35.	cards
36.	snakes
37.	monkeys
38.	lions
39.	fish

Practice Exercise 4

In each item below, circle the words that can be combined to form a compound word. Check your answers with the key at the end of the chapter.

40. head a. strong b. ache c. line d. road

41. some a. one b. body c. boy d. thing

42. back a. bone b. door c. drop d. yard

43. news a. deliverer b. paper c. flash d. magazine

44. tennis a. ball b. court c. match d. award

45. flash a. light b. card c. back d. quiz

46. out a. side b. cast c. field d. house

47. paper a. fall b. plate c. doll d. ink

48. light a. house b. feather c. weight d. color

49. fish a. tank b. fry c. gravel d. light

50. book a. mark b. store c. report d. worm

Answers

40.	a, b, c
41.	a, b, d
42.	a, b, c, d
43.	b, c, d
44.	a, b, c
45.	a, b, c
46.	a, b, c, d
47.	b, c
48.	a, c
49.	a, b
50.	a, b, c, d

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