Language Power Now Quiz – Version I

(Lessons 37 – 41: Nouns)

Part A

Instructions: Circle* the nouns that are NOT a person or place.

Guilt Men Glass Sandwich

Home Chair Gymnasium Improvement
Doctor Encouragement Church Women
Harrison School Curiosity Hospital

Part B

Instructions: For each noun listed on the left, identify the type on the lines below.

Noun Common, Collective, or Proper? Person, Place, Thing, or Idea?

1. Ms. Kimm
2. Tribe
3. Generosity
4. Battery
5. Trillium Hospital
6. A community

Part C

Instructions: Rewrite the phrases using either singular possessive noun, regular plural possessive noun, or irregular
plural possessive noun.

1. The car belongs to the boss

2. The toy belongs to four kittens
3. The dressing room belongs to the women
4. The status of the species
5. The project that belongs to Carson and
Eniara. (Challenge)
6. The spaceship belongs to the Simpsons
7. The tails belong to the dogs
8. The trucks belong to the firemen
9. Lucy and Gina each has an ice cream.
(Challenge)

Part D

Instructions: Write C for concrete or A for abstract on the lines beside the nouns below.

1. Ring
2. Philosophy
3. Ideas
 4. Lake Ontario
5. Fortune
6. Trust

Part E

Instructions: Underline every abstract noun in the sentences below. Circle two concrete nouns for each question.

1. Mary and Irina felt compassion when they saw a child crying.
2. “Envy is the basis of evil,” said Angy in her philosophy class.
3. Everyone in class was surprised to learn about gorilla’s intelligence and the level of perseverance.
4. The Greek philosopher, Socrates, once said, “Sympathy and tolerance are virtue of wisdom.”