Grammatical Terms and Word Classes

What is a common noun?

• A specific name for a person, place, or thing

• A general name for people, places, objects, or animals

• A word that describes an action

• A word that shows emotion

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• teacher

• candle

• Paris

• gorilla

What is a characteristic of proper nouns?

• They are always written in lowercase

• They name a general category

• They always start with a capital letter

• They describe actions

Which of the following is NOT a common noun?

• church

• London Eye

• gorilla

• candle

Which sentence uses the underlined word as a noun?

• Does your book fit in the bag?

• When we saw the snow, we were very excited.

• We train every Friday for rugby.

• Will you help me with my homework?

In which sentence is the word 'light' used as a noun?

• My bedroom is light and airy.

• I will light the candles on the birthday cake.

• When I jumped on my bed, I accidentally broke my light.

• My little brother has light blue eyes.

Complete the sentence with a noun formed from the verb 'to object'.

They raised an __________________________ about the plans for a large housing development nearby.

• objection

• objecting

• objectivity

• objector

What is a verb?

• A word that describes a noun

• A doing, being, or action word

• A word that describes an adjective

• A word that describes a place

Which of the following is an example of a physical action verb?

• Think

• Consider

• Walk

• Guess

Which of the following sentences contains a verb?

• The cat is on the mat.

• The blue sky.

• A beautiful painting.

• The tall building.