Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Game for Kids
Possessive Nouns
Nouns

Eleanor Abbott invented this popular game for children. What is the name of the game?

To answer the question, read each statement below. Decide if it is true or false. If the statement is true, write the letter for true in the space above its number at the bottom of the page. If the statement is false, write the letter for false. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. A noun names a person, place, or thing, but not an idea.

O. True

N. False

2. Nouns may be singular or plural.

N. True

O. False

3. Some nouns have the same form in both the singular and the plural.

A. True

E. False

4. Not all proper nouns must be capitalized.

U. True

A. False

5. Plural nouns always end in -s or -es.

L. True

Y. False

6. Possessive nouns show ownership.

D. True

H. False

7. Common nouns can never be plural.

T. True

C. False

8. Possessive nouns must have an apostrophe.

D. True

E. False

9. Proper nouns only refer to people.

T. True

L. False