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$100 Question from Singular and Plural Nouns
Which word is a singular noun: bench or benches
$100 Answer from Singular and Plural Nouns bench
$200 Question from Singular and Plural Nouns
Which word is a singular noun: bus or buses
$200 Answer from Singular and Plural Nouns bus
$300 Question from Singular and Plural Nouns
Which one of these nouns is a plural: child or children
$300 Answer from Singular and Plural Nouns children
$400 Question from Singular and
Plural Nouns
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the plural for the word rice?
$400 Answer from Singular and Plural Nouns rice
$500 Question from Singular and Plural Nouns
Which word is a plural noun: ax or axes
$500 Answer from Singular and Plural Nouns axes
$100 Question from
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If a noun ends with a “y” what rule do you follow?
$100 Answer from
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Change the “y” to “i” and add -es
$200 Question from
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Say a plural noun that is made by changing the spelling.
$200 Answer from
Spelling
Some possible answers men feet women teeth children geese mice oxen
$300 Question from
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Spell the plural of the word library.
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Spelling libraries
$400 Question from
Spelling
Spell the plural of the word grandchild.
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Spelling grandchildren
$500 Question from Spelling
Spell the plural of the word reindeer.
$500 Answer from
Spelling reindeer
$100 Question from
Common and Proper
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A proper noun names what, and begins with what type of letter?
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Common and Proper
It names a specific person, place, or thing and it begins with a capital letter.
$200 Question from
Common and Proper
A common noun names what, and begins with what kind of letter?
$200 Answer from
Common and Proper
Any person, place, or thing, and it begins with a lowercased letter.
$300 Question from
Common and Proper
Is port a common or proper noun?
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Common and Proper common noun
$400 Question from
Common and Proper
Is king charles a common or proper noun?
$400 Answer from
Common and Proper
King Charles is a proper
$500 Question from
Common and Proper
In the following sentence name all the nouns and tell if they common or proper.
Goods were shipped to other colonies, to the British West Indies, and to England.
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Common and Proper goods = common colonies = common
British West Indies = proper
England = proper
$100 Question from Singular
Possessive
A possessive noun shows what?
$100 Answer from Singular
Possessive ownership
$ 200 Question from Singular
Possessive DOUBLE
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How do you form a singular possessive noun?
$200 Answer from Singular
Possessive
By adding an ‘s to the singular noun.
$300 Question from Singular
Possessive
What is the singular possessive for the word kitten?
$300 Answer from Singular
Possessive kitten’s
$400 Question from Singular
Possessive
What is the singular possessive word in this sentence?
The ship’s sail was blue and green.
$400 Answer from Singular
Possessive ship’s
$500 Question from Singular
Possessive
What is the singular possessive for the word James?
$500 Answer from Singular
Possessive
James’s
$100 Question from Plural
Possessive
If a plural noun ends in “s” how do you make it show possession?
$100 Answer from Plural
Possessive
By adding an apostrophe.
Example: kittens’
$200 Question from Plural
Possessive
If a plural noun does not end in “s” how do you make it show possession?
$200 Answer from Plural
Possessive
By adding an apostrophe s
Example: men’s
What is the plural possessive form of the word babies?
$300 Answer from Plural
Possessive babies’
$400 Question from Plural
Possessive
What is the plural possessive form of the word feet?
feet’s
$500 Question from Plural
Possessive
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the plural possessive form for the word lamb?
lamb’s
The topic sentence of a paragraph tells you what?
The main idea of the paragraph.