English 1111 test

For most nouns including those ending in "e" add ___

"s"

For letters symbols figures and words regarded as words add an ___ and s

Apostrophe

To form the possessive of a hyphenated word or a word followed by "else" add an ___ and s to the last word

Apostrophe

To form the possessive of a singular noun add an ___ and s

Apostrophe

Use a hyphen in a ___ word

Compound

Use a hyphen to write ___ numbers

Compound

Use a dash to give special ___ to nonessential word

Emphasis

Use a colon to separate ___ from ___ and ___ from ___

Hours...minutes...chapters...verses

For nouns ending in "y" preceded by a consonant change the "y" to "___" and add

I....es

Use a colon to ___ list

Introduce

Some nouns have ___ plurals

Irregular

To show joint ownership make the ___ noun possessive. To show separate ownership make ___ noun a possessive

Last....each

For compound nouns joined by hyphens pluralize the ___ of the compound

Main word

Some nouns from Latin or Greek form their plurals as in the ___ language

Original

Some nouns are used only in the ___ form

Plural

For most nouns ending in "o" preceded by a vowel add ___

S

Use a colon after the ___ of a business letter

Salutation

Some nouns end in "s" but have ___ a singular meaning

Singular

Use a hyphen to show the ___ division of a word

Syllable

Use a hyphen after ___, ___, or ,___

Un...ex...non

For most nouns ending in "o" preceded by a consonant add

es

For nouns ending in s, ss, x, z, ch, or sh, add

es

For nouns ending in "y" preceded by a vowel add ___

s

For nouns ending in -ful add ___ to the end of the word

s

For other nouns ending in "f" or "fe" add

s

For some nouns ending in f or few add ___

s

To form the possessive of a plural noun add an apostrophe to the plural form if the noun already ends in ___

s