Appositive Match
Name: ___________________________
An appositive phrase provides additional details about a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
Example: My best friend, George, is a talented football player.
George is the appositive.
Match each noun with the appositive phrase that best describes it.
________ 1. multiplication
a. Fluffy
________ 2. Franklin Roosevelt
b. a girl in fifth grade
________ 3. “Treasure Island”
c. one of the four basic math operations
________ 4. his favorite food
d. a North American range
________ 5. the Fourth of July
e. spaghetti with meatballs
________ 6. Alicia
f. Mrs. Anderson
________ 7. the next door neighbors
g. Albert and Susie
________ 8. her former teacher
h. a book by Robert Louis Stevenson
________ 9. our pet rabbit
i. a patriotic holiday
________ 10. the Rocky Mountains
j. the 32nd U.S. president
Use each of the matches above to write a sentence that includes an appositive phrase. Underline the
appositive phrase.
1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________________________________
10. _________________________________________________________________________
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Appositive Match
Key
Name: ___________________________
An appositive phrase provides additional details about a noun or pronoun in a sentence.
Example: My best friend, George, is a talented football player.
George is the appositive.
Match each noun with the appositive phrase that best describes it.
c
________
1. multiplication
a. Fluffy
j
________
2. Franklin Roosevelt
b. a girl in fifth grade
h
________
3. “Treasure Island”
c. one of the four basic math operations
e
________
4. his favorite food
d. a North American range
i
________
5. the Fourth of July
e. spaghetti with meatballs
b
________
6. Alicia
f. Mrs. Anderson
g
________
7. the next door neighbors
g. Albert and Susie
f
________
8. her former teacher
h. a book by Robert Louis Stevenson
a
________
9. our pet rabbit
i. a patriotic holiday
d
________
10. the Rocky Mountains
j. the 32nd U.S. president
Use each of the matches above to write a sentence that includes an appositive phrase. Underline the
appositive phrase.
Student answers will vary.
1. __________________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________________________________
10. _________________________________________________________________________
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