Appositive Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: 7.L.7.1.a

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At times you will run into nouns that completely rename a noun that is beside it. This technique is used to add a bit of dramatic effect. These renaming nouns are called appositives. The critical aspect of using appositives in sentences is properly punctuating your sentence. It can often be difficult to determine. If you remember that all nonessential appositives are separated in the sentence by commas. You should be good to go. The can pair in long and short combinations of words. These words can be immensely helpful for readers because they add another element of identification for them. It allows authors to be awfully specific and in some cases that is important. The worksheets below help you to identify and create your own appositives.

Appositive Worksheets To Print:

Get Under It! - I'd rather prefer to calling it an echoing noun. Find all of them in the sentences that you see on this worksheet.

Get Around It! - A quick identification activity. You will also point out the noun that modifies it.

Using Appositives - This is where we do the sentence rewrites. The goal is to add these into your sentences and see how it changes your writing.

Say It Again! - Add an appositive of your choice to each sentence below to fill in the blank.

Drop Them In! - Match each of the nouns below with the appositive that makes sense.

Pop In A Noun - Provide a noun that makes sense with each appositive. You will also need to bolster the sentences.

Using Words as Appositives - Use each phrase below as an appositive in a sentence. Underline the noun in your sentence that the appositive restates.

Adding Appositives - Rewrite each sentence below, adding an appositive. Be sure to punctuate correctly.

What is an Appositive? - Circle the appositive in each sentence. Some of them are a little longer.

Creating Appositives - Practice creating appositives by writing a noun clause to restate each noun provided.

A Doozy... - Rewrite each sentence below, adding an appositive. You can write them directly below what it represents.

Fill Ins - Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appositive. Add appropriate punctuation.

Combining Sentences By Using Appositives - Combine the sentences below into one sentence that uses at least one appositive.

Sentence Diagramming - We provide you with an extra page to work off of. You will be forming a diagram. We have a whole topic on that too.

Identifying Appositives - This also includes rewriting sentences. Rewrite the sentence without the appositive to make sure it makes sense.

How Are Appositives Used?

Appositives are really bonus details that can help you understand more about the subject or the intent of the subject. An example sentence would be: Bo, the messiest person in the State of Maine, proceeded to remove single packaged slices of his shirt after eating. In this example we get a much great understanding of the character and the nature of the character with the addition of the appositive (the messiest person in the State of Maine). Obviously this is not a new behavior or an accident on the part of the subject (Bo).


Appositives can also be used to provide essential information that the reader would not have known previously. In many cases it can save us some writing room. If you were trying to explain in your writing your college roommate's name and her love for basketball, this would usually require two sentences. For example: My college roommate's name is Sarah. Sarah really loves basketball. We can condense that with the use of an appositive. For example: My college roommate, Sarah, loves basketball. Using this technique we can not only condense our writing, but we can pack a much greater level of information into our work.