Common and Proper Nouns and Capitalization

Which describes a proper noun?

• common

• specific that names

• action

• describes

Should all proper nouns begin with a capital or uppercase letter?

• Yes

• No

Which is a common noun?

• dog

• Mr. Smith

• Frog Creek

• Sally

Which word is a proper noun?

• shoe

• team

• Nike

• baseball

Which of the following is a common noun?

• summer

• Halloween

• July

• Monday

Which word should be capitalized?

my cat climbed the tree and got stuck.

(a)  

Answer explanation

The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.

Which word should be capitalized?

The teacher assigned sarah ten questions over the summer.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Proper nouns (like names) should be capitalized.

Which word should be capitalized?

I can't believe the entire middle school gets monday off.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Days of the week should be capitalized.

What word should be capitalized in this sentence? Last night i watched a great program on PBS.

• night

• i

• great

• program

What word should be capitalized in this sentence? It was a play that was called Anne of green Gables.

• play

• green

• of

• that