10 questions
4th - 4th Grade
English
Proper Nouns Quiz is a free Grade 4 English printable worksheet with an answer key that helps students recognize and capitalize specific names. Across 10 questions, students complete eight fill-in-the-blank items involving holidays, months, geographic names, and a school name, including Labor Day, April, Pacific Ocean, Ohio River, Chicago, and Blythe Street Elementary. They also identify which word is the proper noun in short word pairs. Two true-or-false questions reinforce the capitalization rule for the pronoun I, including recognizing that lowercase “i” is incorrect. The worksheet gives students practice applying capitalization rules rather than only recalling definitions, making it useful for guided instruction, independent practice, or a quick Grade 4 grammar check. Teachers can use the completed responses to see whether students can distinguish a specific name from a general noun and apply the rule consistently in different question formats.
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This Grade 4 English worksheet practices identifying and capitalizing proper nouns in eight fill-in-the-blank questions, including holidays, months, named places, a geographic feature, and a school name. Two true-or-false questions then check whether students know that the pronoun I is always capitalized, so students apply the rule in both written and selected-response formats.
First model how a general word becomes a proper noun by comparing the worksheet’s examples, such as “river” with “Ohio River” and “month” with “April.” Have students explain what makes the named person, place, holiday, month, or school specific, then use the fill-in-the-blank items for guided practice before discussing why the pronoun I is capitalized in the final true-or-false questions.
Students may copy the general category word instead of selecting the specific name, such as choosing “river” rather than “Ohio River” or “month” rather than “April.” They may also capitalize only part of a multiword name, leave the first-person pronoun as lowercase “i,” or incorrectly accept the statement that “i” is never capitalized.
You can assign the Proper Nouns Quiz as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz on Wayground, and it includes a complete answer key. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to help grade responses efficiently.
In the worksheet’s Advanced Settings, adjust font spacing or choose a larger font size to make the proper-noun fill-in-the-blank items easier to read and complete. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when that supports access to the capitalization directions and true-or-false questions.
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