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Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a proper adjective?

a)

China

b)

Chinese

c)

Australian

d)

Japanese

2.

Which are proper adjectives?

a)

Indian

b)

Asian

c)

America

d)

England

3.

Proper adjectives begin as which part of speech?

a)

pronoun

b)

common noun

c)

proper noun

d)

abstract noun

4.

Which of the following is the correct way to write a proper adjective?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Mississippian

c)

mississippi

d)

mississippian

5.

Read this sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined word.

Kangaroos are most popular in Australia.

a)

American

b)

Australian

c)

English

d)

African

6.

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.

The painting was done by an artist in France.

a)

france

b)

France

c)

french

d)

French

7.

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.

I am taking a class on the literature of Shakespeare.

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Shakespearean

c)

England

d)

English

8.

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.

Cheese from Switzerland has holes in it.

a)

holes

b)

cheese

c)

swiss

d)

Swiss

9.

Which of the following sentences are written correctly?

a)

I traveled to Africa last summer.

b)

Scandinavian winters are long and cold.

c)

Mississippi has a hot and humid climate.

d)

The cruise will stop at several Caribbean ports.

10.

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.

We love the ceramics we bought in Peru.

a)

peruvian

b)

peru

c)

Peru

d)

Peruvian

11.

Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined word.

The museum had a tribal mask shipped from Africa.

a)

African

b)

Africa

c)

african

d)

africa

12.

Read the following sentence. Find the error in the sentence.

The coffee was made from fresh ground colombian coffee beans.

a)

coffee

b)

colombian

c)

fresh

d)

beans

13.

Read the sentence. Find the error in the sentence.

I am reading a collection of greek myths.

a)

reading

b)

collection

c)

myths

d)

greek

14.

Read the sentence. Find the error.

Pat prefers french dressing on her salad.

a)

french

b)

salad

c)

Patricia

d)

dressing

15.

Read the sentence. Find the error.

The canadian team is well prepared.

a)

team

b)

well

c)

canadian

d)

prepared

16.

Who is the current mayor of Jackson, MS?

(a)  

17.

Who is the current governor of MS?

(a)