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Common and Proper Nouns

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct definition of a noun.

a)

A noun is a word that names only a person and a place.

b)

A noun is a word that names a person, animal, place or thing.

c)

A noun is a word that sometimes names a person, animal, place or thing.

2.

Which word in the sentence is a noun?


The can is red.

a)

the

b)

can

c)

is

d)

red

3.

Choose the two nouns from the sentence below.


The farmer walks down the street.

a)

farmer

b)

walks

c)

street

d)

down

4.

Choose the ODD noun out.

a)

man

b)

nurse

c)

baby

d)

elephant

5.

Choose the ODD noun out.

a)

church

b)

town

c)

ant

d)

airport

6.

Which of the nouns below represents a place? (There is more than one)

a)

Bridgetown

b)

Grantley Adams International Airport

c)

Tea times

d)

Shad

7.

Which of the nouns below represents a person? (There is more than one)

a)

Dollarwise

b)

Shamario

c)

car

d)

Mrs. Ward

8.

Which of the nouns below represents an animal? (There is more than one)

a)

The Barbados Black Belly sheep

b)

All Saints Primary School

c)

laptop

d)

dog

9.

Which of the nouns below represents a thing? (There is more than one)

a)

Sprite

b)

St. Peter

c)

Milo

d)

cat

10.

What is a proper noun?

a)

A proper noun is names a general person, place, animal or thing.

b)

A proper noun is names some people, places, animals and things.

c)

A proper noun is names a specific person, place, animal or thing.

d)

Both of them start with a capital letter

11.

Choose the proper noun below.

a)

car

b)

girl

c)

Barbados

d)

gym

12.

Choose the proper noun below.

a)

Lanterns Mall

b)

man

c)

movie

d)

duck

13.

Which of the following is not a proper noun?

a)

Sheraton

b)

Tyrique

c)

Whirlpool

d)

tablet

14.

What is a common noun?

a)

A general name of a person, place, animal or thing.

b)

A special name of a person, place, animal or thing.

c)

Any name of a person, place, animal or thing.

15.

Choose the common noun below.

a)

Massy Supermarket

b)

Suzuki

c)

Sir Garfield Sobers

d)

ram

16.

Choose the two common nouns below.

a)

dam

b)

Harrison's Cave

c)

Chemiya

d)

pan

17.

Choose the two differences between a common noun and a proper noun.

a)

Proper nouns always start with a capital letter. Common nouns only start with a capital letter when starting a sentence.

b)

A proper noun and a common noun are both nouns

c)

Proper nouns name a specific common noun. Common nouns name general nouns.

d)

A proper noun does not agree with a common noun.