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common and proper nouns

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the nouns in this sentence? (Check all that apply)

Jack saw a frog and turtle.

a)

saw

b)

Jack

c)

frog

d)

turtle

2.

Fill in the blank with the correct common noun:


Chicago is a very big (a)   .

3.

What should you do to all proper nouns?

a)

Capitalize them!

b)

Put them in alphabetical order!

c)

Ignore them!

d)

Spell them backwards!

4.

Identify the noun in the sentence AND the type: The child tiptoed very cautiously.

a)

child, proper

b)

child, common

c)

tiptoed, common

d)

cautiously, proper

5.

Pick the proper noun in the following sentence:

"I am visiting Niagara Falls this weekend with my family."

a)

N

b)

Visiting

c)

Niagara Falls

d)

Family

6.

Pick the proper noun in the following sentence:

"Her favorite holiday is Valentine's Day because she enjoys celebrating her loved ones."

a)

Her

b)

Holiday

c)

Valentine's Day

d)

Ones

7.

Identify the noun in the sentence AND the type: New York City is enormous.

a)

New York City, common

b)

New York City, proper

c)

enormous, common

d)

enormous, proper

8.

Pick the 2 nouns in the following sentence:

"Haley wakes up early to study hard for her classes."

a)

wakes, hard

b)

study, classes

c)

Haley, classes

d)

Haley, study

9.

What kind of noun is this? Pennsylvania

a)

Common

b)

Proper

10.

Today is Monday. Which word is a proper noun?

a)

Today

b)

is

c)

Monday

11.

Pick the 2 proper nouns in the following sentence:

"Professor, may I please use the bathroom once Sarah gets back?."

a)

Professor, I

b)

Professor, Sarah

c)

Professor, I

d)

I, Sarah

12.

Which word is an example of a proper noun

a)

book

b)

Rochester

c)

city

d)

cereal

13.

Pick the proper noun in the following sentence:

"Cameron opened the window to let the cool air in."

a)

Cameron

b)

Window

c)

Cool

d)

Air

14.

What is an example of a proper noun?

a)

school

b)

house

c)

Glengary Elementary

d)

elementary school

15.

What is a noun?

a)

a describing word

b)

a person, place, thing, or sometimes idea

c)

an action word