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WorksheetsProper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which of these is a proper noun?
My favorite movie is The Avengers.
movie
The Avengers
is
Which of these is a proper noun?
I have a dog named Firulais.
dog
have
Firulais
What do proper nouns do?
name specific places, states, and doors
name specific people, places, and things
name specific things, actions, and people
name specific states, schools, and actions
Proper nouns are always...
lower case
blue
capitalized
at the end of a sentence
What is the proper noun in the sentence below?
Mrs. Jones is teaching the class about figurative language.
Mrs. Jones
class
figurative langauge
teaching
What is the proper noun and how should it be capitalized in the sentence below?
The principal told me I will attend bernard middle school.
Principal
Bernard middle school
Bernard Middle School
bernard Middle School
What is the proper noun and how should it be capitalized in the sentence below?
I have to turn in all of my homework on tuesday of next week.
Homework
Week
Turn
Tuesday
What is the proper noun and how should it be capitalized in the sentence below?
my friend alex does not know where I live.
Alex
My
Live
Know
What are the two (2) proper nouns in the sentence below?
My mom went to Texas to visity my Aunt Sally.
My
Texas
Sally
Texas
Aunt
My
Texas
Aunt Sally
What are the three (3) proper nouns in the sentence below?
On Friday, all of the kids from Bernard Middle School will visit Illinois.
Illinois
Friday
Bernard Middle School
Illinois
Bernard Middle School
kids
Friday
visit
from
Friday
Bernard Middle School
will
baseball
common
proper
teammate
common
proper
Monday
common
proper
Seattle
common
proper
bookshelf
common
proper
My neighbor is moving to Texas.
common
proper
We traveled down the Mississippi River.
common
proper
I saw a lion at the zoo.
common
proper
Cars and boats require gas to run.
common
proper
Jennifer was sick all week.
common
proper
Which is a common noun?
dog
Mr. Smith
Frog Creek
Sally
My dog Mikey has big brown eyes.
The Salina Central Mustangs are playing football in the high school stadium on Friday.
Some people eat (Norway, Norwayan, Norwegian) sardines for snack. The correct proper adjective is
Norway
Norwayan
Norwegian
What is the proper noun from which Alaskan was formed? Type you answer.
(a)
What is the proper adjective for Australian? Type your answer.
(a)
The proper adjective Persian was formed from Persia.
true
false
Sushi is a (Japan) dish made with raw fish. The proper adjective should be
Japanese
japanese
Which of the following is not a proper adjective?
China
Chinese
Australian
Japanese
Which are proper adjectives?
Indian
Asian
America
England
Which of the following is the correct way to write a proper adjective?
Mississippi
Mississippian
mississippi
mississippian
Read this sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined word.
Kangaroos are most popular in Australia.
American
Australian
English
African
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
The painting was done by an artist in France.
france
France
french
French
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
The painting was done by an artist in France.
france
France
french
French
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
I am taking a class on the literature of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare
Shakespearean
England
English
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
Cheese from Switzerland has holes in it.
holes
cheese
swiss
Swiss
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
We love the ceramics we bought in Peru.
peruvian
peru
Peru
Peruvian
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined word.
The museum had a tribal mask shipped from Africa.
African
Africa
african
africa
Proper adjectives are usually formed using the endings
ish and an
ese and ish
an and ese
an, ish and ese
Proper adjectives are usually formed using the endings
ish and an
ese and ish
an and ese
an, ish and ese
A proper adjective begins with a common letter.
true
false
Proper adjectives are usually formed using the endings
ish and an
ese and ish
an and ese
an, ish and ese
Have you ever eaten Polish food? Type the proper adjective.
(a)
Some people eat (Norway, Norwayan, Norwegian) sardines for snack. The correct proper adjective is
Norway
Norwayan
Norwegian
The proper adjective Persian was formed from Persia.
true
false
What is the proper adjective for Australian? Type your answer.
(a)
Sushi is a (Japan) dish made with raw fish. The proper adjective should be
Japanese
japanese
What is the proper adjective for Australian? Type your answer.
(a)
Which of the following is not a proper adjective?
China
Chinese
Australian
Japanese
Which are proper adjectives?
Indian
Asian
America
England
Proper adjectives begin as which part of speech?
pronoun
common noun
proper noun
abstract noun
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
The painting was done by an artist in France.
france
France
french
French
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
Cheese from Switzerland has holes in it.
holes
cheese
swiss
Swiss
Which of the following sentences are written correctly?
I traveled to Africa last summer.
Scandinavian winters are long and cold.
Mississippi has a hot and humid climate.
The cruise will stop at several Caribbean ports.
Read the sentence. Choose the proper adjective for the underlined proper noun.
We love the ceramics we bought in Peru.
peruvian
peru
Peru
Peruvian
Read the sentence. Find the error in the sentence.
I am reading a collection of greek myths.
reading
collection
myths
greek
Read the sentence. Find the error.
Pat prefers french dressing on her salad.
french
salad
Patricia
dressing
Read the sentence. Find the error.
The canadian team is well prepared.
team
well
canadian
prepared
Proper adjectives do NOT get capitalized.
True
False
Identify the proper adjective in the following sentence: "Betsy Ross designed the American flag for the colonial militia."
Betsy
colonial
designed
American
What is the proper adjective made from the proper noun: The _______________ diplomat arrived in Turkey. (Middle East)
Middle Eastian
Middle Eastern
Middle Eastenese
