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Common and Proper Nouns

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am going to Wal-Mart tonight.

a)

common

b)

proper

2.

Alyssa traveled to Disney World in July.

a)

common

b)

proper

3.

Saturday is my favorite day of the week.

a)

common

b)

proper

4.

Saturday is my favorite day of the week.

a)

common

b)

proper

5.

Which COMMON NOUN in this sentence is INCORRECTLY capitalized?: Ms. Mackey and her Sister went to Queens last Saturday.

a)

Queens

b)

Sister

c)

Saturday

d)

Ms. Mackey

6.

Which COMMON NOUN in this sentence is INCORRECTLY capitalized?: Ms. Mackey and her Sister went to Queens last Saturday.

a)

Queens

b)

Sister

c)

Saturday

d)

Ms. Mackey

7.

Is the following word a common noun or proper noun?: MEXICO

a)

Common noun

b)

Proper noun

8.

Which COMMON NOUN in this sentence is INCORRECTLY capitalized?: Ms. Rosenberg and her Dog went to Chick-fil-A on Thanksgiving.

a)

Ms. Rosenberg

b)

Dog

c)

Chick-fil-A

d)

Thanksgiving

9.

Did you know that Google says Mary Kate and her Sister Ashley aren't identical twins?

a)

Google

b)

Mary Kate

c)

Sister

d)

Ashley

10.

Which COMMON NOUN in this sentence is INCORRECTLY capitalized?: Ms. Rosenberg and her Dog went to Chick-fil-A on Thanksgiving.

a)

Ms. Rosenberg

b)

Dog

c)

Chick-fil-A

d)

Thanksgiving

11.

Mrs. Copeland loves to drink coffee.

a)

common

b)

proper

12.

My brother got a new dog this weekend.

a)

common

b)

proper

13.

Christmas is my favorite holiday.

a)

common

b)

proper

14.

Common Nouns can be which of the following?

a)

person

b)

place

c)

think or idea

d)

all of the above

15.

Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

a)

beach

b)

school

c)

Colonial Heights

d)

city

16.

Which is a common noun?

a)

dog

b)

Mr. Smith

c)

Frog Creek

d)

Sally

17.

Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized because it is a common noun?

a)

Flower

b)

Richmond

c)

Virginia

d)

Chesapeake Bay

18.

Holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween are examples of what type of noun?

a)

Common

b)

Proper

19.

What are the common nouns in this sentence?

Students at Tussing Elementary School eat lunch in the cafeteria.

a)

Students, Tussing Elementary School

b)

lunch, cafeteria,students

c)

cafeteria,lunch,Tussing Elementary School

d)

lunch,students,eat

20.

Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

a)

North Elementary School

b)

Super Bowl

c)

airplane

d)

Virginia

21.

What choice describes a proper noun

a)

it is common

b)

it is a specific noun

c)

it shows action

d)

it is a suffix

22.

Which of the following is a proper noun?

a)

A) city

b)

B) London

c)

C) river

d)

D) mountain

23.

Identify the common noun in the following sentence: 'The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris.'

a)

A) Eiffel Tower

b)

B) landmark

c)

C) Paris

d)

D) famous

24.

What type of noun is 'Amazon' in the sentence: 'The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world.'

a)

A) common

b)

B) proper

c)

C) abstract

d)

D) collective

25.

Which sentence contains a proper noun?

a)

A) She visited the museum.

b)

B) He read a book.

c)

C) They went to New York.

d)

D) We saw a movie.