Common and Proper Nouns Practice

Which is a common noun?

• friend

• Mrs. Nolan

• Eiffel Tower

• San Diego

What type of noun is capitalized?

• proper

• common

What type of nouns is the following group of words?

desk, car, darkness, sky

• common

• proper

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Thursday

• furious

• kitten

• very

Choose the proper noun?

• Jenny

• school

• hospital

• silliness

Name the proper nouns in the following sentence.

The Miami Dolphins are fierce, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are unstoppable.

• Dolphins, Miami, unstoppable

• fierce, Steelers, Miami

• Dolphins, Steelers, Miami, Pittsburgh

• unstoppable, Dolphins, fierce

What is the proper noun in the following sentence?

My mom went to the store with Grandma Sylvia.

• mom

• store

• My

• Grandma Sylvia

Which word is not a proper noun?

• beauty

• Mona Lisa

• France

• White House

What type of noun is the underlined word?

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because we spend time with family.

• Proper

• Common

What are the proper names in the sentence?

Mrs. Lawrence told Mike and Todd to walk to the football stadium behind Toronto High School.

• football, stadium, Todd

• Mrs. Lawrence, walk, football, Mike

• Todd, Mrs. Lawrence, Toronto High School, Mike

• Todd, walk, Toronto High School