Proper Nouns and Adjectives

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

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.

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

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