Common and Proper Noun Quiz

Sentence: I will walk home after school.
Identify the underlined word in the sentence as a proper noun or common noun.

• Common Noun

• Proper Noun

Answer explanation

The underlined word 'school' is a common noun because it refers to a general place of education, not a specific name of a school. Proper nouns name specific entities, while common nouns are general terms.

Sentence: Tonight's movie at the cinema is Finding Nemo.
Identify the underlined word in the sentence as a proper noun or common noun.

• Common Noun

• Proper Noun

Answer explanation

The underlined word 'Finding Nemo' is a specific title of a movie, making it a proper noun. Proper nouns name unique entities, while common nouns refer to general items or concepts.

Sentence: Sarah and her friends went to the playground on Sunday.

• What is the common noun in this sentence?

• A. playground

• B. Sarah

• C. Sunday

Answer explanation

The common noun in the sentence is 'park' (A). It refers to a general place, while 'Sarah' is a proper noun (a specific name) and 'Sunday' is a proper noun (a specific day). Thus, 'park' is the correct answer.

Sentence: Bruno loves playing with his ball.

• What is the common noun in this sentence?

• • A. Bruno

• • B. ball

• • C. playing

Answer explanation

The common noun in the sentence is 'ball', as it refers to a general item that Bruno plays with. 'Bruno' is a proper noun (a specific name), and 'playing' is a verb, not a noun.

Sentence: Let's go to the park today.

• What is the common noun in this sentence?

• A. go

• B. to

• C. park

Answer explanation

The common noun in the sentence is 'park', as it refers to a general place where people can go. The other options, 'go' and 'to', are verbs and prepositions, respectively, and do not represent common nouns.

Sentence: We went to Disneyland for vacation.

• What is the proper noun in this sentence?

• A. we

• B. to

• C. Disneyland

Answer explanation

The correct answer is C. Disneyland because it is a proper noun referring to a specific place, which is the focus of the vacation mentioned in the sentence. The other options are not specific locations.

Sentence: John enjoy playing football with us.

• What is the proper noun in this sentence?

• A. John

• B. enjoy

• C. us

Answer explanation

The proper noun in the sentence is 'John', as it is a specific name of a person. 'Enjoy' is a verb and 'us' is a pronoun, neither of which are proper nouns.

Sentence: Sam loves riding her bike on the weekend.

• What is the proper noun in this sentence?

• A. weekend

• B. Sam

• C. her

Answer explanation

The proper noun in the sentence is 'Sam', as it is a specific name of a person. 'Weekend' is a common noun, and 'her' is a pronoun, making 'Sam' the correct choice.

Instructions: Write a sentence using "park" (common noun) and "Sarah" (proper noun).

Instructions: Write a sentence using "students" (common noun) and "Kuala Lumpur" (proper noun).