Exercise 1: Common and Proper Nouns | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

(A) dog

(B) city

(C) Paris

(D) happiness

Question 2:  Identify the common noun in the following sentence: 'She enjoys playing basketball.'

(A) She

(B) Enjoys

(C) Playing

(D) Basketball

Question 3:  Choose the proper noun in the sentence: 'The queen wore a crown.'

(A) The

(B) Queen

(C) Wore

(D) Crown

Question 4:  Which of the following is a common noun?

(A) Taj Mahal

(B) Eiffel Tower

(C) Grand Canyon

(D) Landmark

Question 5:  Identify the proper noun in the sentence: 'The Beatles are a famous band.'

(A) The

(B) Beatles

(C) Famous

(D) Band

Question 6:  Which of the following is a common noun?

(A) Christmas

(B) Thanksgiving

(C) December

(D) Holiday

Question 7:  Identify the proper noun in the following sentence: 'Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance artist.'

(A) Leonardo

(B) Renaissance

(C) Artist

(D) Vinci

Question 8:  Choose the common noun in the sentence: 'She bought a new phone.'

(A) She

(B) Bought

(C) New

(D) Phone

Question 9:  Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

(A) mountain

(B) ocean

(C) Mount Everest

(D) nature

Question 10:  Identify the common noun in the sentence: 'The teacher gave homework.'

(A) Teacher

(B) Gave

(C) Homework

(D) The