Proper Nouns Exercise

Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences.

A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, river, country, language or day. Note that a proper noun always begins with a capital letter.

1. China is one of the biggest countries in the world.

2. Most people speak Hindi in the northern states of India.

3. Spanish is his mother tongue.

4. Sam as well as Mary was there.

5. We are visiting Greece this summer.

6. I visited Vienna in June.

7. I will meet you on Sunday.

8. He was born in January.

9. Raju is my best friend.

10. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

11. He is at Cambridge.

12. Hindus burn their dead.

Answers

1. China is one of the biggest countries in the world.

2. Most people speak Hindi in the northern states of India.

3. Spanish is his mother tongue.

4. Sam as well as Mary was there.

5. We are visiting Greece this summer.

6. I visited Vienna in June.

7. I will meet you on Sunday.

8. He was born in January.

9. Raju is my best friend.

10. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

11. He is at Cambridge.

12. Hindus burn their dead.