Proper nouns exercise (beginner level)

Underline the proper nouns in the following sentences.

Hint: A proper noun is the name of a particular person, country, city, river etc. The names of languages, days of the week and months are also proper nouns. Examples are: Harry, India, London, Amazon and January

1. I met James at the post office.

2. Peter is my classmate.

3. India is the biggest democracy in the world.

4. Millions of people speak English as a second language.

5. She comes from Nigeria.

6. The Amazon is the largest river in the world.

7. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

8. Which is the capital city of Australia?

9. Greenland is the largest island in the world.

10. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

Answers

1. I met James at the post office.

2. Peter is my classmate.

3. India is the biggest democracy in the world.

4. Millions of people speak English as a second language.

5. She comes from Nigeria.

6. The Amazon is the largest river in the world.

7. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

8. Which is the capital city of Australia?

9. Greenland is the largest island in the world.

10. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

Notes

A proper noun always begins with a capital letter.