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Proper Noun
	Proper Noun In this lesson you will learn the definition of a proper noun, study examples of proper nouns, and take a test. Proper Noun Definition A proper noun is: a word used to name a specific person, animal, place, or thing written beginning with an uppercase (capital) letter the opposite of a common noun Proper Noun Examples Names of people Albert Einstein, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pet names of animals Rocky, Rover, Spot Religions, scriptures, deities Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, the Torah, the Bible, Buddha Geographical and astronomical names the Universe, Uranus, the Pacific Ocean, Mount Everest Months, days of the week, holidays January, Monday, New Years Historical events the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War Country names and words derived from those names America, Americans, England, English, Japan, Japanese City names New York, London, Paris Monuments, buildings, rooms Washington Monument, Taj Mahal, Room 248 The names of companies, organizations, trade marks, brand names Microsoft, NAFTA, Coca Cola Vehicle names Toyota, Toyota 4Runner, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Malibu Awards the Nobel Peace Prize, the Lombardi Trophy Note: some words can be used as both common nouns and proper nouns The Internet is a proper noun when it refers to the specific global information network. The internet is a common nouns when it refers to "internet technologies" such as TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP. Proper Noun Test Study the examples of proper nouns listed above. For each test question, you will be given four words. Three of the words will NOT be proper nouns and one word will be a proper noun. 1.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  Albert Einstein      b.  tree      c.  mountain      d.  car The correct answer is ........ a. Albert Einstein 2.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  Barack Obama      b.  table      c.  bird      d.  desk The correct answer is ........ a. Barack Obama 3.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  deer      b.  flowers      c.  Mount Everest      d.  mountain The correct answer is ........ c. Mount Everest 4.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  apple      b.  dog      c.  moose      d.  Judaism The correct answer is ........ d. Judaism 5.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  leaf      b.  flock      c.  cherry      d.  Japan The correct answer is ........ d. Japan 6.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  equipment      b.  girl      c.  Starbucks      d.  jewelry The correct answer is ........ c. Starbucks 7.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  tables      b.  Mount Rushmore      c.  dish      d.  radios The correct answer is ........ b. Mount Rushmore 8.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  Toyota      b.  women      c.  bus      d.  birds The correct answer is ........ a. Toyota 9.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  trees      b.  cars      c.  January      d.  desk The correct answer is ........ c. January 10.  Which of the following words is a proper noun?      a.  Nobel Peace Prize      b.  leaf      c.  cherry      d.  party The correct answer is ........ a. Nobel Peace Prize More Tests   Additional Information Commonly Used Nouns (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of nouns. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program. Grammar Tips Can You Catch These Native Speaker Mistakes? (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of common mistakes. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program. Commonly Confused Words: Part One (Beginner - Listening, reading) A video lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page. Commonly Confused Words: Part One (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program. Commonly Confused Words: Part Two (Beginner - Listening, reading) A video lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page. Commonly Confused Words: Part Two (Beginner - Listening) An audio lesson to help with your understanding of commonly confused words. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.