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
2. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. Barack Obama
b. table
c. bird
d. desk
3. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. deer
b. flowers
c. Mount Everest
d. mountain
4. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. apple
b. dog
c. moose
d. Judaism
5. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. leaf
b. flock
c. cherry
d. Japan
6. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. equipment
b. girl
c. Starbucks
d. jewelry
7. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. tables
b. Mount Rushmore
c. dish
d. radios
8. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. Toyota
b. women
c. bus
d. birds
9. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
a. trees
b. cars
c. January
d. desk
10. Which of the
following words is a proper noun?
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.