Name ______________________________ Date __________________

Proper Nouns
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter. A name of a particular place is a proper noun. Find
the proper noun that names a place in each sentence. Write it on the line.

Phoenix is a beautiful city.

Phoenix is the proper noun. It names a city.

1. They went biking in Utah. ___________________

2. The Statue of Liberty is in New York.! ___________________

3. Vermont has very long winters. ___________________

4. Pennsylvania is beautiful. ___________________

5. Alice went skiing in Colorado. ___________________

6. John went scuba diving in Nassau. ___________________

7. China is a very large country. ___________________

8. I might go to Scotland this spring. ___________________

9. Janet lives in Annapolis.! ___________________

10. Jane moved to London last fall. ___________________

11. Dick will have fun in Canada.! ! ___________________

12. The Jones family went to Peru. ___________________

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