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.

Finland has beautiful forests.

Finland is the proper noun. It names a country.

1. They went skiing in Aspen. ___________________

2. The Space Needle is in Seattle. ___________________

3. Maine has very long winters. ___________________

4. There are many fun things in Orlando. ___________________

5. Many people go to Europe for a vacation. ___________________

6. It would be fun to travel to Africa. ___________________

7. Canada is a very large, beautiful country. ___________________

8. We plan to go to the Grand Canyon soon. ___________________

9. Janice lives in the city of Chicago. ___________________

10. Mike’s parents went to Paris. ___________________

11. Bob and Jennifer will visit Germany.

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12. The Reese family goes to Alaska in the summer. ___________________

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