en24noun e1and2 quiz

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Quiz

Nouns

Level A

Circle the right answer for each question.

1) Which of these is a proper noun?

A) Spain

B) country

C) town


A) boy

B) man

C) David


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A) car

B) Honda

C) bike

4) Which of these should begin with a capital letter?

A) city

B) leeds

C) town


A) town

B) village

C) manchester


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A) match of the day

B) football match

C) football team


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Quiz

Nouns

Level B


1) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation?

A) I am going up to london to see a Show.

B) I am going up to London to see a show.

C) I am Going up to london to see a show.

2) Which of these sentences is correct?

A) I was born in May.

B) I was born in may.

C) I was born in april.


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A) I am taking my dog, Jack, to France with me.

B) I am taking my dog, jack, to France with me.

C) I am taking my dog, Jack, to france with me.


A) Arsenal is my favourite football team.

B) arsenal is my favourite football team.

C) arsenal is my favourite Football team.


A) I will take the train to Birmingham new street.

B) I will take the train to birmingham New street.

C) I will take the train to Birmingham New Street.


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A) Barack Obama was the first black president of the united

states of america.

B) Barack Obama was the first black president of the United

States of America.

C) barack obama was the first black president of the United

States of America.


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Quiz

Nouns

Level C


1) Which of these is a compound noun?

A) air ambulance

B) airmail

C) air transport


A) teaspoon

B) tea trolley

C) tea


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A) working

B) work to rule

C) housework

4) Which of these is NOT a compound noun?

A) handbag

B) handwriting

C) handy


A) headlight

B) heading

C) headquarters


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A) nightie

B) nightclub

C) nightmare


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Quiz - answers

Nouns

Level A


The correct answer is A. Spain is a proper noun because it is the

name of a country. It has a capital letter.


The correct answer is C. David is a proper noun because it is the

name of a man or boy. It has a capital letter.


The correct answer is B. Honda is a proper noun because it is the

name of a car or bike. It has a capital letter.


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The correct answer is B. Leeds should begin with a capital letter

because it is the name of a city.


The correct answer is C. Manchester should begin with a capital

letter because it is the name of a city.


The correct answer is A. Match of the Day should begin with a capital

letter because it is the name of a TV programme.


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Quiz - answers

Nouns

Level B


The correct answer is B. London should have a capital letter because

it is the name of a city.


The correct answer is A. The sentence 'I was born in May' is correct.

The name of the month should have a capital letter.


The correct answer is A. Both Jack and France should have capital

letters as they are both names.


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The correct answer is A. Arsenal is the name of a football team so it

should begin with a capital letter.

5) Which of these sentences has the right punctuation??

The correct answer is C. The name of the station is Birmingham New

Street and all the words in the name must have a capital letter.


The correct answer is B. Barack Obama is the name of a man and

United States of America is the name of a country, so they should

both have capital letters.


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Quiz - answers

Nouns

Level C


The correct answer is B. The compound noun is 'airmail'. It is made

of two words joined together.


The correct answer is A. The compound noun is 'teaspoon'. It is

made of two words joined together.


The correct answer is C. The compound noun is 'housework'. It is

made of two words joined together.


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The correct answer is C. The right answer is that 'handy' is not a

compound noun. It is not made of two or more words joined together.


The correct answer is B. The right answer is that 'heading' is not a



The correct answer is A. The right answer is that 'nightie' is not a


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