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In the sentence 'Mr. Green told us that Saturn is larger than Pluto' the proper nouns are 'Mr. Green', 'Saturn' and 'Pluto'.

Nouns (Proper) 01

Proper nouns name specific people, places and titles. This KS3 English quiz practises capital letters for names, brands, days, languages, and titles.

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Fascinating Fact:

Book and film titles capitalise main words, The Hobbit and Black Panther both start with capitals.

In KS3 English, you learn to spot and capitalise proper nouns: names of people, places, brands, days and months, languages, and titles of works. You also practise title case for books and films.

Key Terms

Proper noun: A specific name that takes a capital letter, such as London, Maya, Wednesday, or Spanish.
Common noun: A general name that is not capitalised unless it starts a sentence, such as city, girl, day, or language.
Title case: A style of writing titles where the first and last words and the main words are capitalised.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a proper noun in KS3 English?

A proper noun is a specific name and must start with a capital letter. Examples: Shakespeare, River Thames, March, English, and Nike.

Which words in a book or film title get capitals?

Capitalize the first and last words and all main words (nouns, verbs, adjectives). Keep short articles, conjunctions, and prepositions in lower case unless they are first or last.

Do days, months, languages, and brands take capital letters?

Yes. Write Monday, July, French, and Lego with capitals because they are proper nouns naming specific days, months, languages, and brand names.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
James put the pen and book on a table by a window.

book

James

pen

table

James is a name, has a capital letter and is a proper noun

2 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
Cars and lorries roar through the streets of London.

Cars

London

lorries

streets

London is a place and is a proper noun

3 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
The Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury are all planets.

Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

Earth, Mars, Venus, planets

Earth, Venus, Mercury, planets

Mars, Venus, Mercury, planets

Names of places, even planets, are proper nouns

4 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
Alton is near the cities of Guildford and Winchester.

Alton, cities, Guildford

Alton, cities, Winchester

Alton, near, Winchester

Alton, Guildford, Winchester

All three are places and so are proper nouns

5 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
On a map, Asia and Europe are adjoining continents.

Asia, Europe

Europe, continents

map, continents

map, Europe

Europe and Asia are the names of places

6 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
The ball bounced off a bat onto a table and hit Tom.

ball

bat

table

Tom

A capital letter is a good clue that you've found a proper noun (except at the beginnings of sentences, which always start with capital letters...)

7 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
The train stops in London, then in Bath and Bristol.

London, Bath, Bristol

train, Bath, Bristol

train, London, Bath

train, London, Bristol

Names of cities and towns are proper nouns

8 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
The book's title is "Tennis" and the author is Jim Brown.

book's, Jim, Brown

book's, title, Jim

Tennis, Jim, Brown

title, Tennis, Jim

Book, film and song titles are proper nouns

9 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
Mrs Rose has a ticket for the Royal Hall next week.

Mrs Rose, Royal Hall

Mrs Rose, ticket

Royal Hall, week

ticket, week

Use capital letters for people and places. Mrs and Rose are the two parts of a name, just as Royal and Hall

10 .

Choose the proper noun(s) from the following sentence.
The driver of the train is Mr Hill; he has eight children.

children

driver

Mr Hill

train

Mr and Hill are the two parts of a name; both should be capitalised

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is a noun?

Author: Sue Daish (English Teacher, Principal Examiner & Published Author)

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