Proper Nouns

Proper Nouns A proper noun is a noun which names a specific person, thing, or place. Proper nouns should be capitalized. Circle the proper nouns in each sentence. 1. Albert Einstein was born Ulm, Germany. 2. The Mississippi River is constantly flowing into the ocean. 3. Dinosaur National Monument is located in Utah. 4. Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is in Alaska. 5. In California, there are dozens of earthquakes every day. 6. Maldives is a small group of islands 400 miles south of India. 7. Most of the Earth’s energy comes from the Sun. 8. Isaac Newton was an English mathematician in the 17th century. 9. The Great Barrier Reef is near Australia. 10. Old Faithful Geyser is in Yellowstone National Park. 11. Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest peak in Africa. 12. Mt. Ararat is located in Turkey. 13 Jonas Salk was a research physician who formulated a vaccine against polio. 14. Galileo Galilei was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. 15. The Maya lived in an area which is now south-east Mexico and parts of present day Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Belize. 16. The volcano, Mount Vesuvius, destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D.