Nouns: Common and Proper Worksheet

Question 1

Circle the common nouns in this sentence: The girl carried a backpack to school.

Accepted Answer

The common nouns are girl, backpack, and school because they name general people, things, or places.

Question 2

Underline the proper nouns in this sentence: Mia visited Central Park on Saturday.

Accepted Answer

The proper nouns are Mia, Central Park, and Saturday because they name specific people, places, or days.

Question 3

Write C for common noun or P for proper noun next to each word: teacher, Mr. Lee, city, Chicago.

Accepted Answer

Teacher is C, Mr. Lee is P, city is C, and Chicago is P. Common nouns name general things, and proper nouns name specific ones.

Question 4

Rewrite this sentence with the proper nouns capitalized correctly: my dog max likes to run at oak park.

Accepted Answer

The correct sentence is: My dog Max likes to run at Oak Park. Max and Oak Park are proper nouns and need capital letters.

Question 5

Sort these nouns into two groups: aunt, Aunt Rosa, store, Target, river, Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

The common nouns are aunt, store, and river. The proper nouns are Aunt Rosa, Target, and Mississippi River.

Question 6

Choose the proper noun that could replace the common noun in this sentence: The boy read a book. Choices: child, Liam, student.

Accepted Answer

Liam is the proper noun because it is the specific name of a boy.

Question 7

Choose the common noun that matches the proper noun: Mount Everest. Choices: mountain, ocean, school.

Accepted Answer

The common noun that matches Mount Everest is mountain because Mount Everest is the name of a specific mountain.

Question 8

Find the noun that should be capitalized: We ate lunch at sunny cafe.

Accepted Answer

Sunny Cafe should be capitalized because it is the name of a specific cafe.

Question 9

Write one proper noun for each common noun: friend, school, city.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Examples are Emma for friend, Lincoln Elementary for school, and Denver for city.

Question 10

Read the sentence: The cat slept on the sofa. Write the common nouns from the sentence.

Accepted Answer

The common nouns are cat and sofa because they name general things.

Question 11

Read the sentence: On Friday, Ben and Carla went to the library. Write all the proper nouns.

Accepted Answer

The proper nouns are Friday, Ben, and Carla because they are specific names.

Question 12

Add a proper noun to complete the sentence: My favorite restaurant is ____.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. A correct answer names a specific restaurant, such as Olive Garden or Taco Bell.

Question 13

Look at the words: dog, Rover, park, Green Park. Put each word in the correct place on the chart.

Accepted Answer

Dog and park belong under common nouns. Rover and Green Park belong under proper nouns.

Question 14

Fix the capitalization in this sentence: last summer, ava went to florida with her family.

Accepted Answer

The correct sentence is: Last summer, Ava went to Florida with her family. Last begins the sentence, and Ava and Florida are proper nouns.

Question 15

Write a sentence that uses one common noun and one proper noun. Then underline the proper noun.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. A correct sentence might be: My cousin visited New York. New York is the proper noun because it names a specific place.

Nouns: Common and Proper