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Name:__________________________________

Common Nouns &


Proper Nouns

Anouncanbeacommonnoun,orapropernoun.
Propernounsarethenamesofspecificpeople,places,things,orideas.Theyare
capitalized,becausetheyarenames.
JohnsonElementarySchool.Mr.Blackwell
MaggieJonesTimmy

Commonnounsaregeneral,notspecific.Theyarenotnames,sotheyarenot
capitalizedunlesstheyarethefirstwordinasentence.
schoolmangirlboy

WriteCommonorProperonthelinenexttoeachnoun.
1.restaurant_______________________

2.SaveMoreGroceries_____________

3.book___________________________

4.teacher________________________

5.Samantha_______________________

6.lunchbox_______________________

7.Mrs.Walker_____________________

8.eraser_________________________

9.homework______________________

10.AuntJane_____________________

Write3commonnouns:

Write3propernouns:

1.___________________________

1.___________________________

2.___________________________

2.___________________________

3.___________________________

3.___________________________

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Common Nouns &

Name:__________________________________

Proper Nouns

Anouncanbeacommonnoun,orapropernoun.
Propernounsarethenamesofspecificpeople,places,things,orideas.Theyare
capitalized,becausetheyarenames.
JohnsonElementarySchool.Mr.Blackwell
MaggieJonesTimmy

Commonnounsaregeneral,notspecific.Theyarenotnames,sotheyarenot
capitalizedunlesstheyarethefirstwordinasentence.
schoolmangirlboy

WriteCommonorProperonthelinenexttoeachnoun.
Common
commonccd
1.restaurant_______________________

Proper
2.SaveMoreGroceries_____________

Common
3.book___________________________

Common
4.teacher________________________

Proper
5.Samantha_______________________

Common
6.lunchbox_______________________

Proper
7.Mrs.Walker_____________________

Common
8.eraser_________________________

Common
9.homework______________________

Proper
10.AuntJane_____________________

Write3commonnouns:
Answerswillvary.
1.___________________________

Write3propernouns:
1.___________________________

2.___________________________

2.___________________________

3.___________________________

3.___________________________

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