Let’s solve this step by step.
We need to sort the words into two groups:
→
Common Nouns (not specific, no capital letter)
→
Proper Nouns (specific names, always start with a capital letter)
Here are all the words we have to sort:
From the right side of the worksheet:
- tree
- Easter
- year
- Sarah
- egg
- Brisbane
- train station
- park
- July
- Mrs Smith
- banana
- carpark
- Australia
- Victoria
- spring
- January
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Step 1: Look at each word and ask — Is it a general thing? Or is it a specific name?
Let’s go one by one:
✔ tree → not specific → Common Noun
✔ Easter → holiday name → Proper Noun
✔ year → general time → Common Noun
✔ Sarah → person’s name → Proper Noun
✔ egg → general food → Common Noun
✔ Brisbane → city name → Proper Noun
✔ train station → general place → Common Noun
✔ park → general place → Common Noun
✔ July → month name → Proper Noun
✔ Mrs Smith → person’s name → Proper Noun
✔ banana → fruit → Common Noun
✔ carpark → general place → Common Noun
✔ Australia → country name → Proper Noun
✔ Victoria → state or person’s name → Proper Noun
✔ spring → season → Common Noun *(unless it’s part of a name like “Springfield”, but here it’s just “spring”)*
✔ January → month name → Proper Noun
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Step 2: Group them correctly.
Common Nouns (no capitals, general things):
- tree
- year
- egg
- train station
- park
- banana
- carpark
- spring
Proper Nouns (capital letters, specific names):
- Easter
- Sarah
- Brisbane
- July
- Mrs Smith
- Australia
- Victoria
- January
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Final Answer:
Common Nouns: tree, year, egg, train station, park, banana, carpark, spring
Proper Nouns: Easter, Sarah, Brisbane, July, Mrs Smith, Australia, Victoria, January
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of common and proper noun sort worksheet.