"Find the Nouns" educational worksheet for kids, teaching common and proper nouns with example sentences and a cheerful cartoon illustration.

Let's solve this grammar worksheet step by step. The task is to:

- Circle the *proper nouns* (specific names of people, places, or things).
- Underline the *common nouns* (general names for people, places, or things).
- Each sentence has a number indicating how many total nouns are in it.

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🔍 Definitions Recap:

- Common noun: general person, place, or thing (e.g., *kitchen*, *book*, *bike*).
- Proper noun: specific name (always capitalized) — e.g., *Kalei*, *California*, *Dr. Seuss*, *New York*.

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. Kalei carried the boxes into the kitchen.

Total nouns: 4

- Kalei → proper noun ✔ → circle
- boxes → common noun → underline
- kitchen → common noun → underline

✔ Nouns: Kalei (proper), boxes (common), kitchen (common)
Wait — that’s only 3. Let’s check again.

Ah! “the” is not a noun. But what about “carried”? No — verbs. So:

Wait — actually, "the" is an article, not a noun.

But we have:
- Kalei (proper noun)
- boxes (common noun)
- kitchen (common noun)

That’s 3 nouns. But the number says 4? Hmm.

Wait — perhaps "the" is not counted. Let's count again.

Actually, maybe I missed something.

Wait — “the” appears twice. But they’re articles, not nouns.

So nouns:
- Kalei (proper) ✔
- boxes (common) ✔
- kitchen (common) ✔

Only 3 nouns? But the number says 4?

Wait — perhaps there's a mistake in my thinking.

Wait — no, let's double-check:
Is “the” a noun? No.
“carried” = verb.
“into” = preposition.
So only three nouns: Kalei, boxes, kitchen.

But the number says 4? That can’t be.

Wait — maybe I misread. Let me look again.

No, the worksheet says "The number tells how many total nouns are in each sentence."

But there’s no number listed next to sentence 1.

Wait — looking at the image, there is no number shown beside any sentence.

Ah! I see — the user said "the number tells..." but there are no numbers visible next to the sentences.

So perhaps the instruction is just saying that the student should know how many nouns are in each sentence, and the teacher may have intended to include numbers.

But since there are no numbers shown, we’ll proceed with identifying all nouns.

Let’s do all sentences properly.

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1. Kalei carried the boxes into the kitchen.

- Kalei → proper noun → circle
- boxes → common noun → underline
- kitchen → common noun → underline

✔ Total nouns: 3

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2. We visited a beach in California.

- beach → common noun → underline
- California → proper noun → circle

Note: "We" is a pronoun, not a noun. "visited" = verb. "a", "in" = articles/prepositions.

✔ Nouns: beach (common), California (proper)

Total: 2

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3. The class read many books by Dr. Seuss.

- class → common noun → underline
- books → common noun → underline
- Dr. Seuss → proper noun (name of a person) → circle

Note: "Dr." is part of the proper noun.

✔ Nouns: class, books, Dr. Seuss → 3

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4. The singer had a concert in New York.

- singer → common noun → underline
- concert → common noun → underline
- New York → proper noun (place) → circle

✔ Nouns: singer, concert, New York → 3

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5. The zoo will be closed for Labor Day.

- zoo → common noun → underline
- Labor Day → proper noun (holiday) → circle

✔ Nouns: zoo, Labor Day → 2

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6. May we go to Target to buy a game?

- Target → proper noun (store name) → circle
- game → common noun → underline

✔ Nouns: Target, game → 2

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7. Uncle Rex put a new wheel on my bike.

- Uncle Rex → proper noun (person) → circle
- wheel → common noun → underline
- bike → common noun → underline

✔ Nouns: Uncle Rex, wheel, bike → 3

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8. Harold mailed a card to his grandmother.

- Harold → proper noun → circle
- card → common noun → underline
- grandmother → common noun → underline

✔ Nouns: Harold, card, grandmother → 3

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✔ Final Answer Summary:

#### Sentence 1:
Circle: Kalei
Underline: boxes, kitchen

#### Sentence 2:
Circle: California
Underline: beach

#### Sentence 3:
Circle: Dr. Seuss
Underline: class, books

#### Sentence 4:
Circle: New York
Underline: singer, concert

#### Sentence 5:
Circle: Labor Day
Underline: zoo

#### Sentence 6:
Circle: Target
Underline: game

#### Sentence 7:
Circle: Uncle Rex
Underline: wheel, bike

#### Sentence 8:
Circle: Harold
Underline: card, grandmother

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📝 Explanation:

- Proper nouns are specific names and are always capitalized.
- Common nouns are general terms and are not capitalized unless at the start of a sentence.
- We identified all nouns in each sentence and categorized them accordingly.
- The number of total nouns per sentence varies from 2 to 3.

If you were to complete this worksheet, you would:
- Use a circle around the proper nouns.
- Use an underline under the common nouns.

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