Thanksgiving Common vs. Proper Nouns worksheet | Squarehead Teachers - Free Printable

Problem Overview:

The task is to identify and underline common nouns with a red crayon and proper nouns with a blue crayon in the given sentences. Here's a breakdown of the solution:

#### Definitions Recap:
- Common Nouns: General names for people, places, or things (e.g., "dog," "city," "book").
- Proper Nouns: Specific names for people, places, or things (e.g., "John," "New York," "Toyota"). Proper nouns are always capitalized.

Solution:

#### Sentence-by-Sentence Analysis:

1. Grandma is coming to visit us for Thanksgiving this year.
- Common Nouns: Grandma (general term for grandmother), Thanksgiving (holiday)
- Proper Noun: None
- Underlining:
- Red: Grandma, Thanksgiving
- Blue: None

2. She’s bringing my Aunt Elaine with her.
- Common Nouns: Aunt (general term for aunt)
- Proper Nouns: Elaine (specific person)
- Underlining:
- Red: Aunt
- Blue: Elaine

3. My favorite part about Thanksgiving is all the food for dinner!
- Common Nouns: Thanksgiving (holiday), food, dinner
- Proper Nouns: None
- Underlining:
- Red: Thanksgiving, food, dinner
- Blue: None

4. Mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie are delicious!
- Common Nouns: mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie
- Proper Nouns: None
- Underlining:
- Red: mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie
- Blue: None

5. My cousins come to dinner sometimes too.
- Common Nouns: cousins, dinner
- Proper Nouns: None
- Underlining:
- Red: cousins, dinner
- Blue: None

6. They live in another state, but they fly on an airplane to come visit.
- Common Nouns: state, airplane
- Proper Nouns: None
- Underlining:
- Red: state, airplane
- Blue: None

7. Dad’s job is to cook the turkey while Mom makes the pie.
- Common Nouns: job, turkey, pie
- Proper Nouns: Dad, Mom
- Underlining:
- Red: job, turkey, pie
- Blue: Dad, Mom

8. I’m supposed to help my brother Sam set the table.
- Common Nouns: brother, table
- Proper Nouns: Sam (specific person)
- Underlining:
- Red: brother, table
- Blue: Sam

9. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to go to my Uncle Bill’s house for Thanksgiving instead.
- Common Nouns: house, Thanksgiving
- Proper Nouns: Uncle Bill (specific person)
- Underlining:
- Red: house, Thanksgiving
- Blue: Uncle Bill

10. In school, we learned about the Pilgrims sailing on a ship to America.
- Common Nouns: school, Pilgrims, ship
- Proper Nouns: America (specific place)
- Underlining:
- Red: school, Pilgrims, ship
- Blue: America

Final Answer:

Here is the summary of underlined words:

1. Red: Grandma, Thanksgiving
Blue: None

2. Red: Aunt
Blue: Elaine

3. Red: Thanksgiving, food, dinner
Blue: None

4. Red: mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie
Blue: None

5. Red: cousins, dinner
Blue: None

6. Red: state, airplane
Blue: None

7. Red: job, turkey, pie
Blue: Dad, Mom

8. Red: brother, table
Blue: Sam

9. Red: house, Thanksgiving
Blue: Uncle Bill

10. Red: school, Pilgrims, ship
Blue: America

Final Boxed Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&\text{1. Red: Grandma, Thanksgiving} \\
&\text{2. Red: Aunt; Blue: Elaine} \\
&\text{3. Red: Thanksgiving, food, dinner} \\
&\text{4. Red: mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie} \\
&\text{5. Red: cousins, dinner} \\
&\text{6. Red: state, airplane} \\
&\text{7. Red: job, turkey, pie; Blue: Dad, Mom} \\
&\text{8. Red: brother, table; Blue: Sam} \\
&\text{9. Red: house, Thanksgiving; Blue: Uncle Bill} \\
&\text{10. Red: school, Pilgrims, ship; Blue: America}
\end{aligned}
}