Grammar practice worksheet focusing on common nouns and correct noun usage.
Worksheet with exercises on identifying common nouns and checking noun usage in sentences.
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Part 4: Write in the box the common nouns in the following sentences. If there is more than one common noun, separate your answer with a comma (,).
#### Sentences:
1. Derick is the healthiest boy in class.
2. The museum is now empty.
3. Gabriel takes a bus going to school.
4. My brother manages a store.
5. The woman picked up the cat.
6. Defend the country.
7. Sheila writes stories for a magazine.
8. Your shoes are dirty.
9. Would you like to read my poem?
10. My father went to Camarines Norte.
#### Solutions:
1. Derick is the healthiest boy in class.
- Common nouns: boy, class
- Answer: boy, class
2. The museum is now empty.
- Common nouns: museum
- Answer: museum
3. Gabriel takes a bus going to school.
- Common nouns: bus, school
- Answer: bus, school
4. My brother manages a store.
- Common nouns: store
- Answer: store
5. The woman picked up the cat.
- Common nouns: woman, cat
- Answer: woman, cat
6. Defend the country.
- Common nouns: country
- Answer: country
7. Sheila writes stories for a magazine.
- Common nouns: stories, magazine
- Answer: stories, magazine
8. Your shoes are dirty.
- Common nouns: shoes
- Answer: shoes
9. Would you like to read my poem?
- Common nouns: poem
- Answer: poem
10. My father went to Camarines Norte.
- Common nouns: father
- Answer: father
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Part 4: Identify if the nouns in the sentence are written correctly. If there is an error, tick the box under W. If there are no errors, shade the box under R.
#### Sentences:
1. The family came from china.
2. On the tray are carrots and stalks of celery.
3. Our family ate in an expensive Restaurant.
#### Solutions:
1. The family came from china.
- Error: "china" should be capitalized as it is a proper noun (a country).
- Corrected: The family came from China.
- Answer: Tick the box under W.
2. On the tray are carrots and stalks of celery.
- No error: All nouns are written correctly.
- Answer: Shade the box under R.
3. Our family ate in an expensive Restaurant.
- Error: "Restaurant" should not be capitalized unless it is a specific name (e.g., "McDonald's"). In this context, it is a common noun.
- Corrected: Our family ate in an expensive restaurant.
- Answer: Tick the box under W.
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Final Answers:
#### Part 4 (Common Nouns):
1. boy, class
2. museum
3. bus, school
4. store
5. woman, cat
6. country
7. stories, magazine
8. shoes
9. poem
10. father
#### Part 4 (Noun Capitalization):
1. Tick the box under W.
2. Shade the box under R.
3. Tick the box under W.
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Final Boxed Answers:
- Part 4 (Common Nouns):
1. boy, class
2. museum
3. bus, school
4. store
5. woman, cat
6. country
7. stories, magazine
8. shoes
9. poem
10. father
- Part 4 (Noun Capitalization):
1. W
2. R
3. W
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of common and proper noun worksheet 3rd grade.