Common and Proper Nouns online exercise for 4 - Free Printable

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Part 1: Match Common Nouns to Proper Nouns

We are given a list of nouns. We need to match each common noun (a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea) with its corresponding proper noun (a specific name that starts with a capital letter).

Given words:
- milk
- January
- washhouse
- Borden’s
- restaurant
- bank
- month
- McDonald’s
- meteorologist
- Superwash
- Scotia Bank
- Basil Dean

We already have an example:
- Common Noun: milk → Proper Noun: Borden’s
*(Borden’s is a brand of milk)*

Now let's find the rest:

#### Matching:
1. month → January
(January is a specific month)

2. restaurant → McDonald’s
(McDonald’s is a specific restaurant chain)

3. bank → Scotia Bank
(Scotia Bank is a specific bank)

4. washhouse → Superwash
(Superwash is a specific car wash/washhouse)

5. meteorologist → Basil Dean
(Basil Dean is a specific person who could be a meteorologist)

> Note: The word "Borden’s" was used in the example for "milk", so it's not reused.

But wait — we only have five blank rows. Let's check how many pairs we can make.

Actually, we have:
- milk → Borden’s ✔ (given)
- month → January ✔
- restaurant → McDonald’s ✔
- bank → Scotia Bank ✔
- washhouse → Superwash ✔
- meteorologist → Basil Dean ✔

So these are the five matches.

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✔ Part 1 Answers:

| Common Noun | Proper Noun |
|------------------|-------------------|
| e.g. milk | Borden’s |
| 1. month | January |
| 2. restaurant | McDonald’s |
| 3. bank | Scotia Bank |
| 4. washhouse | Superwash |
| 5. meteorologist | Basil Dean |

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Part 2: Identify Common and Proper Nouns from Sentences

Now, identify one common noun and one proper noun in each sentence.

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#### 6. My dog, Shadow loves to chase cars.
- Common noun: dog (general animal), or *cars* (general vehicles)
- Proper noun: Shadow (name of the dog)

✔ Answer:
- common noun: dog (or cars)
- proper noun: Shadow

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#### 7. Every week my family go to the park. This week we went to Winston Park.
- Common noun: park (general place)
- Proper noun: Winston Park (specific park)

✔ Answer:
- common noun: park
- proper noun: Winston Park

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#### 8. I wore my favorite tennis, my Nike, to P.E. last week.
- Common noun: tennis (type of shoe or sport)
- Proper noun: Nike (brand name)

✔ Answer:
- common noun: tennis
- proper noun: Nike

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#### 9. I watch Scooby Doo every night, because it's my favorite show.
- Common noun: show (general entertainment)
- Proper noun: Scooby Doo (name of the cartoon)

✔ Answer:
- common noun: show
- proper noun: Scooby Doo

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#### 10. Saturdays is my favorite day of the week because there is no school.
- Common noun: day (general time period), or *school*
- Proper noun: Saturdays (note: "Saturdays" is plural form of a day — but days of the week are proper nouns when capitalized)

Wait — actually, “Saturdays” is a proper noun because it refers to a specific day (Saturday), even in plural form.

But note: the sentence says "Saturdays is..." — grammatically incorrect. Should be "Saturday is..." — but we’ll work with what's given.

So:
- Proper noun: Saturdays (day of the week)
- Common noun: school (general institution)

✔ Answer:
- common noun: school
- proper noun: Saturdays

> Note: Some might argue "Saturday" is proper, and "Saturdays" is pluralized — but in English, names of days are always capitalized and considered proper nouns, even in plural.

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Part 1: Matching
| Common Noun | Proper Noun |
|--------------------|-------------------|
| milk | Borden’s |
| month | January |
| restaurant | McDonald’s |
| bank | Scotia Bank |
| washhouse | Superwash |
| meteorologist | Basil Dean |

(Though only 5 rows are provided, we’ve matched all.)

#### Part 2: Sentence Analysis

6.
- common noun: dog
- proper noun: Shadow

7.
- common noun: park
- proper noun: Winston Park

8.
- common noun: tennis
- proper noun: Nike

9.
- common noun: show
- proper noun: Scooby Doo

10.
- common noun: school
- proper noun: Saturdays

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✔ Summary of Key Concepts:

- Common nouns are general names: dog, park, school, show, etc.
- Proper nouns are specific names: Shadow, Winston Park, Nike, Scooby Doo, Saturdays, January, etc.
- Proper nouns are always capitalized.

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