Common and Proper Nouns worksheet for educational practice.

Let's solve this step-by-step.

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Part 1: Match Common Nouns to Proper Nouns

We are given a list of words. 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:

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 washhouse/laundromat brand)*

5. meteorologist → Basil Dean
*(Basil Dean is a specific person who could be a meteorologist; note: “Basil Dean” might refer to a real person or fictional character, but in context, it's a proper noun for a person)*

Wait — we already used Borden’s in the example. So let's double-check if all matches make sense.

Actually, Borden’s is a brand of milk → so "milk" (common) → "Borden’s" (proper) ✔

So now, let’s list all the pairs:

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

So the matching table should be:

| 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 |

✔ All matched correctly.

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Part 2: Identify Common and Proper Nouns from Sentences

Now, go through each sentence and identify one common noun and one proper noun.

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#### 6. My dog, Shadow loves to chase cars.

- Common noun: dog (general animal)
- Proper noun: Shadow (specific name of the dog)

> ✔ Answer:
> common noun: dog
> 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 named 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 – here likely referring to shoes)
- 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 category)
- Proper noun: Scooby Doo (name of the cartoon/show)

> ✔ 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.

(Note: "Saturdays" should be "Saturday" — grammatical error, but we’ll work with it.)

- Common noun: day (general time period)
- Proper noun: Saturday (specific day of the week)

> ✔ Answer:
> common noun: day
> proper noun: Saturday

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Matching Table:
| 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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#### Sentences:

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: day
- proper noun: Saturday

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✔ All answers are correct and explained clearly!