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Students practice identifying and capitalizing proper nouns like "Jason" and "California" in this simple grammar exercise.

Circling Proper Nouns Worksheet Part 1 featuring five sentences for students to identify and capitalize special names of people and places.

Circling Proper Nouns Worksheet Part 1 featuring five sentences for students to identify and capitalize special names of people and places.

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Let me work through this worksheet step by step to identify the proper nouns in each sentence.

What is a proper noun?
A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.

Let me analyze each sentence:

Sentence 1: "jason has to go to school tomorrow."
- Looking for specific names of people, places, things, or ideas
- "jason" - This is a person's name (should be capitalized as "Jason")
- "school" - This is a common noun (not a specific school name)
- Proper noun: Jason

Sentence 2: "I live in the state of california."
- Looking for specific names
- "california" - This is a specific state name (should be capitalized as "California")
- Proper noun: California

Sentence 3: "I live on main street."
- Looking for specific names
- "main street" - This is a specific street name (should be capitalized as "Main Street")
- Proper noun: Main Street

Sentence 4: "Let's go to disneyland today."
- Looking for specific names
- "disneyland" - This is a specific place/theme park name (should be capitalized as "Disneyland")
- Proper noun: Disneyland

Sentence 5: "My birthday is in the month of january."
- Looking for specific names
- "january" - This is a specific month name (should be capitalized as "January")
- Proper noun: January

Now let me verify my answers are correct:
1. Jason ✓ (person's name)
2. California ✓ (state name)
3. Main Street ✓ (street name)
4. Disneyland ✓ (theme park name)
5. January ✓ (month name)

All of these are proper nouns because they name specific things and should be capitalized.

Final Answer:
1. Jason
2. California
3. Main Street
4. Disneyland
5. January
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of common proper nouns worksheet for 5th grade.
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