Common and Proper Nouns worksheet for educational practice.

Explanation:
Let’s go step by step.

Part A: Identify which words are *common nouns* and which are *proper nouns*, then rewrite the proper nouns correctly (capitalized).

- A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., *driver*, *dog*, *book*).
- A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and always starts with a capital letter (e.g., *Alice Smith*, *Jupiter*, *Burger King*).

Now check each item:

1) alice smith → This is a person’s full name → proper noun. Correct spelling: Alice Smith
2) driver → general job title → common noun
3) tommy → person’s name → proper noun → Tommy
4) dog → general animal → common noun
5) cinderella → character’s name → proper noun → Cinderella
6) book → general object → common noun
7) jupiter → planet’s name → proper noun → Jupiter
8) planet → general category → common noun
9) burger king → brand/company name (a specific restaurant chain) → proper noun → Burger King
10) restaurant → general place → common noun

So for Part A, we write “common” next to the common nouns, and rewrite the proper nouns with correct capitalization.

Part B: Underline all nouns in the passage.

Let’s read the passage and find every noun (person, place, thing, idea):

> Jane is a pretty girl. She lives in London. She travelled to Trinidad in July. She stayed in a beautiful hotel in Port of Spain. She went to the beach, the mall, the zoo and Tobago. She ate lots of tasty food. Jane had wonderful vacation. She wishes to come back for Christmas.

Nouns (including proper and common):
- Jane (proper)
- girl (common)
- London (proper)
- Trinidad (proper)
- July (proper — month names are proper nouns)
- hotel (common)
- Port of Spain (proper — city name)
- beach (common)
- mall (common)
- zoo (common)
- Tobago (proper — island)
- food (common)
- vacation (common)
- Christmas (proper)

Note: “She”, “He”, etc. are pronouns, not nouns. “Pretty”, “beautiful”, “tasty”, “wonderful” are adjectives — not nouns.

So underline:
Jane, girl, London, Trinidad, July, hotel, Port of Spain, beach, mall, zoo, Tobago, food, vacation, Christmas

Part C: Sort those underlined nouns into two columns: Common Nouns and Proper Nouns.

From the list above:

Common nouns:
girl, hotel, beach, mall, zoo, food, vacation

Proper nouns:
Jane, London, Trinidad, July, Port of Spain, Tobago, Christmas

Wait — double-check: Is *July* a proper noun? Yes! Months are always capitalized and treated as proper nouns. Same with *Christmas* (holiday name), *Port of Spain* (city), *Tobago* (island), etc.

Now count how many rows we need: The table has 6 blank rows per column — but we have 7 proper nouns and 7 common nouns. That’s okay — just fill all that apply; extra rows can stay blank or we list all.

Let’s list them clearly:

Common Nouns:
1. girl
2. hotel
3. beach
4. mall
5. zoo
6. food
7. vacation

Proper Nouns:
1. Jane
2. London
3. Trinidad
4. July
5. Port of Spain
6. Tobago
7. Christmas

All correct.

Now produce the final answer in required format.

Final Answer:
A)
1) alice smith → common: no → Proper Noun: Alice Smith
2) driver → common
3) tommy → common: no → Proper Noun: Tommy
4) dog → common
5) cinderella → common: no → Proper Noun: Cinderella
6) book → common
7) jupiter → common: no → Proper Noun: Jupiter
8) planet → common
9) burger king → common: no → Proper Noun: Burger King
10) restaurant → common

B) Underlined nouns: Jane, girl, London, Trinidad, July, hotel, Port of Spain, beach, mall, zoo, Tobago, food, vacation, Christmas

C)
Common Nouns | Proper Nouns
girl | Jane
hotel | London
beach | Trinidad
mall | July
zoo | Port of Spain
food | Tobago
vacation | Christmas