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 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:

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 be a fictional or real name used here as an example of a proper noun for a person in that profession)*

> Note: "Borden’s" was already used in the example. Since it's a brand of milk, and "milk" is the common noun, we don’t reuse it.

So the table should be filled like this:

| 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

We now analyze each sentence and pick one common noun and one proper noun.

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

> *Note: "Shadow" is a proper noun because it's a specific name.*

#### 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 name of a park)

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

> *Note: "Nike" is a proper noun (brand), and "tennis" is the common noun (type of footwear).*

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

> *Note: "Scooby Doo" is a proper noun because it's the title of a specific show.*

#### 10. Saturdays is my favorite day of the week because there is no school.
- Common noun: day (general time period)
- Proper noun: Saturdays (specific day of the week — capitalized, so proper noun)

> *Note: Days of the week are proper nouns. So "Saturdays" is a proper noun. "Day" is a common noun.*

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✔ Final Answers:

#### 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: Saturdays

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✔ Explanation Summary:
- Common nouns are general names (e.g., dog, park, day).
- Proper nouns are specific names and always capitalized (e.g., Shadow, Winston Park, Nike, Scooby Doo, Saturdays).
- In sentence 10, "Saturdays" is capitalized and refers to a specific day, so it's a proper noun. "Day" is general, so it's a common noun.

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