Let’s go through each sentence one by one and circle the common nouns.
Remember: A
common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea — not a specific name (those are proper nouns). For example, “dog” is a common noun; “Rex” is a proper noun. “City” is common; “New York” is proper.
We’ll look at each sentence and pick out the words that are common nouns.
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1) The orchard has many trees.
→ “orchard” = a type of place → common noun
→ “trees” = things → common noun
✔ Circle:
orchard,
trees
2) The doctor works in the hospital until 5.
→ “doctor” = job/title → common noun
→ “hospital” = place → common noun
✔ Circle:
doctor,
hospital
3) The deer and the fawn are at the lake.
→ “deer” = animal → common noun
→ “fawn” = baby deer → common noun
→ “lake” = body of water → common noun
✔ Circle:
deer,
fawn,
lake
4) Heidi and her cousin are going to the aquarium.
→ “Heidi” = specific person → proper noun → skip
→ “cousin” = family member → common noun
→ “aquarium” = place → common noun
✔ Circle:
cousin,
aquarium
5) My sister baked cupcakes for me.
→ “sister” = family member → common noun
→ “cupcakes” = food → common noun
✔ Circle:
sister,
cupcakes
6) Harper painted mountains and trees.
→ “Harper” = specific person → proper noun → skip
→ “mountains” = landforms → common noun
→ “trees” = plants → common noun
✔ Circle:
mountains,
trees
7) The king and the queen live in the palace.
→ “king” = title/role → common noun
→ “queen” = title/role → common noun
→ “palace” = building/place → common noun
✔ Circle:
king,
queen,
palace
8) The driver parked the car in the garage.
→ “driver” = job → common noun
→ “car” = vehicle → common noun
→ “garage” = place → common noun
✔ Circle:
driver,
car,
garage
9) Griffin is watering the plants in his backyard.
→ “Griffin” = specific person → proper noun → skip
→ “plants” = living things → common noun
→ “backyard” = place → common noun
✔ Circle:
plants,
backyard
10) My grandmother is reading the newspaper.
→ “grandmother” = family member → common noun
→ “newspaper” = object → common noun
✔ Circle:
grandmother,
newspaper
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Final Answer:
1) orchard, trees
2) doctor, hospital
3) deer, fawn, lake
4) cousin, aquarium
5) sister, cupcakes
6) mountains, trees
7) king, queen, palace
8) driver, car, garage
9) plants, backyard
10) grandmother, newspaper
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of noun worksheet for 4th grade.
