Common and Proper Nouns: Grammar Practice | Printable Skills ... - Free Printable

Absolutely! Let’s solve this worksheet step by step and explain each part clearly.

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## 📘 Part 1: Is the underlined word a common noun or a proper noun? Write “common” or “proper”.

💡 Reminder:

- Common noun = general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., *girl, school, country*)
- Proper noun = specific name of a person, place, thing, or idea — always starts with a capital letter (e.g., *Amina, United States, Saturday*)

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✏️ Answers:

1. The girl likes to learn.
→ *girl* is a general term → common

2. She goes to two schools.
→ *schools* refers to any schools, not specific ones → common

3. She lives in the United States.
→ *United States* is the specific name of a country → proper

✔ Answers:
1. common
2. common
3. proper

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## 📝 Part 2: Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns.

Let’s go sentence by sentence.

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1. Amina has a brother and a sister.

- Proper noun: *Amina* (specific person’s name) → Circle Amina
- Common nouns: *brother, sister* → Underline both

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2. Their names are Adama and Awa.

- Proper nouns: *Adama, Awa* (specific names) → Circle both
- No common nouns here (unless you count “names”, but it’s not underlined or asked to be marked — so focus on the names)

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3. Their parents were born in Senegal.

- Proper noun: *Senegal* (name of a country) → Circle Senegal
- Common noun: *parents* → Underline parents

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4. Amina goes to school on Saturday.

- Proper noun: *Amina, Saturday* → Circle both *(Saturday is a day of the week — always capitalized, so proper noun)*
- Common noun: *school* → Underline school

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5. She is learning a language called Wolof.

- Proper noun: *Wolof* (name of a specific language) → Circle Wolof
- Common noun: *language* → Underline language

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6. Awa read a book about the history of Senegal.

- Proper nouns: *Awa, Senegal* → Circle both
- Common nouns: *book, history* → Underline both

*(Note: “history” is a common noun here — it’s not referring to a specific course or title like “World History I”)*

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✔ Summary for Part 2:

| Sentence | Common Nouns (Underline) | Proper Nouns (Circle) |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1 | brother, sister | Amina |
| 2 | — | Adama, Awa |
| 3 | parents | Senegal |
| 4 | school | Amina, Saturday |
| 5 | language | Wolof |
| 6 | book, history | Awa, Senegal |

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## 🗂️ Part 3: Underline the common nouns. Circle the proper nouns. Then write them on the chart in the correct category.

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1. Last August, David went to camp.

- Proper noun: *David* (person’s name), *August* (month — always capitalized) → Circle David and August
- Common noun: *camp* → Underline camp

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2. Many children go to a picnic on the Fourth of July.

- Proper noun: *Fourth of July* (specific holiday) → Circle Fourth of July
- Common nouns: *children, picnic* → Underline both

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✔ Now, fill in the chart:

Common Nouns
→ camp, children, picnic

Proper Nouns
→ David, August, Fourth of July

*(Note: “Fourth of July” is treated as one proper noun phrase — it’s the name of a holiday.)*

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## 🎯 Final Answer Summary:

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Part 1:

1. common
2. common
3. proper

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Part 2:

*(Underline = common; Circle = proper)*

1. Underline: brother, sister | Circle: Amina
2. Circle: Adama, Awa
3. Underline: parents | Circle: Senegal
4. Underline: school | Circle: Amina, Saturday
5. Underline: language | Circle: Wolof
6. Underline: book, history | Circle: Awa, Senegal

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Part 3: Chart

Common Nouns
→ camp, children, picnic

Proper Nouns
→ David, August, Fourth of July

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✔ You’ve now correctly identified and categorized all the nouns based on whether they are common or proper!

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