Common and Proper Nouns worksheet | Grade1to6 - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to solve this worksheet.

We have two parts:

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Part 1: Underline each noun in the following sentences.

Remember: A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

Let’s go sentence by sentence:

1. The kings of Punjab were famous warriors.
→ Nouns: kings, Punjab, warriors

2. Please turn on the lights.
→ Noun: lights

3. The oranges in the basket are for Mrs. Green.
→ Nouns: oranges, basket, Mrs. Green

4. Ms. Brown showed a film about Rohingya in the class.
→ Nouns: Ms. Brown, film, Rohingya, class

5. Students of grade 4 gave a special show that was a huge success.
→ Nouns: Students, grade 4, show, success
*(Note: “grade 4” can be considered a proper noun here because it refers to a specific group)*

6. There were plenty of animals in the zoo.
→ Nouns: animals, zoo

7. We went to the central station to catch a train to London.
→ Nouns: station, train, London

8. Giraffe are commonly found in Africa.
→ Nouns: Giraffe, Africa
*(Note: “Giraffe” here is used as a general type — still a noun. Some might argue it should be plural “giraffes”, but we take it as written.)*

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Part 2: Identify Proper and Common nouns. Mark P (Proper) or C (Common) after underlining.

Remember:
- Common noun: general name for a person, place, thing → e.g., boy, city, dog
- Proper noun: specific name, always capitalized → e.g., John, Paris, Monday

Let’s go one by one:

1. Oscar told his uncle about the incident.
→ Oscar = P (specific person)
→ uncle = C (general role)
→ incident = C (general event)
But instruction says: mark P or C *after underlining* — so likely they want you to underline the noun and write P or C next to it. Since only one box per sentence, maybe they want the main proper/common pair? Let’s assume we pick the most obvious ones.

Actually, looking at the format — there’s one checkbox per sentence. That suggests we’re to identify ONE key noun per sentence and label it P or C. But that doesn’t make sense with the instruction.

Wait — re-reading: “Identify the Proper and Common noun in the sentences... and mark them as P and C after underlining it.”

It probably means: underline ALL nouns, then next to each, write P or C. But since there’s only one box per sentence, perhaps the worksheet expects us to choose the most important noun? Or maybe the box is just for checking off completion?

Looking again — the boxes are empty squares on the right. Probably, they’re just for teacher to check, not part of the answer. So we’ll focus on identifying and labeling.

But to match the expected output, let’s list for each sentence the nouns and their types.

However, since the user wants the final answer clearly, and the worksheet has two sections, I’ll provide answers for both parts as requested.

But note: In Part 2, if we must put something in the box, perhaps it’s meant to be checked when done — so we don’t need to fill it. We’ll just solve the task.

Let me now compile the full correct answers.

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✔ Final Answers:

Part 1: Underline each noun

1. kings, Punjab, warriors
2. lights
3. oranges, basket, Mrs. Green
4. Ms. Brown, film, Rohingya, class
5. Students, grade 4, show, success
6. animals, zoo
7. station, train, London
8. Giraffe, Africa

*(Note: In sentence 8, “Giraffe” is singular but used generically — still a noun. If corrected to “Giraffes”, same applies.)*

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Part 2: Identify Proper (P) and Common (C) nouns

For each sentence, underline the nouns and label them:

1. Oscar (P), uncle (C), incident (C)
2. Anne (P), dresses (C), Halloween (P)
3. Shyam (P), crackers (C), Diwali (P), time (C)
4. play (C), tomorrow evening (C — though “evening” is common, “tomorrow” is an adverb, but sometimes treated as noun; better: “play” is the main noun → C)
Actually: “We all are going to the play tomorrow evening.” → nouns: play (C), evening (C) — no proper noun? Wait, “tomorrow” isn’t a proper noun. So only common nouns. But the instruction says “identify the Proper and Common noun” — implying at least one of each? Not necessarily. Some sentences may have only common.

Let’s do accurate labeling:

1. Oscar (P), uncle (C), incident (C)
2. Anne (P), dresses (C), Halloween (P)
3. Shyam (P), crackers (C), Diwali (P), time (C)
4. play (C), evening (C) → no proper noun? But “tomorrow” is not a noun here. So only common. Maybe the sentence has no proper noun? Then we just label what’s there.

To avoid confusion, let’s list all nouns per sentence with P/C:

1. Oscar (P), uncle (C), incident (C)
2. Anne (P), dresses (C), Halloween (P)
3. Shyam (P), crackers (C), Diwali (P), time (C)
4. play (C), evening (C)
5. cat (C), kittens (C)
6. John (P), documentary (C), History (P — if referring to the subject/course, often capitalized), world (C)
→ Note: “History” here might be considered proper if it’s the title of the documentary, but generally “history of the world” — “history” is common unless specified. Let’s say: John (P), documentary (C), history (C), world (C) — but “History” is capitalized in the sentence, so likely intended as proper. We’ll go with: John (P), documentary (C), History (P), world (C)
7. tourists (C), Agra (P), TajMahal (P)
8. train (C), Stratford (P)
9. tap (C)
10. Jim (P), family (C), Paris (P), Eiffel tower (P — “Eiffel Tower” is proper, even if “tower” is lowercase in text)

In sentence 10: “Eiffel tower” — should be “Eiffel Tower” as proper noun. We’ll treat it as P.

Now, since the worksheet has one box per sentence in Part 2, and no space to write multiple labels, perhaps the intention is to identify the main proper noun or just complete the task. Given that, and to keep it simple for a Grade 6 student, I’ll provide the labeled nouns as above.

But for the Final Answer section, I’ll summarize clearly.

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Final Answer:

Part 1: Nouns to underline

1. kings, Punjab, warriors
2. lights
3. oranges, basket, Mrs. Green
4. Ms. Brown, film, Rohingya, class
5. Students, grade 4, show, success
6. animals, zoo
7. station, train, London
8. Giraffe, Africa

Part 2: Proper (P) and Common (C) nouns

1. Oscar (P), uncle (C), incident (C)
2. Anne (P), dresses (C), Halloween (P)
3. Shyam (P), crackers (C), Diwali (P), time (C)
4. play (C), evening (C)
5. cat (C), kittens (C)
6. John (P), documentary (C), History (P), world (C)
7. tourists (C), Agra (P), TajMahal (P)
8. train (C), Stratford (P)
9. tap (C)
10. Jim (P), family (C), Paris (P), Eiffel tower (P)

*(Note: For sentence 4, if “tomorrow evening” is considered, “evening” is common noun. No proper noun in this sentence.)*

This completes the worksheet accurately.