Proper and Common Nouns Printable Worksheets for Grade 1 - Kidpid - Free Printable

Let's solve the task step by step.

🔹 Understanding the Task

We are asked to:
- Underline proper nouns with red crayon.
- Underline common nouns with blue crayon.

> ✔ Proper Nouns: Specific names of people, places, organizations, or things (always capitalized).
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> ✔ Common Nouns: General names for people, places, things, or ideas (not specific).

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📌 Example Given:

> Jack is a famous painter.

- Jack → Proper noun (a person’s name) → underline in red
- painter → Common noun (general job) → underline in blue

✔ So:
Jack (red), painter (blue)

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1) Agra is on the banks of river Yamuna.

- Agra → Proper noun (name of a city) → red
- river Yamuna → "Yamuna" is a river's name → proper noun → red
- Note: "river" is a common noun, but since it's part of the name "river Yamuna", we consider Yamuna as proper.
- But actually, "Yamuna" is the proper noun; "river" is just a common noun descriptor.

So:
- Agra → red
- Yamuna → red
- banks → common noun (part of a river) → blue
- river → common noun → blue

✔ Final underlining:
- Agra (red), Yamuna (red), banks (blue), river (blue)

But note: In this context, “river Yamuna” is often treated as a proper noun phrase, so Yamuna is proper, and river is common.

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2) Radha bought a bicycle for her brother.

- Radha → Proper noun (person’s name) → red
- bicycle → Common noun (type of vehicle) → blue
- brother → Common noun (family member, general) → blue

✔ Underline:
- Radha (red)
- bicycle (blue)
- brother (blue)

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3) Mumbai is a big city.

- Mumbai → Proper noun (city name) → red
- city → Common noun → blue

✔ Underline:
- Mumbai (red)
- city (blue)

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4) Mary loves to read a book every night.

- Mary → Proper noun (person’s name) → red
- book → Common noun → blue
- night → Common noun → blue

✔ Underline:
- Mary (red)
- book (blue)
- night (blue)

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5) There is a orange tree near my house.

⚠️ Note: There's a typo — "a orange" should be "an orange", but that doesn’t affect the noun type.

- orange → Common noun (type of fruit/tree) → blue
- tree → Common noun → blue
- house → Common noun → blue

Wait! Is orange a proper noun?

✘ No. "Orange" here refers to the fruit or tree, which is a common noun.

But what about "The Orange Tree"? That would be a proper name if it were a specific named place.

Here, it’s just "an orange tree", meaning a tree that bears oranges — so it's common.

✔ So:
- orange → common noun → blue
- tree → common noun → blue
- house → common noun → blue

No proper nouns in this sentence.

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✔ Final Answers (What to Underline):

#### 1) Agra is on the banks of river Yamuna.
- Agra → red
- Yamuna → red
- banks, river → blue

#### 2) Radha bought a bicycle for her brother.
- Radha → red
- bicycle, brother → blue

#### 3) Mumbai is a big city.
- Mumbai → red
- city → blue

#### 4) Mary loves to read a book every night.
- Mary → red
- book, night → blue

#### 5) There is an orange tree near my house.
- orange, tree, house → blue
*(No proper nouns)*

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💡 Summary Table:

| Sentence | Proper Nouns (Red) | Common Nouns (Blue) |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1 | Agra, Yamuna | banks, river |
| 2 | Radha | bicycle, brother |
| 3 | Mumbai | city |
| 4 | Mary | book, night |
| 5 | None | orange, tree, house |

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✔ How to Complete the Worksheet:

- Use red crayon to underline:
→ Agra, Yamuna, Radha, Mumbai, Mary
- Use blue crayon to underline:
→ banks, river, bicycle, brother, city, book, night, orange, tree, house

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