Capitalize Proper Nouns | Kindergarten and 1st Grade Noun Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through the story together and find all the proper nouns that need to be capitalized. Remember, proper nouns are names of specific people, places, things, or ideas — like your name, your school, your favorite cereal, etc. They always start with a capital letter.

We’ll read the story sentence by sentence and look for words that should be capitalized but aren’t yet.

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Story text (with errors):

> One morning scott woke up late and he had to hurry to get ready for school. His school, westlake elementary school, was about ten minutes away from his house. He picked up his library book, charlotte’s web, and tucked it into his backpack with his homework. He almost forgot his soccer uniform. He had to practice with the red devils, his soccer team, after school. In the bathroom he ran a comb through his hair and brushed his teeth with minty max toothpaste. There was only time for a few bites of his favorite cereal, captain crunchies. He ran to the car with his mom, and they drove to school. Standing there waiting for him was his best friend, peter. They both hurried to mrs. anderson’s classroom, and sat down in their seats as the tardy bell rang.

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Now let’s find the 8 proper nouns that are NOT capitalized:

1. scott → This is a person’s name → Should be Scott
2. westlake elementary school → This is the name of a specific school → Should be Westlake Elementary School
- Note: “Elementary” and “School” are part of the full name, so they get capitalized too.
3. charlotte’s web → This is the title of a specific book → Should be Charlotte’s Web
4. red devils → This is the name of Scott’s soccer team → Should be Red Devils
5. minty max toothpaste → This is the brand/name of a specific toothpaste → Should be Minty Max Toothpaste
6. captain crunchies → This is the name of a specific cereal → Should be Captain Crunchies
7. peter → This is a person’s name → Should be Peter
8. mrs. anderson’s → This is a teacher’s name → Should be Mrs. Anderson’s
- “Mrs.” is already capitalized, but “anderson” needs to be → Anderson

Wait — let’s double-check: Are these all? Let’s count again:

- Scott ✔
- Westlake Elementary School ✔ (counts as one proper noun phrase)
- Charlotte’s Web ✔
- Red Devils ✔
- Minty Max Toothpaste ✔
- Captain Crunchies ✔
- Peter ✔
- Mrs. Anderson’s ✔

That’s 8! Perfect.

But note: In the answer lines, we’re asked to write each proper noun *as it should appear* — meaning correctly capitalized.

Also, sometimes multi-word names are written as one entry (like “Westlake Elementary School”) — since the worksheet says “write them here” and gives 8 blanks, we treat each distinct proper noun as one item.

So here’s how we list them:

1. Scott
2. Westlake Elementary School
3. Charlotte’s Web
4. Red Devils
5. Minty Max Toothpaste
6. Captain Crunchies
7. Peter
8. Mrs. Anderson’s

✔ All 8 found and corrected!

Final Answer:
1. Scott
2. Westlake Elementary School
3. Charlotte’s Web
4. Red Devils
5. Minty Max Toothpaste
6. Captain Crunchies
7. Peter
8. Mrs. Anderson’s