Thanksgiving Common vs. Proper Nouns worksheet | Squarehead Teachers - Free Printable

Problem Overview:

The task is to identify and underline common nouns with a red crayon and proper nouns with a blue crayon in the given sentences. Here's a breakdown of the solution:

#### Definitions Recap:
- Common Nouns: General names for people, places, or things (e.g., "dog," "city," "book").
- Proper Nouns: Specific names for people, places, or things (e.g., "John," "New York," "Toyota"). Proper nouns are always capitalized.

Solution:

#### Sentence-by-Sentence Analysis:

1. Grandma is coming to visit us for Thanksgiving this year.
- Common Nouns: "visit," "year"
- Proper Noun: "Thanksgiving"
- Underline:
- Red: "visit," "year"
- Blue: "Thanksgiving"

2. She’s bringing my Aunt Elaine with her.
- Common Nouns: "Aunt," "her"
- Proper Noun: "Elaine"
- Underline:
- Red: "Aunt," "her"
- Blue: "Elaine"

3. My favorite part about Thanksgiving is all the food for dinner!
- Common Nouns: "part," "food," "dinner"
- Proper Noun: "Thanksgiving"
- Underline:
- Red: "part," "food," "dinner"
- Blue: "Thanksgiving"

4. Mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie are delicious!
- Common Nouns: "mashed potatoes," "pumpkin pie," "delicious"
- No Proper Nouns
- Underline:
- Red: "mashed potatoes," "pumpkin pie," "delicious"
- Blue: None

5. My cousins come to dinner sometimes too.
- Common Nouns: "cousins," "dinner"
- No Proper Nouns
- Underline:
- Red: "cousins," "dinner"
- Blue: None

6. They live in another state, but they fly on an airplane to come visit.
- Common Nouns: "state," "airplane," "visit"
- No Proper Nouns
- Underline:
- Red: "state," "airplane," "visit"
- Blue: None

7. Dad’s job is to cook the turkey while Mom makes the pie.
- Common Nouns: "job," "turkey," "pie"
- No Proper Nouns
- Underline:
- Red: "job," "turkey," "pie"
- Blue: None

8. I’m supposed to help my brother Sam set the table.
- Common Nouns: "brother," "table"
- Proper Noun: "Sam"
- Underline:
- Red: "brother," "table"
- Blue: "Sam"

9. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to go to my Uncle Bill’s house for Thanksgiving instead.
- Common Nouns: "house," "Thanksgiving"
- Proper Nouns: "Uncle Bill"
- Underline:
- Red: "house," "Thanksgiving"
- Blue: "Uncle Bill"

10. In school, we learned about the Pilgrims sailing on a ship to America.
- Common Nouns: "school," "Pilgrims," "ship," "America"
- No Proper Nouns
- Underline:
- Red: "school," "Pilgrims," "ship," "America"
- Blue: None

Final Answer:

Here is the summary of underlined words:

1. Red: "visit," "year"; Blue: "Thanksgiving"
2. Red: "Aunt," "her"; Blue: "Elaine"
3. Red: "part," "food," "dinner"; Blue: "Thanksgiving"
4. Red: "mashed potatoes," "pumpkin pie," "delicious"; Blue: None
5. Red: "cousins," "dinner"; Blue: None
6. Red: "state," "airplane," "visit"; Blue: None
7. Red: "job," "turkey," "pie"; Blue: None
8. Red: "brother," "table"; Blue: "Sam"
9. Red: "house," "Thanksgiving"; Blue: "Uncle Bill"
10. Red: "school," "Pilgrims," "ship," "America"; Blue: None

Final Answer Boxed:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&\text{1. Red: "visit," "year"; Blue: "Thanksgiving"} \\
&\text{2. Red: "Aunt," "her"; Blue: "Elaine"} \\
&\text{3. Red: "part," "food," "dinner"; Blue: "Thanksgiving"} \\
&\text{4. Red: "mashed potatoes," "pumpkin pie," "delicious"; Blue: None} \\
&\text{5. Red: "cousins," "dinner"; Blue: None} \\
&\text{6. Red: "state," "airplane," "visit"; Blue: None} \\
&\text{7. Red: "job," "turkey," "pie"; Blue: None} \\
&\text{8. Red: "brother," "table"; Blue: "Sam"} \\
&\text{9. Red: "house," "Thanksgiving"; Blue: "Uncle Bill"} \\
&\text{10. Red: "school," "Pilgrims," "ship," "America"; Blue: None}
\end{aligned}
}