Educational worksheet for identifying common and proper nouns with example sentences.

Let's solve the task step by step.

Task:

Read the underlined words in each sentence and determine whether they are common nouns (C) or proper nouns (P). Write C for common noun and P for proper noun in the space provided.

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Definitions:

- Common Noun: A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., *dog*, *city*, *book*).
- Proper Noun: A specific name of a person, place, thing, or idea, always capitalized (e.g., *John*, *Paris*, *Microsoft*).

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. My aunt lives in Mumbai.
- Underlined: Mumbai
- Mumbai is a city — a specific place → Proper Noun (P)

2. Have you seen my keys?
- Underlined: keys
- Keys are general objects → Common Noun (C)

3. There were ten fish in the tank.
- Underlined: fish
- Fish is a general animal → Common Noun (C)

4. She kept the towel on the stand.
- Underlined: towel
- Towel is a general object → Common Noun (C)

5. The train was coming from Hyderabad.
- Underlined: Hyderabad
- Hyderabad is a city → Proper Noun (P)

6. Akram was looking for his bag.
- Underlined: Akram
- Akram is a person's name → Proper Noun (P)

7. They all sat on the sofa.
- Underlined: sofa
- Sofa is a general piece of furniture → Common Noun (C)

8. The children were watching the television.
- Underlined: television
- Television is a general object → Common Noun (C)

9. The people who live in Greece are called Greeks.
- Underlined: Greece
- Greece is a country → Proper Noun (P)
- Note: "Greeks" refers to people from Greece — but since it's not underlined, we only focus on Greece.

10. The food was very tasty.
- Underlined: food
- Food is a general item → Common Noun (C)

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Final Answers:

1. P
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. P
6. P
7. C
8. C
9. P
10. C

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✔ Answer Key:
1. P
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. P
6. P
7. C
8. C
9. P
10. C

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