Common and Proper Nouns Printable Worksheets for Grade 2 - Kidpid - Free Printable

Let's solve the worksheet step by step. The task is to identify whether the underlined nouns in each sentence are common or proper nouns, then color the corresponding box:

- Common noun: A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., "dog", "city").
- Proper noun: A specific name of a person, place, thing, or idea, and it always starts with a capital letter (e.g., "John", "Boston").

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Examples:

#### a) Andrew left school at 4 p.m.
- Underlined: Andrew and school
- Andrew → Proper noun (a specific person’s name)
- school → Common noun (general term for an educational institution)

✔ So:
- Andrew → Color the proper noun block pink
- school → Color the common noun block blue

#### b) My teacher left for Boston.
- Underlined: teacher and Boston
- teacher → Common noun (a general occupation)
- Boston → Proper noun (specific city name)

✔ So:
- teacher → Color the common noun block blue
- Boston → Color the proper noun block pink

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Now let’s solve the numbered sentences:

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#### 1) John went to the town with his family.
- Underlined: John, town, family
- John → Proper noun (specific person)
- town → Common noun (general place)
- family → Common noun (general group)

✔ So:
- John → Proper noun → color pink
- town → Common noun → color blue
- family → Common noun → color blue

> ✔ Answer:
> ☐ Common noun → blue
> ☒ Proper noun → pink (for John)

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#### 2) Jack plays with his kitten in the lawn.
- Underlined: Jack, kitten, lawn
- Jack → Proper noun (specific person)
- kitten → Common noun (general animal)
- lawn → Common noun (general area)

✔ So:
- Jack → Proper noun → pink
- kitten → Common noun → blue
- lawn → Common noun → blue

> ✔ Answer:
> ☐ Common noun → blue
> ☒ Proper noun → pink (for Jack)

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#### 3) Ava is holding a book in her hand.
- Underlined: Ava, book, hand
- Ava → Proper noun (specific person)
- book → Common noun (general object)
- hand → Common noun (body part)

✔ So:
- Ava → Proper noun → pink
- book → Common noun → blue
- hand → Common noun → blue

> ✔ Answer:
> ☐ Common noun → blue
> ☒ Proper noun → pink (for Ava)

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

| Sentence | Underlined Nouns | Common Noun (Blue) | Proper Noun (Pink) |
|--------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 1) John went... | John, town, family | town, family | John |
| 2) Jack plays... | Jack, kitten, lawn | kitten, lawn | Jack |
| 3) Ava is holding... | Ava, book, hand | book, hand | Ava |

> Instructions for coloring:
> - For each sentence, color the "Common noun" box blue if any common noun is underlined.
> - Color the "Proper noun" box pink if any proper noun is underlined.

Since all sentences have at least one proper noun (John, Jack, Ava), the Proper noun box should be colored pink in each case.

And since all sentences also have common nouns (town, family, kitten, lawn, book, hand), the Common noun box should be colored blue in each case.

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✔ Final Coloring Guide:

1) John went to the town with his family.
→ ☐ Common noun → Blue
→ ☒ Proper noun → Pink

2) Jack plays with his kitten in the lawn.
→ ☐ Common noun → Blue
→ ☒ Proper noun → Pink

3) Ava is holding a book in her hand.
→ ☐ Common noun → Blue
→ ☒ Proper noun → Pink

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💡 Note: Even though multiple nouns are underlined, you only need to mark the boxes based on whether there is at least one common or proper noun in the underlined words. Since each sentence has both, both boxes are filled.

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