Common And Proper Nouns Worksheets For Practice And Revision

A proper noun is a noun that is used to name a particular person, place, day, or month. Common nouns are words used to name general items rather than specific ones.

Questions:

1. Classify the following as common or proper nouns:

i. Doctor

ii. Student

iii. Street

iv. Edward Wennis 

v. Elm street

vi. Dr. Forbes

2. Find proper nouns in the following sentences:

i. Harry is a good man.

ii. That dog is called Snoopy.

iii. A lady named Gina came by today.

iv. Yolande is a woman.

3. Find common nouns in the following sentences:

i. Harry is a good man.

ii. That dog is called Snoopy.

iii. A lady named Gina came by today.

iv. Yolande is a woman.

4. Match the following common nouns with the appropriate proper nouns:

5. Match the following proper nouns with the appropriate common nouns:

6. Circle the proper nouns from the following:

an image of a box containing words, Mother's Day, ship, elephant, beach, teacher, Matias, San Jose, Cody, mom, Pizza Hut, book, Children's Day

7. Circle the common nouns from the following:

an image of a box containing words McDonald’s, Antonio, car, Karla, scissors, mother, Spain, uncle, paper, Toyota, America, balloon, shoes, teacher, Domino’s, Sara, Argentina, Bellavista, copybook street

8. Write a proper noun for each of the following common nouns:

i. Truck

ii. Restaurant

iii. Park

iv. Girl

v. Boy

9. Write a common noun for each of the following proper noun:

i. Kayla

ii. M.M. PUBLIC SCHOOL

iii. Delhi

iv. India 

v. Wendy’s Restaurant

10. Colour the common nouns with yellow colour and proper nouns with blue colour:

an image of clouds containing words, Mrs. Jane, song, corn, India, dog, turkey, city, hotel, Sunday, Lucknow, newspaper, friend, beach, truck, December, girl, Australia, John, hospital, school

11. Answer the following questions by using proper nouns:

i. What is the name of your school?

ii. What is the name of your favourite restaurant?

iii. What is the name of your mother?

iv. What is the name of your father?

v. What is the name of the country you live in?

12. Write whether the following statements are true or false:

i. A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.

ii. A common noun always starts with a capital letter.

13. Give three examples of a proper noun.

14. Give three examples of common nouns.

15. Write whether the names of days in a week are considered as a proper noun or a common noun.

Answers:

1.  

i. Common

ii. Common

iii. Common

iv. Proper

v. Proper

vi. Proper

2.  

i. Harry

ii. Snoopy

iii. Gina

iv. Yolande 

3.  

i. Man

ii. Dog

iii. Lady

iv. Woman 

4. 

5.  

6. 

an image of a box containing words, Mother's Day, ship, elephant, beach, teacher, Matias, San Jose, Cody, mom, Pizza Hut, book, Children's Day in which the words Mother’s Day, Matias, San Jose, Cody, Pizza Hut, Children’s Day are encircled. 

7. 

an image of a box containing words McDonald’s, Antonio, car, Karla, scissors, mother, Spain, uncle, paper, Toyota, America, balloon, shoes, teacher, Domino’s, Sara, Argentina, Bellavista, copybook street in which the words, car, scissors, mother, uncle, paper, balloon, shoes, teacher, copybook and street are encircled.

8.  

i. Ford 

ii. Pizza Hut

iii. Trampoline Park

iv. Kayla

v. Shawn 

9.  

i. Girl

ii. School

iii. State

iv. Country

v. Restaurant 

10.  

an image of clouds containing words, Mrs. Jane, song, corn, India, dog, turkey, city, hotel, Sunday, Lucknow, newspaper, friend, beach, truck, December, girl, Australia, John, hospital, school in which the clouds with the words, school, girl, hospital, truck, beach, friend, newspaper, city, hotel, song, sog, corn are coloured with yellow and the clouds containing words, Mrs. Jane, Turkey, India, Sunday, Lucknow, December, Australia and John are coloured with blue.

11.  

i. M.M. Public School

ii. Wendy’s Restaurant

iii. Caroline Forbes

iv. Denver Salvatore

v. India 

12.  

i. True

ii. False

13. Three examples of proper noun are as follows:

Mr. Damon Salvatore, Earth, Monday, Sunday, Rein’s restaurant.

14. Three examples of common noun are as follows: 

Girl, boy, city, park and restaurant.

15. The days of a week, like Sunday, Monday, etc., are considered as proper nouns.

Importance of Common and Proper Nouns Worksheets

We are now clear about the concept of common and proper nouns. In a nutshell, they are naming words that help us identify, recognise and point to particular objects, things, people, places, conditions, etc.

After studying the difference between a common and a proper noun, students will need the right platform to practise using their knowledge. This is where the Nouns Worksheet designed by the experts will come in very handy.

These worksheets contain the ideal questions that are designed by following the context and concepts of this topic. They will help to imbibe these concepts among the students well. These worksheets also come with proper solutions so that students can easily find out the precise answers and take their preparation to the next level.

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• The questions in a Nouns Worksheet will help you to focus on the context and understand how to answer them properly.

• Assess your preparation level for this topic by solving this worksheet and comparing your answers to the solutions.

• Realise the gaps in your preparation, if any, and fill them with proper knowledge of common and proper nouns to strengthen your concepts.

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