This challenging worksheet pushes second graders to spot common and proper nouns inside full sentences instead of single words. Part A has four multiple-choice questions where students hunt for the proper noun in lines like "My brother Kevin plays soccer at the park" and count how many proper nouns appear in "On Saturday, Lily rode her bike to Green Lake." One question even asks which sentence uses capital letters correctly.
Part B follows with five fill-in-the-blank items about Lily, Lake Huron, and Africa as a continent. Working with real sentences trains second graders to notice nouns in context, the exact skill they will need when editing their own writing.
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Common and Proper Nouns
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word in this sentence is a proper noun? "My brother Kevin plays soccer at the park."
A) brother
B) Kevin
C) soccer
D) park
2. Which word is a common noun? "Last December, Grandma flew to London."
A) December
B) Grandma
C) London
D) flew
3. How many proper nouns are in this sentence? "On Saturday, Lily rode her bike to Green Lake."
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
4. Which sentence uses proper nouns correctly?
A) We visited the grand canyon.
B) My Cat is named max.
C) She lives on Pine Road.
D) I went to the Store on tuesday.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. In the sentence "Lily ate cereal," the proper noun is Lily.
2. In the sentence "The dog ran down the hill," the common nouns are dog and hill.
3. The word "Africa" is a proper noun because it names a specific continent.
4. In "We swam in Lake Huron," the words "Lake Huron" are a proper noun.
5. A noun that names any food, like "pizza," is a common noun.
Common and Proper Nouns
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which word in this sentence is a proper noun? "My brother Kevin plays soccer at the park."
A) brother
B) Kevin
C) soccer
D) park
2. Which word is a common noun? "Last December, Grandma flew to London."
A) December
B) Grandma
C) London
D) flew
3. How many proper nouns are in this sentence? "On Saturday, Lily rode her bike to Green Lake."
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four
4. Which sentence uses proper nouns correctly?
A) We visited the grand canyon.
B) My Cat is named max.
C) She lives on Pine Road.
D) I went to the Store on tuesday.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) In the sentence "Lily ate cereal," the proper noun is Lily.
2) In the sentence "The dog ran down the hill," the common nouns are dog and hill.
3) The word "Africa" is a proper noun because it names a specific continent.
4) In "We swam in Lake Huron," the words "Lake Huron" are a proper noun.
5) A noun that names any food, like "pizza," is a common noun.
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