This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice common and proper nouns skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Common and Proper Nouns
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The word "state" is a common noun, but "Florida" is a proper noun.
2. A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
3. "Mountain" is common, but "Mount Everest" is proper.
4. The word "toy" does not need a capital letter because it is a common noun.
5. Days of the week like Thursday and Saturday are proper nouns.
6. A proper noun for the common noun "lake" could be Lake Erie.
7. The names of states like California are proper nouns.
8. The word "pet" is a common noun because it could mean any pet.
9. Proper nouns always start with an uppercase letter.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each common noun to its proper noun example.
lake
→ Lake Superior
Christmas
state
→ Ohio
Lake Superior
pet
→ Goldie
Goldie
holiday
→ Christmas
Ohio
Common and Proper Nouns
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The word "state" is a common noun, but "Florida" is a proper noun.
2) A common noun names any person, place, or thing.
3) "Mountain" is common, but "Mount Everest" is proper.
4) The word "toy" does not need a capital letter because it is a common noun.
5) Days of the week like Thursday and Saturday are proper nouns.
6) A proper noun for the common noun "lake" could be Lake Erie.
7) The names of states like California are proper nouns.
8) The word "pet" is a common noun because it could mean any pet.
9) Proper nouns always start with an uppercase letter.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each common noun to its proper noun example.
lake
→ Lake Superior
Christmas
state
→ Ohio
Lake Superior
pet
→ Goldie
Goldie
holiday
→ Christmas
Ohio
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