This medium worksheet builds second graders' confidence with a mix of fill-in-the-blank sentences and a matching pairs activity. Part A's nine questions cover Yellowstone, Africa, the book Charlotte's Web, and months like October and December, helping students see when a capital letter is needed and when a word like pencil stays lowercase.
Part B asks students to match the common nouns park, book, river, and continent to Yellowstone, Charlotte's Web, the Nile, and Africa. Pairing categories with specific examples gives second graders a clear picture of how every proper noun fits under a common one, a key idea for stronger writing.
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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 "park" is common, but "Yellowstone" is a proper noun.
2. A noun that names any animal is called a common noun.
3. The word "Africa" begins with a capital letter because it is a proper noun.
4. "Book" is a common noun, but the title "Charlotte's Web" is proper.
5. The word "pencil" is a common noun because it could be any pencil.
6. Months like October and December always need a capital letter.
7. A proper noun for the common noun "river" could be Nile.
8. The name of your town or city is always a proper noun.
9. Common nouns do not need a capital letter unless they start a sentence.
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.
park
→ Yellowstone
Nile
book
→ Charlotte's Web
Africa
river
→ Nile
Yellowstone
continent
→ Africa
Charlotte's Web
Common and Proper Nouns
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The word "park" is common, but "Yellowstone" is a proper noun.
2) A noun that names any animal is called a common noun.
3) The word "Africa" begins with a capital letter because it is a proper noun.
4) "Book" is a common noun, but the title "Charlotte's Web" is proper.
5) The word "pencil" is a common noun because it could be any pencil.
6) Months like October and December always need a capital letter.
7) A proper noun for the common noun "river" could be Nile.
8) The name of your town or city is always a proper noun.
9) Common nouns do not need a capital letter unless they start a sentence.
★ 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.
park
→ Yellowstone
Nile
book
→ Charlotte's Web
Africa
river
→ Nile
Yellowstone
continent
→ Africa
Charlotte's Web
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