Nouns: Common & Proper — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. The word 'cat' is a common noun.
'cat' is a common noun. It names any cat in general, not a specific cat.
2. The word 'London' is a proper noun.
'London' is a proper noun. It names a specific city and begins with a capital letter.
3. Common nouns name any person, place, or thing.
Common nouns name any person, place, or thing in general (dog, city, book).
4. Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing (Rex the dog, London the city).
5. The common noun for 'Paris' is city.
Paris is a proper noun. Its common noun is 'city' — the general category it belongs to.
6. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
7. The word 'teacher' is a common noun.
'teacher' is a common noun. It names any teacher, not one specific teacher.
8. The word 'Monday' is a proper noun.
'Monday' is a proper noun. Days of the week are always proper nouns and capitalized.
9. The name of a person, like 'Ana', is a proper noun.
The name of a specific person is a proper noun. 'Ana' names a specific person.
Part B: Match the Nouns
Draw a line from each common noun to its proper noun example.
1.
city
→ Paris
Fluffy
name
→ Ana
Monday
day
→ Monday
Ana
pet
→ Fluffy
Paris
city→Paris (a specific city), name→Ana (a specific person's name), day→Monday (a specific day), pet→Fluffy (a specific pet's name).