Nouns: Common & Proper — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on the line.
1. A noun that names a specific person is called a proper noun.
A noun naming a specific person is a proper noun (e.g., Rosa, not just 'person').
2. The word 'school' is a common noun.
'school' is a common noun. It names any school in general.
3. The word 'Rosa' names a specific person so it is a proper noun.
'Rosa' names a specific person, so it is a proper noun and begins with a capital letter.
4. A common noun for a country is 'country'; a proper noun example is France.
'France' is a proper noun example of the common noun 'country'.
5. The word 'dog' is a common noun, but the name 'Fido ' is a proper noun.
'Fido' is a proper noun — it is the specific name for one dog.
6. Months like January are proper nouns.
Months of the year (January, February, March) are proper nouns and always capitalized.
7. The word 'river' is a common noun.
'river' is a common noun. It names any river in general.
8. The word 'Amazon' (the river) is a proper noun.
'Amazon' is a proper noun — it is the specific name of one particular river.
9. A common noun gives a general name for something.
A common noun gives a general name (dog, city, river). Proper nouns give specific names.
Part B: Match the Nouns
Draw a line from each common noun to a proper noun example.
1.
month
→ January
Amazon
country
→ France
Charlotte's Web
river
→ Amazon
January
book
→ Charlotte's Web
France
month→January (a specific month), country→France (a specific country), river→Amazon (a specific river), book→Charlotte's Web (a specific book title).