Nouns (Common & Proper) — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The word store is a common noun.
Store could be any store at all — not one specific shop — so it belongs to the common-noun group.
2. The word Sunday is a proper noun.
Sunday is the name of one certain day of the week, and the days of the week are always proper nouns.
3. A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
Nouns name three big groups: a person, a place, or a thing — so thing finishes the list.
4. The word April names a specific month.
April points to one specific month of the year, so the word it names is month.
5. The word boy is a common noun.
Boy could mean any boy at all, not one chosen one, so it is a common noun.
6. Your first name is a proper noun.
Your first name, like Mia or Liam, points to you alone, and that is exactly what proper nouns do — so the missing word is name.
7. The word Spot (a pet name) is a proper noun.
Spot is the special name picked out for one pet, and names of pets are proper nouns.
8. Common nouns do not start with a capital letter.
Common nouns name everyday people, places, or things in general, so they don't need to start with a capital letter.
9. The word hill names a place.
A hill is a piece of land you can walk up, and land you can stand on counts as a place.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
boy
→ Tom
Saturday
store
→ Target
Tom
cat
→ Whiskers
Whiskers
day
→ Saturday
Target
Each common noun on the left is matched with a proper-noun version on the right: a boy could be named Tom, a store could be called Target, a cat could be named Whiskers, and a day could be Saturday.