Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
COMMON and PROPER NOUNS
A common noun names a general person, place or thing.
Examples:
I went to the city.
The man was kind.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. Always capitalize the first letter of a proper
noun.
examples:
I went to San Francisco.
Mr. Brown was kind.
Directions: Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns.
1) The house is on Main Street. (1 common, 1 proper)
2) Karen played with her sister. (1 common, 1 proper)
3) Fran went to Friendly’s Pet Shop. (2 proper)
4) The car stopped quickly. (1 common)
5) Morgan Boulevard is a busy street. (1 proper, 1 common)
6) Michael and his friend chased the kitten. (1 proper, 2 common)
7) Did you see Kevin at the party? (1 proper, 1 common)
8) Laura looked at the stars through her telescope. (1 proper, 2 common)
9) There were no yellow markers in the box. (2 common)
10) Have you ever eaten a cheeseburger at Burger Planet? (1 common, 1 proper)
11) A young boy found a dollar on the sidewalk. (3 common)
12) Mary sat by the fire and roasted a marshmallow. (1 proper, 2 common)
Directions: Write the word “common” next to each common noun. Re-write each proper noun
correctly.
13. alice smith ______________
14. carpenter
_______________
15. dog
_______________
16. max
_______________
17. book
_______________
18. bowmanville library
_______________
19. jupiter
_______________
20. planet
_______________
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Proper Nouns
Definition: The name of a particular person, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns are
always capitalized. Examples: John Witherspoon, Monday, January, Statue of
Liberty, G.A. Henty, Asterix the Gaul, Billy, Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Directions: With an elbow buddy, tell each other 2 examples of proper nouns for each category
in the list.
1) heroes
Example: Superman & Batman
2) authors
3) newspapers
4) cathedrals
5) magazines
6) books
7) fictional characters
8) holidays
9) weekdays
10) countries
11) museums
12) national landmarks
13) amusement parks
14) months
15) artists
16) composers
17) movies
18) nicknames
19) animal pet names
20) prime ministers
21) famous wars
22) famous documents
23) planets
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Common Nouns
Definition: The name of a general person, place, thing or idea. Common nouns are
never capitalized. Examples: city, sofa, school, cottage, bus, door, flag,
Directions: With an elbow buddy, tell each other 2 examples of things that are common nouns
that you could find in each place in the list.
1) Kitchen
2) bedroom
3) bathroom
4) dining room
5) backyard
6) grocery store
7) parade
8) amusement park
9) restaurant
10) tools
11) car
12) library
13) ocean
14) forest
15) closet
16) toys
17) zoo
18) sports
19) buildings
20) castle
21) music store
22) farm
Example: forks & plates
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Proper Nouns in a Box Page 1
Name 5 proper nouns listed for the common noun that is given. Do this as quickly as you can!
Common noun: man
Common noun: country
Proper noun example: Stephen Harper
Proper noun example: Canada
1. __________________________________
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
Common noun: river
Proper noun example: Saint Lawrence River
1. __________________________________
Common noun: city
Proper noun example: Ottawa
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
Common noun: lake
Proper noun example: Lake Ontario
1. __________________________________
Common noun: mountain
Proper noun example: Mount Vesuvius
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
Common noun: street
Proper noun example: Meadoglade Road
1. __________________________________
Common noun: heroes
Proper noun example: Superman
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
Common noun: relatives
Proper noun example: Aunt Sally
1. __________________________________
Common noun: car
Proper noun example: Ford Tempo
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5. __________________________________
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Proper Nouns in a Box Page 2
Common noun: man
Proper noun example: Stephen Harper
1. __________________________________
Common noun: songs
Proper noun example: Jingle Bells
1) __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2) __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3) __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4) __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5) __________________________________
Common noun: nursery rhymes
Proper noun example: Humpty Dumpty
1. __________________________________
Common noun: woman
Proper noun example: Laura Secord
1) __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2) __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3) __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4) __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5) __________________________________
Common noun: king
Proper noun example: King Tut
1. __________________________________
Common noun: teacher
Proper noun example: Mr. Grant
1) __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2) __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3) __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4) __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5) __________________________________
Common noun: singer
Proper noun example: Madonna
1. __________________________________
Common noun: athlete
Proper noun example: Tiger Woods
1) __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2) __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3) __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4) __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5) __________________________________
Common noun: planet
Proper noun example: Earth
1. __________________________________
Common noun: Restaurant
Proper noun example: Burger King
1) __________________________________
2. __________________________________
2) __________________________________
3. __________________________________
3) __________________________________
4. __________________________________
4) __________________________________
5. __________________________________
5) __________________________________
Name: _____________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
Is it a common noun or a proper noun?
Directions: Write C for common noun or P for proper noun on the blank space beside the noun.
____Friday
____Mona Lisa
____England
____Christmas
____goblet
____stereo
____document
____Canada Day
____jazz
____April
____king
____Red Lobster
____Westminster
Cathedral
____Catherine the Great
____ship
____Bugs Bunny
____motorcycle
____book
____Atlantic Ocean
____author
____painting
____city
____War of 1812
____zoo
____J. K. Rowling
____Fox News
____August
____female
____Titanic
____sea
____Calgary
____World War II
____potato
____hero
____broccoli
____Green Eggs & Ham
____Oh Canada
____girl
____poodle
____collie
____Batman
____Good Friday
____C. S. Lewis
____General Motors
____Canada’s Wonderland
____Ontario
____Grand Canyon
____Dr. Seuss
____Canadian
Constitution
____newspaper
____Suzuki
____holiday
____statue