Name: ________________________________
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 with a blue
crayon. Underline the proper nouns
with a red crayon.
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. mayberry library _______________
19. jupiter _______________
20. planet _______________