Name
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Skill: Nouns
There are two main kinds of nouns: proper nouns and common nouns. A proper noun names a
particular person, place or thing and begins with a capital letter. A common noun names a class of
things.
Examples:
Proper Nouns
Mississippi River
Florida
North America
Common Nouns
river
state
continent
Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in each sentence.
1. The Empire State Building is in New York.
2. That mouse is laughing at the monkey.
3. Old Yeller is my favorite book.
4. Alex waxed his new car.
5. The boys bicycled across Ohio.
6. Allen made French toast for everyone.
7. The White House is the home of the President.
8. Dr. Johnson gave the baby a shot.
9. Philadelphia is a city in Pennsylvania.
10. Michael was excited about his new skateboard.
11. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
12. The boy waited for the bus.
13. Susan said that she finished her work.
14. I can only see three books on Marsha’s desk.
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