Proper Noun Worksheets

Related Standard: L.1.1.B

Core Standard
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I find that students often confuse pronouns with proper nouns, just the concept. They think that they are the same thing, in most cases. They often tell me that pronoun is just a shortened name for a proper noun. Not true at all! Pronouns replace nouns altogether. Proper nouns specific a particular person, place, or thing. In the English language they are always capitalized, regardless of where they reside in a sentence. This series of worksheets will help students get comfortable with the use and capitalization of these parts of speech. We will also learn how to use them to our advantage when composing written works.

Proper Noun Worksheets To Print:

Missing CAPS - Analyze the sentences for missing capital letters. Underline them with a total of three lines.

That's So Common - There too many possible answers to list here. This is actually a pretty fun worksheet.

Where My CAPS At? - This is a really fun brain storming activity for students, the end I'm talking about. Just give them a theme.

Person, Place, or Thing (PPT) - Let's compose some sentences for this one. Wel, you do not need to just put it in the correct case.

Recognizing Them - You are given sentences and asked to find both the common and proper forms of people, places, or things.

How Would You Classify It? - Read each sentence. Write the nouns in the correct columns. We look at the specific function of different parts of speech that relate to each sentence.

Too Specific? - Talk with your classmates to find the answer to each question. Be sure to capitalize your answers correctly.

Where is it At? - Read each sentence. Show which words need to be capitalized by underlining them.

Color Me Red... - Color the balloon red if the noun needs a capital letter. They ask you to go with red, but it is your choice.

Proper or Not? - Read the words in the Word Bank. Sort them into the correct categories.

Where Do They Stand? - Label each noun as common or proper. Then use it in a sentence, capitalizing the proper nouns correctly.

Sentence Me... - Write a correct form for each concrete noun below. You can be as creative as you would like here.

Put In The Subs - Read each sentence. Then rewrite it, substituting a proper for the common form found in italics.

Do You Know Your Disney Movies? - Replace each common noun with a proper noun - a character from a Disney movie. Be sure to capitalize correctly where it is needed.

You're Too Picky! - Choose the proper noun from each pair and use it in a sentence. Capitalize it correctly.

What Are Proper Nouns?


A Noun is the name of a thing, person or a place. There are two types of nouns, proper and common. Both are in direct contrast with each other. The common form, as the names suggests is the generic name of a place, person or a thing whereas the proper form is the name of a certain identity that is not common. A proper noun refers to that specific entity. It is the particular name of a place, thing or a person e.g. London, Katherine, Facebook, etc.


Common nouns are not to be capitalized always. On the other hand, it is necessary to capitalize the proper noun no matter where it occurs in a sentence e.g. She is a nice girl, John likes to talk to her. In this example, the name "John" is written is capitalized because it is a proper noun whereas the word "girl" is not capitalized because it is common.


Proper nouns perform several basic functions in a sentence.


As a Direct Object


"The man won "style icon" at the social gathering". In this sentence "the man" is the common noun which is playing the role of a subject and "style icon" is the proper noun that is acting as a direct object in the sentence. "style icon" is a proper name of an award.


As a Subject


It is very usual for a noun to occur as a subject in the sentence. The function of a proper noun as a subject is similar to the function of any noun. In the sentence "Harry is driving his new car", the word "harry" serves this purpose because it is referring to a specific entity who is performing an action. "Harry" is the subject in this sentence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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