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Capitalizing Proper Nouns Worksheet

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focused on identifying and capitalizing proper nouns in sentences and names.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsCapitalizationCapitalizing Proper Nouns
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2 Fill in the BlanksShort AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / False

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.A

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ELAGrammarCapitalizationProper NounsGrade 1
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Capitalizing Proper Nouns

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Read each instruction carefully and complete the activities. Remember to capitalize proper nouns!

Circle the proper nouns in each sentence.

1. My dog, fluffy, loves to play.

2. We went to disneyland last summer.

3. Her name is anna.

4. I live on main street.

Rewrite each name with the correct capitalization.

1. john smith

2. miss brown

3. new york city

Choose the word that is capitalized correctly.

1. Which is a proper noun?

a

book

b

School

c

teacher

d

park

2. Which word is a proper noun?

a

monday

b

day

c

week

d

month

Read each statement. Is it True or False?

1. The word 'cat' is a proper noun.

T

True

F

False

2. Names of people and places are proper nouns.

T

True

F

False

Fill in the blank with a proper noun that makes sense. Remember to capitalize it!

1. My favorite day of the week is  .

2. We celebrate Christmas in  .

3. The name of my school is  .

4. My best friend's name is  .