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Common Nouns Practice

A Grade 1 English Language Arts worksheet focusing on identifying and using common nouns.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechNounsCommon Noun
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.B

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ELAGrammarNounsCommon NounGrade 1
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Common Nouns Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. A common noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal in general. It is not capitalized unless it is the first word of a sentence.

1. Which word is a common noun?

a

Sarah

b

park

c

Monday

d

Fluffy

2. Which word is a common noun?

a

teacher

b

Mr. Smith

c

New York

d

Amazon

Fill in the blank with a common noun.

3. The   barks loudly.

4. I like to read a   before bed.

5. We play at the   every day.

6. Read the sentence below. Circle all the common nouns.

The girl played with her ball in the garden.

7. Write two common nouns that you see in your classroom.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

tree
flower
bird
sun

8. The little   sang a sweet song.

9. I saw a tall   in the forest.

10. The yellow   shines bright.

Read each sentence. Decide if the underlined word is a common noun. Circle True or False.

11. My favorite animal is a dog.

T

True

F

False

12. I live in a city called London.

T

True

F

False