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Year 5 Proper and Common Nouns Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 5 Proper and Common Nouns Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Proper nouns name a particular person, day or month and start with a capital letter. Common nouns name any person, place or thing.

1.Which word is a proper noun?
  1. AJanuary
  2. Bbook
  3. Cchair

Answer: January

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

2.Which word is a proper noun?
  1. Atree
  2. Bboy
  3. CFriday

Answer: Friday

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

3.Which word is a proper noun?
  1. Adog
  2. BAva
  3. Ccity

Answer: Ava

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

4.Which word is a proper noun?
  1. Achair
  2. BMia
  3. Cboy

Answer: Mia

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

5.Which word is a proper noun?
  1. ANoah
  2. Bteacher
  3. Cmonth

Answer: Noah

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

6.Which word is a proper noun?
  1. Ateacher
  2. Bchair
  3. CZoe

Answer: Zoe

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

7.Which word is a common noun?
  1. AJanuary
  2. BDecember
  3. Cmonth

Answer: month

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

8.Which word is a common noun?
  1. AFriday
  2. Bboy
  3. CLeo

Answer: boy

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

9.Which word is a common noun?
  1. Apark
  2. BLeo
  3. CZoe

Answer: park

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

10.Which word is a common noun?
  1. ASaturday
  2. Bcity
  3. CZoe

Answer: city

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

11.Which word is a common noun?
  1. ASaturday
  2. Bapple
  3. CJanuary

Answer: apple

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

12.Which word is a common noun?
  1. AZoe
  2. Bchair
  3. CFriday

Answer: chair

A proper noun names a particular person, day or month and starts with a capital letter. A common noun names any person, place or thing.

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