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Common or Proper Noun? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on telling a naming word from a particular name, aligned to Common Core standard L.1.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Common or Proper Noun?

L.1.1

NameDate

Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Common noun or Proper noun?

Sort: day, mountain, city, Rover, Everest, Friday

Common nounProper noun
2.Sort each one: Common noun or Proper noun?

Sort: school, Monday, month, China, Spain, teacher

Common nounProper noun
3.Sort each one: Common noun or Proper noun?

Sort: country, Nile, Ben, dog, Priya, boy

Common nounProper noun

LessonPrint · L.1.1 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Common or Proper Noun?

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. city — Common noun 2. day — Common noun 3. Everest — Proper noun 4. Friday — Proper noun 5. mountain — Common noun 6. Rover — Proper noun
  2. 2.1. China — Proper noun 2. Monday — Proper noun 3. month — Common noun 4. school — Common noun 5. Spain — Proper noun 6. teacher — Common noun
  3. 3.1. Ben — Proper noun 2. boy — Common noun 3. country — Common noun 4. dog — Common noun 5. Nile — Proper noun 6. Priya — Proper noun

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.1.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.