Common Nouns Sentence Search Activity

A common noun is a person, place, or thing and is not capitalized. In order for students to explore this term and examples, they'll use this single-page downloadable worksheet in order to underline all of the common nouns within several different sentences. Have students share what they underlined and ask them to confirm why the noun is a common noun and does not need to be capitalized. Like this worksheet? Check out our other noun activities here.
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Search through sentences to underline the common nouns that name general people, places, or things in each sentence.

Grade(s) 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Concept(s) Common and Proper Nouns, Grammar, Nouns, Parts of Speech
CCSS L.1
CCSS Alignment Notes

Aligns with L.1 by requiring students to identify common nouns within sentences. Students distinguish general naming words from proper nouns that name specific entities.

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