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Nouns at the Workshop
Practice common, proper, and possessive nouns with a short story about a boy building a bird house in his uncle's workshop.
Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toL.1.1.b
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 12 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Grade 1
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students tell common nouns from proper nouns.
- Students use an apostrophe and s to show who owns something.
- Students find possessive nouns in a short story.
How to use
Read the story aloud, then talk about what each kind of noun does. Students work alone or in pairs, and share their last sentence with the class.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
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Nouns at the Workshop
Find common, proper, and possessive nouns.

Common and proper nouns
A common noun names any person, place, animal, or thing. A proper noun names one special person, place, or pet. It starts with a capital letter.
Omar at the Workshop
1Omar visits his uncle's workshop on Cedar Street after school. The room smells like wood and paint. Many tools hang on the wall.
2Today Omar's job is to sand a board. Then his uncle hands him a hammer. Together they build a bird house for Nia's yard. Pepper, the dog, naps under the table. When the bird house is done, Omar paints a blue door on it.
| Common noun | Proper noun |
|---|---|
The dog's name is .
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