Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Going West
Nouns
Nouns

Many American settlers traveled west in this vehicle. What was it?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Decide if the underlined word is a common or proper noun. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Settlers went west to find new homes.

S. Common

N. Proper

2. St. Louis was the starting point for many pioneers.

K. Common

A. Proper

3. Their journey was long and dangerous.

E. Common

M. Proper

4. They crossed rivers, plains, and mountains.

T. Common

R. Proper

5. People might die of disease or a lack of food.

G. Common

B. Proper

6. The Rocky Mountains must be crossed.

U. Common

W. Proper

7. Many hoped to settle in California.

P. Common

N. Proper

8. Others hoped to build homes in Oregon or Washington.

U. Common

C. Proper

9. Men, women, and children traveled westward.

O. Common

C. Proper