Common or Proper?
Denver is the capital of the state of Colorado.
Denver - Proper
capital - Common
state - Common
Colorado - Proper
The Pony Express riders rode horses to carry mail from Missouri to California.
riders - plural
horses - plural
mail - singular
Missouri - singular
California - singular
Talented _______ (person) play musical instruments.
The students' favorite game to play on rainy days is charitable.
students' - plural
The squad of firefighters showed great bravery.
squad
The Rocky Mountains divide the state.
Rocky Mountains - Proper
state - Common
Messages could get across the country in only 10 days.
Messages - plural
country - singular
days- plural
The band room at school has two _______ (piano).
pianos
Toby's team act our first.
Toby's - singular
They saved a group of people from a burning building.
group
Colorado is the only state entirely above 3,281 feet.
Colorado - Proper
state - Common
feet - Common
The riders rode over mountains and prairies.
riders - plural
mountains - plural
prairies - plural
Many _____(child) signed up for choir.
children
The boys' clues were difficult to figure out.
boys' - plural
The city council gave the firefighters an award for courage.
council
The Rockies in Colorado are covered with snow all winter.
Rockies - Proper
Colorado - Proper
snow - Common
winter - Common
Letters used to travel by ship and delivery could take weeks.
Letters - plural
ship - singular
delivery - singular
weeks - plural
The choir sang a song about _______ (hero).
heros
Even the teacher's hints did not help at first.
teacher's - singular
As the firefighters accepted their medals, the audience cheered.
audience
Pike's Peak is a mountain in Colorado.
Pike's Peak - Proper
mountain - Common
Colorado - Proper
The Pony Express ended after the telegraph connected cities in the West.
telegraph - singular
cities - plural
West - singular
songs
Finally, the children's guesses were correct.
A couple who was rescued thanked the firefighters.
couple