Common & Proper Nouns

Common & Proper Nouns Review

by Ms. VP

​What are nouns?

• Nouns are words that names a person, place, or thing.

Multiple Choice

What are nouns?

• A noun is a word that names a person and thing.

• A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or thing.

• A noun is a word that names a person and place.

​Common Nouns

• ​Common Noun names any person, place, or thing

• • ​Example - teacher, market, kitten

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common noun?

• student

• Perkson National Park

• Holtz Children Hospital

• Toyota

​Proper Nouns

• ​Proper Noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or organization

  • ​Example - Jack, Morningside Elementary School, Department of Education

• ​Proper Nouns begin with capital letters

• ​If the proper noun has more than one word, EACH important word begins with a capital letter.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• city

• New York

• monkey

• cars

​Common vs Proper Nouns

• ​common nouns - any person, place, or thing

• ​proper nouns - specific person, place, or thing

  • ​proper nouns begin with CAPITAL letter

Multiple Choice

What is one difference between common and proper nouns?

• Proper noun names any person place or thing while common nouns names a specific person, place, or thing.

• Common noun names any person place or thing while proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is NOT a noun?

• boys

• school

• running

• Tayler Mottle

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nouns is a thing?

• school yard

• pencil

• home

• mom

Multiple Select

Which nouns should be capitalized?

• jacob

• prayer

• miami

• christmas

Multiple Choice

Which is a common noun?

• Stephanie

• dog

• Frog Creek

• Northside

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• apple

• fruit

• Golden Delicious apple

• green apple

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nouns is a place?

• Mike

• park

• trophy

• mouse