P1 and P2 Common and Proper Nouns

Common Nouns & Proper Nouns

Let's learn our nouns.

​What is a noun?

Nouns

A noun is place, thing, animal, or person

COMMON NOUNS

• Ordinary

• ARE NOT special names of people, places, and things.

• Only need to be capitalized if the word is at the beginning of a sentence.

PROPER NOUNS

• Are SPECIAL names of people, places, and things.

• Must be CAPITALIZED all the time.

• Remember they are SPECIAL

Multiple Choice

What is a noun?

• Action Words

• Describing Words

• Person, place, or thing

• Color Words

Multiple Choice

Do proper nouns need a capital letter?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

My school is the best school around.

Is there a Proper Noun in this sentence?

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a proper noun?

• school

• house

• Clark Elementary

• house

Common Nouns

Are nouns that doesn't name a specific person, place, animal, thing

For example:

The girl went to the store.

In the sentence, there was no name just "girl" right?

"Girl" is the common noun

Common nouns doesn't name a specific person, place, animal, thing

Multiple Choice

The boys will go to school on Wednesday.

Which word is a proper noun?

• noun
• Wednesday
• boys
• school

Multiple Choice

Which word is a common (ordinary) word?

• Alex

• Ms. Jernigan

• animal

• Felix

Multiple Choice

Which word is an example of a proper noun?

• city

• New York

• state

• country

Multiple Choice

Which word is a common (ordinary) word?

• Ms. Jernigan

• zebra

• Hannah

• Ms. Scott

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common noun?

• October
• Halloween
• Easter
• holiday

Multiple Choice

Which word is not a common (ordinary) word?

• Ms. Jernigan

• zebra

• pig

• plant

Multiple Choice

Which word is a common noun?

• talking
• singing
• yelling
• school bus

Multiple Choice

Which word is not a common (ordinary) word?

• water

• zebra

• Joshua

• plant

Multiple Select

Which words are common nouns? Choose Three.

• animal

• bike

• table

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

Common nouns should _________ be capitalized in the middle of a sentence.

• always

• never

Multiple Choice

Which word is the noun in the sentence?

The dog ran fast.

• The

• dog

• ran

• fast

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper (special) word?

• water

• zebra

• Joshua

• plant

Proper Nouns

Are nouns that NAMES person, place, animal or thing

For example:

Lora went to the store.

Here in this sentence there was a name right; and it is "Lora"

Proper nouns are ALWAYS capitalized and can name a specific person, place, animal or thing

Multiple Choice

Proper nouns should _________ be capitalized in the middle of a sentence.

• always

• never

Multiple Select

Which words are proper nouns? Choose Three.

• Captain Marvel

• bike

• Ms. Smith

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?

We love Clark School!

• We

• love

• Clark School

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?
Today is Friday.

• Today
• is
• Friday

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?

Christmas is so much fun.

• Christmas

• is

• fun

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?
Can we call Joe?

• Call
• we
• Joe

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?
They drove to Ladoga.

• They
• drove
• Ladoga

Review

• Nouns are person, place, animal or thing

• Common nouns doesn't name a specific person, place, animal or thing; for example: He is the best boy in the class.

• Proper nouns names a specific person, place, animal or thing; for example: Tayler is the best boy in the class.