Westlawn Common and Proper Nouns

Westlawn Common and Proper Nouns

By Mary Mittner

Common Nouns​

​words that name any person, place, thing, animal, or an idea ....

• dog

• panda

• cat

• pencil

• man​

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• mountain

• monster

• ​happiness

• math​

so is bear, tree, wood, rock, and rain,

but furry, black, and white are not nouns. Neither is sleepy. Those words all describe these pandas, and are called adjectives.

Giant Panda is a proper noun. it names a specific type of panda.

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​​The word panda is a common noun.

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Proper nouns

include China, North Carolina, Mrs. Mittner, the Acorn Room, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.​ Notice that they are all so special that the first letter of each part of their name is capitalized? So very special!

Multiple Select

Which of these are common nouns?

• flower

• lamp

• green

• runs

Multiple Select

Which of these are proper nouns?

• Andrew

• Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• dog

Multiple Select

Which of these are proper nouns?

• Grace

• Abram

• addition

Multiple Select

Which of these are proper nouns?

• Alan Turing

• mathematician

• flower

• Monarch Butterfly

Multiple Select

In the sentence below, which words are proper nouns?

Ben chased the rabbit up the oak tree on Valentine's Day.

• rabbit

• Ben

• Valentine's Day

• tree

Multiple Select

In the sentence below, which words are common nouns?

Among Us is an online multiplayer game.

• game

• Among Us

• multiplayer

• game

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a proper noun?

• Carolina Panthers

• panther

• football player

• helmet