Common and Proper Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns

By Sierra Burris

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• Ordinary

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

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

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COMMON NOUNS​

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

• Must be CAPITALIZED all the time.

• Remember they are SPECIAL

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Proper Nouns

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Multiple Choice

Which word is a common (ordinary) noun?

• Alex

• animal

• Mrs. Burris

• Felix

Multiple Choice

Which is the common noun?

• Mrs. Burris

• zebra

• Braden

• Panama

Multiple Choice

Select the proper noun

• pig

• boy

• teacher

• Kylee

Multiple Choice

Which word is the proper noun?

• Penny

• dollar

• girl

• secretary

Multiple Select

Select the common nouns

• animal

• George

• boy

• Panama

Multiple Choice

Select the proper nouns

• animal

• George

• boy

• Panama

Fill in the Blank

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

Fill in the Blank

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