G2 Common and Proper Nouns Lesson.

Common and Proper Nouns

What is a Common Noun?

A common noun is ANY person, place or thing.

People: girl, boy, lady, man, men children

Place: store, park, school, airport

Thing: car, chips, drink, candy

Common Nouns

Name any person, place, thing, or idea. They are not capitalized unless they come at the beginning of a sentence. 

Examples of Common Nouns

mom/mother

dad/father

boy/girl

restaurant

beach

buildings

burgers

doctor

Multiple Choice

Are all proper nouns capitalized?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

My school is the best school around. Is there a Proper Noun in this sentence?

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?

• dog catcher

• Mr. Short

• Tom

• Wendy's

Common Nouns

boy, store, park, mom, car, cup

Multiple Choice

What are common nouns?

• A normal person, place, or thing. It is not capitalized.

• A specific person, place, or thing. It is a name, so it has to be capitalized.

Multiple Choice

boy

• common noun

• proper noun

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• store

• Store

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• walmart

• Walmart

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

• Mrs. taylor

• mrs. Taylor

• Mrs. Taylor

• mrs. taylor

A common noun is a noun that names any person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns do not start with capital letters unless they’re at the beginning of a sentence.

• teacher (person)

• city (place)

• book (thing)

• truth (idea)

​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.