Capitalizing Proper and Common Nouns

Class 4 - Common and Proper Noun

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

• ​identify common and proper nouns in sentences and texts.

• apply common and ​proper nouns accurately in sentences and texts .

Success Criteria

At the end of the lesson, I can:

• ​identify common and proper nouns in sentences and texts.

• apply common and ​proper nouns accurately in sentences and texts .

Common Noun

A common noun is the name of anyone of a class or kind of persons, things, animals or places.

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Examples: grandfather, pencil, cats​, students, teachers, chairs and etc.

Proper Noun

A proper noun is the name of a special person, place, animal or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

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Examples: Ganga, Yamuna, Mount Everest​, Sheena, Taj Mahal, New Delhi

Multiple Choice

Our new puppy will be named Daisy.

• proper
• common

Multiple Choice

Her father teaches at Springdale Elementary School.

• common
• proper

Multiple Choice

The clock shows the wrong time.

• common 
• proper

Multiple Choice

The word "pencil" is a...?

• proper noun
• common noun

Multiple Choice

A common noun names any person, place, or thing. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

A proper noun names a particular person, place, and thing. 

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common noun and should NOT be capitalized?

• Lights
• Saksham

• Dominos

• McDonalds

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?

• Qutub Minar

• grandfather

• classroom

• school

Multiple Choice

Alice was a very curious little girl. Which is the proper noun in this sentence. 

• girl
• Alice