Common Nouns

​Common and Proper Nouns

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​Prepared by:

                    ​Teacher Jo

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​Common nouns

• - are nouns that names any person, place, thing, or idea.

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

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• teacher (person)

• city (place)

• book (thing)

• truth (idea)

​Proper nouns

- are nouns that names a specific person, place, or thing.

- must be CAPITALIZED all the time.​

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• Mrs. Tams (person)

• Philadelphia (place)

• Freak the Mighty (thing)

Multiple Choice

Which of the words is a proper noun for park?

• Rizal Park

• Festival Mall

• Canada

Multiple Choice

Is the noun common or proper?

"baseball"

• Common 

• Proper

Multiple Choice

What is the common noun for Adam?

• toy

• boy

• book

Multiple Choice

Is the noun common or proper?

"teammate"

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the noun common or proper?

"Monday"

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the noun common or proper?

"Seattle"

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the noun common or proper?

"bookshelf"

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined noun common or proper?

"My neighbor is moving to Texas."

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined noun common or proper?

"We traveled down the Mississippi River."

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined noun common or proper?

"I saw a lion at the zoo."

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined noun common or proper?

"Cars and boats require gas to run."

• Common

• Proper

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined noun common or proper?

"Jennifer was sick all week."

• Common

• Proper