Common and Proper Nouns Lesson

​Common and Proper Nouns

Common nouns always start with a lowercase letter:

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boy

girl

teacher

doctor

mom​

​lowercase

​lowercase

people:​

Common nouns are...

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​girl

​boy

​teacher

​doctor

​mom

places:​

Common nouns are...

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​school

​hospital

​park

Proper nouns always start with an uppercase letter:

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Fernando

Lucía

Adolfo

Miss Fani​

Costco

McDonald's​

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​uppercase

​uppercase

Names of people:

Proper nouns are...

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​Jena

​Aaron

​Mario

​Linda

Names of places:

Proper nouns are...

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​Costco

​Chuck E. Cheese

​Walmart

Names of things (Brands):

Proper nouns are...

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​Nintendo Switch

​Apple

​Pokémon

Multiple Choice

Proper or common?

• common

• Proper

Match

Match the picture with the correct noun:

McDonald's

Proper

common

WalmartProper

• McDonald's

  Proper

• common

• WalmartProper

Multiple Choice

Proper or common?

• common

• Proper

PROPER NOUNS

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

• Must be CAPITALIZED all the time.

• Remember they are SPECIAL

Multiple Choice

Do proper nouns need a capital letter?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which word is an example of a proper noun?

• city

• New York

• state

• country

Multiple Choice

school

• Common noun

• Proper noun

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper noun?
Today is Friday.

• Today

• is

• Friday