Lesson on Common and Proper Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns

ELA 8

Common Noun

definition: non-specific person place or thing.

examples: store, restaurant, city, state

Proper Nouns

Definition: specific names of a person, places, or things

Examples: Walgreens, Target, Las Vegas, Nevada, Taco Bell

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Las Vegas

• city

• Los Angeles

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• state

• city

• Las Vegas

Multiple Select

Which of the following are proper nouns. Choose three.

• Taco Bell

• Avengers Endgame

• school

• Mrs. Souza

Multiple Select

Which of the following are common nouns? Choose TWO.

• students

• Tarkanian Middle School

• Iron Man

• store

Multiple Choice

"John" is a...

• common noun

• proper noun

Open Ended

Identify a common noun and then an example of a proper noun. Your answer should look like this:

Example: common noun=store/proper noun=Target