Common and Proper Nouns

Are all proper nouns capitalized?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What change should be made in this sentence?

The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.

• Change cafeteria to Cafeteria

• Change hamburgers to Hamburgers

• Change wednesday to Wednesday

• No change is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

During the civil war, many relatives fought against each other.

• Change civil war to Civil war

• Change civil war to Civil War

• Change relatives to Relatives

• Make no change

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What is an example of a proper noun?

• school

• house

• Glengary Elementary

• elementary school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The boys will go to school on Wednesday. Which word is a proper noun?

• noun
• Wednesday
• boys
• school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

• girl
• Alice

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Names a person, place, thing, or idea and is NOT capitalized.

• Common noun

• Proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and IS capitalized.

• Common noun

• Proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What change should be made to this sentence?

Let's order chinese food for dinner.

• Change food to Food

• Change dinner to Dinner

• Change chinese food to Chinese Food

• Change chinese food to Chinese food

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.3F

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4

What change should be made to this sentence?

The U.S. Congress, which meets in Washington D.C., was established by the constitution of 1787.

• Change U.S. Congress to U.S. congress

• Change constitution of 1787 to Constitution of 1787

• Change Washington, D.C. to washington, d.c.

• Change Washington, D.C to Washington, d.c.

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.3A