Common Nouns & Proper Nouns

What is a common noun?

• general word for a particular person, place, or thing.

• specific name for a particular person, place, or thing

Which of the following is an example of a proper noun?

• school

• church

• Christmas

• dress

Are all proper nouns capitalized?

• Yes

• No

The following words are nouns:

home, tiger, mosque, boy

Are they common or proper nouns?

• Proper Nouns

• Common Nouns

Rewrite the sentence below correctly.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.

Identify the proper noun/s in the following sentence:

Zahra enjoyed her trip to Paris.

(you may choose more than 1 answer)

• Zahra

• enjoyed

• trip

• Paris

Identify the common noun in the following sentence:

Umairah owns a cute orange cat.

• Umairah

• cute

• orange

• cat

"Tay loves to sing while cleaning her room"

The word "room" is a common noun because...

• it refers to a name of a specific place

• it is a general word that refers to a place

• none of the above

"Every year, Sonia receives flowers on her birthday."

The underlined word is a proper noun.

• True

• False

"Awal Muharram is a festival celebrated by Muslims."

The proper nouns found in the sentence above are...

• Awal Muharram

• festival

• Muslims

• celebrated