Common & Proper Nouns

What is a common noun?

• a describing word

• a noun that names any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized

• a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a proper noun?

• a describing word

• a noun that names any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized

• a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is a proper noun?

• cat

• Yellow Stone National Park

• school

• earth

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the proper noun in this sentence.

Daysha said that the movie would begin soon.

• Daysha

• said

• the

• movie

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is NOT a common noun?

The dogs ran around the park last Saturday.

• dogs

• ran

• park

• Saturday

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is a common noun?

• pencil

• blue

• like

• many

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is a common noun?

• few

• principal

• Washington

• colorful

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is NOT a common noun?

• girl

• man

• plant

• David

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is a proper noun?

• Then

• Disneyland

• So

• Sometimes

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is NOT a proper noun?

• Russell C. Paris Park

• New York City

• The

• Benny

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B