Common, Proper and Possessive Nouns

A ________ noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing.

• proper
• common

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

A ___________ noun does not name a specific person, place or thing.

• proper
• common

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Walmart
• Burger King
• restaurant
• Plaza del Caribe

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The ________________ banana is yellow. 

• gorillas
• gorillaes
• gorilla's

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

The ________________ antlers are big. 

• deers
• deer
• deer's

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What is a proper noun?

• Any noun that names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas.

• Any noun made by joining two or more words.

• Any noun that cannot be recognized by the five senses.

• Any noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

What is a common noun?

• Any noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
• Any noun that can be recognized by the five senses.
• Any noun that names any one of a class of people, places, things, or ideas.
• Any noun that cannot be recognized by the five senses.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Is the word in RED a proper noun or a common noun?
Old Faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

• Proper Noun
• Common Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Is the word in RED a proper noun or a common noun?
Old Faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

• Proper Noun
• Common Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify one proper noun in this sentence.

Is Erica still planning to go to Morocco this summer?

• planning

• go

• Morocco

• summer