Proper and Common Nouns

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

• proper
• common

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

• proper
• common

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Walmart
• Burger King
• restaurant
• Plaza del Caribe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

The words in the picture are a...?

• common noun
• proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

The word "pencil" is a...?

• proper noun
• common noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the proper noun in this sentence?

Grayson ate an apple, banana, and a sandwich.

• apple

• sandwich

• Grayson

• banana

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the common noun in this sentence?

Graham saw the movie "The Addams Family" last Saturday.

• Molly

• The Addams Family

• Saturday

• movie

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a noun?

• An action word

• A person, place, or thing

• A describing word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which noun in this sentence names a person?

Miguel likes to play basketball at the park.

• basketball

• Miguel

• park

• play

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Which noun in this sentence names a place?

Anna and her brother went to Nashville to see a hockey game.

• brother

• Anna

• hockey

• Nashville

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B