Proper Nouns

What do proper nouns do?

• name specific places, states, and doors

• name specific people, places, and things

• name specific things, actions, and people

• name specific states, schools, and actions

Proper nouns are always...

• lower case

• blue

• capitalized

• at the end of a sentence

What is the proper noun in the sentence below?

All of the students saw Mr. Gewinner in the lunchroom.

• All

• Mr. Gewinner

• lunchroom

• students

What is the proper noun in the sentence below?

Mrs. Jones is teaching the class about figurative language.

• Mrs. Jones

• class

• figurative langauge

• teaching

What is the proper noun and how should it be capitalized in the sentence below?

The principal told me I will attend bernard middle school.

• Principal

• Bernard middle school

• Bernard Middle School

• bernard Middle School

What is the proper noun and how should it be capitalized in the sentence below?

I have to turn in all of my homework on tuesday of next week.

• Homework

• Week

• Turn

• Tuesday

What is the proper noun and how should it be capitalized in the sentence below?

my friend alex does not know where I live.

• Alex

• My

• Live

• Know

What are the two (2) proper nouns in the sentence below?

Matt and Mark went to the store to buy a bicycle.

• bicyce

  Mark

• Matt

  store

• Matt

  Mark

• store

  Matt

What are the two (2) proper nouns in the sentence below?

My mom went to Texas to visity my Aunt Sally.

• My

  Texas

• Sally

  Texas

• Aunt

  My

• Texas

  Aunt Sally

What are the three (3) proper nouns in the sentence below?

On Friday, all of the kids from Bernard Middle School will visit Illinois.

• Illinois

  Friday

  Bernard Middle School

• Illinois

  Bernard Middle School

  kids

• Friday

  visit

  from

• Friday

  Bernard Middle School

  will