Common and Proper Nouns

What is a noun?

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A describing word

• A connecting word

What is a common noun?

• An action

• A describing word

• A general person, place, thing, or idea

• A specific person, place, or thing

What is a proper noun?

• An action

• A describing word

• A connecting word

• A specific person, place, thing, or idea

True or False:

When you write a proper noun, you need to use a capital letter.

• true

• false

Common or Proper:

teacher

• common noun

• proper noun

Common or Proper:

Heritage Elementary School

• common noun

• proper noun

Common or Proper:

dog

• common noun

• proper noun

Common or Proper:

Hawaii

• common noun

• proper noun

Common or Proper:

school

• common noun

• proper noun

Common or Proper:

alarm clock

• common noun

• proper noun