5th Grade Common and Proper Nouns

Proper nouns are always...

• lower case

• blue

• capitalized

• at the end of a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

park

• proper noun

• common noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Fort Young Hotel

• proper noun

• common noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Cool Spring Primary School

• proper noun

• common noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

The principal told me I will attend hamilton holmes middle school.

• Principal

• Hamilton Holmes middle school

• Hamilton Holmes Middle School

• hamilton holmes Middle School

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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

On Friday, all of the kids from Hillside Elementary School will visit Chicago.

• Chicago

  Friday

  Hillside Elementary School

• Chicago

  Hillside Elementary School

  kids

• Friday

  visit

  from

• Friday

  Hillside Elementary School

  will

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

school

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the noun in the sentence AND the type: The child tiptoed very cautiously.

• child, proper

• child, common

• tiptoed, common

• cautiously, proper

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the noun in the sentence AND the type: New York City is enormous.

• New York City, common

• New York City, proper

• enormous, common

• enormous, proper

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a noun?

• a describing word

• a person, place, thing, or sometimes idea

• an action word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B