General vs Specific Nouns

What is a common noun?

• A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A common noun refers only to living things.

• A common noun is always capitalized.

• A common noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

Why is it best to use specific nouns in our stories?

• Specific nouns add interest by helping the reader to get a clearer picture of what we are writing about

• Specific nouns are easier to spell than general nouns

• It is more challenging to think of general nouns

• General nouns are vivid and we do not want to get the readers' attention

Which of the following is the most specific?

• dictionary

• car

• tree

• house

Is 'dog' a general noun?

• Maybe

• No

• Yes

• Sometimes

What are some examples of general nouns?

• Marc, David, Kerry, Cara

• Port-of-Spain, San Fernando, Arima, Chaguanas

• happiness, joy, anger, bravery

• clothes, rooms, building, mountain

What is a specific noun?

• Any name that is made up of more than five letters

• Any word that refers to a group instead of a particular example

• A name that can be applied to many different types of a thing, place or idea

• A word that names a particular person, place, thing, or idea

Explain the difference between general and specific nouns.

• General nouns are names for large groups, whereas specific nouns refer to particular examples within the group

• General nouns refer to particular people, places, or things, while specific nouns are refer to any possible example.

• General nouns are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence, but specific nouns are always capitalized.

• General nouns are used for titles, while specific nouns are used for everyday objects.

Identify the specific noun in this sentence:

The teacher called Josiah to read the first sentence in the passage.

• teacher

• Josiah

• sentence

• passage

Which of the following is a specific noun?

The girl looked at all the animals in the shop before choosing a parakeet.

• girl

• animals

• shop

• parakeet

Identify the common noun in the following sentence:

The children played happily in the park.

• children

• played

• happily

• park