Common and Proper Nouns

Which is a common noun?

(Select TWO)

• dog
• Mr. Blankenship

• Fonville Middle School

• Luis

• school

Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized because it is a common noun? (a)  

• Flower
• Houston

• Texas
• Hurricane Harbor

What type of noun is the one in red?
Jordon helped the United States win a gold medal at the Olympics.

• common noun
• proper noun

What type of noun is the one in red?
When Michael was a baby, his family moved to North Carolina.

• common noun
• proper noun

What type of noun is the one in red?
The teen was cut from the team.

• common noun
• proper noun

What type of noun is the one in red?
Jordon played basketball in high school.

• common noun
• proper noun

What are the common nouns in this sentence?
My dog Mikey has big brown eyes.

• Mikey, dog, brown
• My, brown,dog
• dog,eyes
• Mikey,My

What are the Proper Nouns in this sentence?
The Salina Central Mustangs are playing football in the high school stadium on Friday.

• Friday,football, high school
• stadium, Salina, The,Mustangs,Central
• The, Salina, Mustangs, Friday,Central
• Mustangs, Friday, Central,  Salina

What are the common nouns in this sentence?
The students at Salina Central use Chromebooks to complete assignments in their classes.

• Chromebooks, Salina, Central
• students, classes, assignments
• classes, complete, use,students
• students, their,assignments, classes

Holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween are examples of what type of noun?

• Common
• Proper