Identifying Common Nouns

What is a common noun?

• A common noun is a proper noun

• A common noun is a type of verb

• A common noun is a specific name for a person

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

Identify the common noun in the following sentence: The cat chased the mouse.

• cat

• elephant

• dog

• bird

Which of the following is a common noun? a) Table b) Joy c) Running

• Chair

• Table

• Jumping

• Happiness

Give an example of a common noun.

• cat

• tree

• car

• dog

True or False: Common nouns refer to specific persons, places, or things.

• Possibly

• False

• Maybe

• True

Identify the common noun in the sentence: The students enjoyed the picnic.

• students

• picnic

• children

• enjoyed

Select the common noun in the list: a) Happiness b) River c) Jumping

• Swimming

• Laughing

• River

• Running

What is the difference between common nouns and proper nouns?

• The main difference between common nouns and proper nouns is that common nouns are general and not capitalized, whereas proper nouns are specific and capitalized.

• Common nouns refer to people, proper nouns refer to objects

• Common nouns are always capitalized, proper nouns are always lowercase

• Common nouns are always plural, proper nouns are always singular

Which of the following is not a common noun? a) School b) John c) Happiness

• b

• a) House

• c) Love

• b) Peter

Can you provide three examples of common nouns?

• tree

• pen

• dog, city, book

• car