Recognizing Common and Proper Nouns in Sentences

What is a noun?

• Action Words 
• Describing Words 
• Person, place, thing or animal
• Color Words 

What is a common noun?

• Any person, place or thing or animal
• Any word that expresses emotion
• Any word that shows action
• Any word that describes 

What is an example of a proper noun?

• school
• house
• Perdido Elementary
• house

Are all proper nouns capitalized?

• Yes
• No

The boys will go to school on Wednesday. Which word is a proper noun?

• noun
• Wednesday
• boys
• school

Sally will attend the evening show on Saturday night. Which word is a common noun?

• Sally
• show
• night 
• show and night

My school is the best school around. Is there a Proper Noun in this sentence?

• No
• Yes

Alice was a very curious little girl. What is the proper noun in this sentence. 

• girl
• Alice

What are the common nouns in this sentence? The rabbit was always late and Alice followed him into his hole. 

• what, him, was
• rabbit, hole 
• Alice, rabbit, hole
• late, into, his 

The Cheshire Cat was very cunning and wanted to sleep all day. What are the words highlighted in red?

• COMMON NOUN
• PROPER NOUN