Common and Proper Nouns

Which one is a common noun?

• school

• Lewis Cass Junior High

• Lewis Cass Elementary

• Lewis Cass Senior High

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Name the common nouns. 
Sam, Billy, Lester, and Ben went to the Irish football game on Saturday. 

• Saturday

• Irish

• game

• Sam, Billy, Lester, and Ben

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which is the common noun?

• The University of Notre Dame 

• Indiana University

• college

• Butler University

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which is the proper noun?

• iced tea

• pop

• Pepsi

• milk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

A common noun names...

• specific person, place, or thing

• non specific person, place, or thing

• the subject of the sentence

• the predicate of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the common noun?
Sally, Molly, and Beth took their books back to the library. 

• took

• Sally, Molly, and Beth

• books, library

• took back

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

The baseball game was at the stadium. 
What are the common nouns

• game, stadium

• was

• at

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Dale Murphy

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Riley

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Whataburger

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B