Common and Proper Noun Sort

Which word is a common noun?

• teacher

• Ms. Johnson

• Dr. Brown

• Skittles

Which word is a proper noun?

• cereal

• street

• Trix

• candy

Choose the word that names a specific person.

• doctor

• teacher

• Ms. Johnson

• candy

Which word should be capitalized because it is a proper noun?

• skittles

• cereal

• street

• teacher

Pick the word that is a common noun for a place.

• East Street

• street

• Dr. Brown

• Trix

Which word names a specific street and is a proper noun?

• street

• East Street

• candy

• doctor

Choose the common noun that names a job.

• Dr. Brown

• teacher

• Ms. Johnson

• Skittles

Which pair shows a common noun and its matching proper noun?

• cereal and Trix

• teacher and Skittles

• street and candy

• doctor and East Street

If you change the common noun 'doctor' to a proper noun, which choice fits best?

• Dr. Brown

• Ms. Johnson

• Skittles

• cereal

Which word is NOT a proper noun?

• Ms. Johnson

• Skittles

• teacher

• East Street