COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS

What does a COMMON noun name?

• a GENERAL person, place, thing, or idea

• a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What are the common nouns in this sentence?

On holidays, I always go to the beach.  

• holidays

• beach

• holidays and beach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What are PROPER nouns?

• They name GENERAL people, places, organizations, and things.

• They are the SPECIFIC names of people, places, organizations, and sometimes things.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What kind of noun is "woman"?

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What kind of  noun is "Mexico"?

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

True or False:

"English" is a common noun.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

True or False: 

The word "athlete" is a proper noun. 

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

True or False:

"Pablo Picasso" is a proper noun.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the proper noun or nouns in this sentence:

I enjoy watching the World Series more than the FIFA World Cup.

• World Series

• FIFA World Cup

• World Series and FIFA World Cup

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Fill in the blank:

The first letter of a ______________ noun is always capitalized.

• common

• proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B