Exploring Common Nouns for Kids

Which of the following is a common noun for a person?

• New York

• Laptop

• Pilot

• Elephant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of these is a common noun for a place?

• Teacher

• Chocolate

• Airport

• Dog

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the common noun for an animal from the list below.

• School

• Dolphin

• Camera

• Book

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a common noun for a thing?

• Elephant

• Laptop

• Beach

• Baby

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Why should common nouns not be capitalized?

• They are not important.

• They are always at the end of a sentence.

• They become proper nouns.

• They are always at the beginning of a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is 'cow' a person, place, animal, or thing?

• Thing

• Place

• Person

• Animal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What category does 'snowman' fall into?

• Thing

• Animal

• Person

• Place

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Is 'chef' a person, place, animal, or thing?

• Animal

• Person

• Place

• Thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the common noun in the sentence: 'A bird flew.'

• None

• Flew

• Bird

• A

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Find the common noun in the sentence: 'Put your jacket on.'

• On

• Jacket

• Your

• Put

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B