Common and Proper Nouns

Objectives

ContentStudents will be able to identify common and proper nouns.

LanguageStudents will be able to use common nouns and proper nouns in a sentence.

Common Nouns

A word that names ANY person, place, or thing.

Rule: We do not capitalize common nouns - unless they are at the beginning of the sentence.

Examples of common nouns

• house

• cat

• river

Proper Nouns

Proper nouns are words that name a PARTICULAR person, place, thing, event, or idea.

Rule: We always capitalize proper nouns.

Examples of proper nouns

• New York

• Shaq

• Super Bowl

Use your white boards to fill in the blanks to the

following sentences with a common or proper noun.

Remember to capitalize the proper nouns.

1. The ____ is flying very high in the sky.

2. Have you ever visited the _____ of ______?

3. The ____ attacked the man.

4. The snake likes to crawl on ______.

5. This is the fattest ____ I have ever seen.

6. This little _______ sure likes to sing.

7. All of these students go to school at ____ ____.

8. ____ and ____ were January’s students of the month.

9. This ____ likes to play games with the sheep.

10. _______ is ready for the big race.

Closure

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?