Common and Proper Nouns

nouns​

​ person, place, thing, or idea

Idea (abstract) Nouns:

thought truth friendship

dream freedom success

joy anger wisdom

honesty talent patience

hope laughter energy

love fear strength

Nouns

Let's practice!

Multiple Select

Choose all of the common and proper nouns in the sentence:

Aunt Lisa takes us to Millennium Park.

• Aunt Lisa

• takes

• us

• Millennium Park

Multiple Choice

Which type of noun is Aunt LIsa?

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Select

Choose all of the nouns in the sentence:

The biggest slide is near Lakeshore Drive.

• biggest

• slide

• near

• Lakeshore Drive

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is Lakeshore Drive?

• common

• proper

Multiple Select

Choose all of the nouns in the sentence:

Nicole likes going to the Children's Museum.

• Nicole

• likes

• going

• Children's Museum

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is William Holliday School?

• common

• proper

Multiple Select

Choose all of the nouns in the sentence:

Rex writes a poem about freedom.

• Rex

• writes

• poem

• about

• freedom

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is freedom?

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Select

Choose the common noun in the sentence:

Grandpa always buys me a slushy at Circle K.

• Grandpa

• slushy

• Circle K

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is Captain America Slushy?

• proper

• common

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is Circle K?

• proper

• common

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is honesty in the following sentence:

Honesty is the best policy.

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

Mr. Stultz ate 18 hotdogs for lunch.

What is the PROPER noun in the sentence?

• Mr. Stultz

• hotdogs

• ate

• lunch