Common and Proper Nouns

Common Nouns & Proper Nouns

Let's learn our nouns.

COMMON NOUNS

• Ordinary

• ARE NOT special names of people, places, and things.

• Only need to be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence.

PROPER NOUNS

• Are SPECIAL names of people, places, and things.

• Must be CAPITALIZED all the time.

• Remember they are SPECIAL

Multiple Choice

Which word is a common (ordinary) word?

• Alex

• Ms. Jernigan

• animal

• Felix

Multiple Choice

Which word is a common (ordinary) word?

• Ms. Jernigan

• zebra

• Hannah

• Ms. Scott

Multiple Choice

Which word is not a common (ordinary) word?

• Ms. Jernigan

• zebra

• pig

• plant

Multiple Choice

Which word is not a common (ordinary) word?

• water

• zebra

• Joshua

• plant

Multiple Choice

Which word is a proper (special) word?

• water

• zebra

• Joshua

• plant

Multiple Select

Which words are common nouns? Choose Three.

• animal

• bike

• table

• George Washington

Multiple Select

Which words are proper nouns? Choose Three.

• Captain Marvel

• bike

• Ms. Smith

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

Common nouns should _________ be capitalized in the middle of a sentence.

• always

• never

Multiple Choice

Proper nouns should _________ be capitalized in the middle of a sentence.

• always

• never