Common and Proper Nouns

What is a proper noun?

• Names a specific person, place, or thing

• Any person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a noun?

• Describing word

• Person, place, thing, or idea

• Action word

• Linking word

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a common noun?

• Specific person, place, or thing

• Any person, place, or thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which is a proper noun?

• Basketball

• Snow

• Sonic

• Park

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Whick is a common noun?

• Pizza Hut

• school

• Mitchell

• Tonka Trucks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What are the nouns in this sentence:

Rylee loves to go to school.

• Rylee, school

• Loves

• To go

• None

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the proper noun in this sentence:

She ran across the busy road to Taco Bell to eat.

• She

• Road

• Eat

• Taco Bell

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the common noun in this sentence:

He is very excited to see the new movie.

• New

• Movie

• He

• Very

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Common noun

• Red Lobster

• Alabama

• church

• Captain Underpants

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Proper Noun

• dog

• arm

• Roger

• soccer

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B