Common and Proper Nouns

A common noun

• is a person, place, thing, or idea.

• is always capitalized

• describes a person, place, thing or idea.

• is an article

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Check all that apply: Proper Nouns...

• only refer to names

• name a specific person, place, thing, or idea

• are always capitalized

• describe nouns

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Identify the proper nouns:

This is finally the week that I defeat Amaya in Uno.

• This & finally

• week

• Amaya & Uno

• defeat & in

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Identify a common noun in this sentence:

You might think that card games are dumb, but you are wrong!

• You

• games

• think

• wrong

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Identify the idea noun in this sentence:

I am filled with rage whenever Amaya and Juan Carlo beat me.

• I

• filled

• rage

• Juan Carlo

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.K.10.D.III

Check all of the common nouns:

My siblings spend the whole weekend making fun of me for losing! Even my own Abuelita cackles at my shame.

• My

• siblings

• weekend

• Abuelita

• shame

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Identify the proper noun:

When we have game night this Friday, I plan to show no mercy!

• When

• we

• night

• Friday

• mercy

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Select all of the proper nouns:

By October, there will be a new Uno hero in town. That hero is a mighty 5th grader at Lincoln Elementary!

• October

• Uno

• 5th grader

• Lincoln Elementary

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Identify the common nouns in this sentence:

Alex, since you are my best friend in English, I'll tell you my plan.

• Alex

• you

• friend

• English

• plan

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII

Identify the proper noun in this sentence:

The first step to winning Uno is to be ruthless! Never hold back any of your good cards just because your mom is sitting next to you. Do you want to be loved by your mom? Or do you want to WIN?!

• step

• Uno

• Never

• cards

• mom

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VII