Common and Proper Nouns

Read the word and choose is it common noun or proper noun?

Boy

• Common Noun

• Proper Noun

What is a noun?

• An action word

• A person, place, or thing

• A describing word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of these choices is a proper noun?

• teacher

• principal

• John Pittard Elementary

• student

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Select ALL of the proper nouns.

• month

• August

• day

• Friday

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Select ALL of the common nouns.

• month

• August

• day

• Friday

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

. A ________ noun is the name of a specific person, place or thing.

• Proper

• Pronoun

• Common

• none of the Above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

2. A ___________ noun does not name a specific person, place or thing.

• Proper

• Common

• Noun

• None of the Above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

3. Which of the following is a common noun?

• Pizza Hut

• Houston Elementary

• Anniston

• restaurant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

5. The word "pencil" is a...?

• Common Noun

• none of the above

• Proper Noun

• a tool

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Are all proper nouns capitalized?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A