Common and Proper Nouns

Match the meaning to the part of speech.

• proper noun

• a word that names a specific person, place, or thing.

  Ex.) Mrs. Herman

• common noun

• an action word

  Ex.) dance

• verb

• a word that names a person, place, or thing.

  Ex.) teacher

Which is a common noun?

• dog
• Mr. Merry

• Frog Creek
• Rayah

Which word SHOULD NOT be capitalized because it is a common noun?

• Candy

• Annville

• Pennsylvania

• Hershey Park

What type of noun is the one in red?
Cami helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer at the Olympics.

• common noun
• proper noun

What type of noun is the one in red?
When Marcelo was a baby, his family moved from Nicaragua.

• common noun
• proper noun

What type of noun is the one in red?
Tommy was the best hitter on the team.

• common noun
• proper noun

What type of noun is the one in red?
Gavin played basketball at recess.

• common noun
• proper noun

What are the common nouns in this sentence?
Declan has drawn many cartoons about Pacman in his sketchbook.

• Declan, cartoons

• sketchbook, Pacman

• cartoons, sketchbook

• Declan, Pacman, cartoons

What are the proper nouns in this sentence?
The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen football team will play on Thursday night.

• Thursday, football, team

• Annville-Cleona, Dutchmen, Thursday

• football, team, night

• play, night

What are the proper nouns in this sentence?
Joel, Cora, and Eleanor were reading a Harry Potter book during recess.

• book, recess

• reading, recess

• Joel, Cora, Eleanor, Harry Potter

• Harry Potter, book