Common & Proper Nouns

What is a common noun?

• noun that names a general person, place, thing, or idea

• noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
• noun that names more than one

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is a proper noun?

• noun that names more than one
• noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea
• noun that names a general person, place, thing, or idea

Match the following

Groups:

(a) Common Nouns

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(b) Proper Nouns

• general term for something

• NOT capitalized

• specific name for something

• capitalized

Sort the following nouns

Groups:

(a) common nouns

,

(b) proper nouns

• White House

• Rock River

• house

• Florida

• river

• boy

• James

• dog

Name the common nouns in the following sentence: 
Sam, Billy, Lester, and Ben went to the Irish football game on Saturday. 

• Saturday
• Irish
• game
• Sam, Billy, Lester, and Ben

Name the proper nouns in the following sentence: 
The college football game is held at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. 

• Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
• college football game
• is held
• the, held, at, is

List the common nouns in the following sentence: 
Sally, Molly, and Beth took their books back to the library. 

• took
• Sally, Molly, and Beth
• books, library
• took back

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• apple

• fruit

• Golden Delicious

• green

What change should be made in this sentence?

The cafeteria is serving hamburgers on wednesday.

• Change cafeteria to Cafeteria

• Change hamburgers to Hamburgers

• Change wednesday to Wednesday

• No change is needed

What change should be made to this sentence?

I am craving nachos and a burrito from taco bell!

• Change nacho to Nachos

• Change burrito to Burrito

• Change taco bell to Taco Bell

• Make no change