Nouns and types

Names a specific person, place, or thing and almost always starts with a capital letter

• common

• proper

• concrete

• abstract

Refers to a set or group of people, animals, or things

• countable

• uncountable

• collective

• compound

Choose the proper noun.

• school

• Mathews Elementary School

• class

• desks

Mrs. Kemmerer

• Common Noun
• Proper Noun

girl

• Common Noun
• Proper Noun

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

• proper
• common