Common and Proper Nouns

What is a noun?

• A doing word

• A person, place or thing

• A describing word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of these are proper nouns?

• hippo

• wednesday

• chips

• charlotte

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which is a common noun?

• dog

• Mr. Smith

• Maine River

• London

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word SHOULD NOT have a capital letter?

• Mr McCombe

• September

• Flower

• Titanic Museum

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What type of noun is the one in red?
Jordan won a gold medal at the Olympics.

• common noun
• proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What type of noun is the one in red?
When Michael was a baby, his family moved to Dublin.

• common noun
• proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What type of noun is the one in red?
Sandy was chosen for the team.

• common noun
• proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What are the common nouns in this sentence?
My dog Mikey has big brown eyes.

• Mikey, dog, brown
• My, brown,dog
• dog,eyes
• Mikey,My

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween are examples of what type of noun?

• Common
• Proper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What word is a common noun that should NOT have a capital letter?

• Lights
• Sally
• Tesco

• McDonalds

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A