Common and Proper

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

• Flower

• Dallas

• Texas

• Hurricane Harbor

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is neither a common noun nor a proper noun?

• tree

• trample

• toast

• trunk

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Alice was a very curious little girl. What is the proper noun in this sentence. 

• girl

• Alice

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Check all that apply: Proper Nouns...

• only refer to names

• name a specific person, place, thing, or idea

• are always capitalized

• describe nouns

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

This is finally the week that I defeat Amaya in Uno.

• This & finally

• week

• Amaya & Uno

• defeat & in

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify a common noun in this sentence:

You might think that card games are dumb, but you are wrong!

• You

• games

• think

• wrong

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Check all of the common nouns:

My siblings spend the whole weekend making fun of me for losing! Even my own Abuelita cackles at my shame.

• My

• siblings

• weekend

• Abuelita

• shame

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the proper noun:

When we have game night this Friday, I plan to show no mercy!

• When

• we

• night

• Friday

• mercy

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Select all of the proper nouns:

By October, there will be a new Uno hero in town. That hero is a mighty 5th grader at Lincoln Elementary!

• October

• Uno

• 5th grader

• Lincoln Elementary

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B