Common and Proper Nouns Objectives Content Students will be able to identify common and proper nouns. Language Students will be able to use common nouns.

Common and Proper Nouns

Objectives

ContentStudents will be able to identify common and proper nouns.

LanguageStudents will be able to use common nouns and proper nouns in a sentence.

Common Nouns

A word that names ANY person, place, or thing.

Rule: We do not capitalize common nouns - unless they are at the beginning of the sentence.

Examples of common nouns

• house

• cat

• river

Proper Nouns

Proper nouns are words that name a PARTICULAR person, place, thing, event, or idea.

Rule: We always capitalize proper nouns.

Examples of proper nouns

• New York

• Shaq

• Super Bowl

Use your white boards to fill in the blanks to the

following sentences with a common or proper noun.

Remember to capitalize the proper nouns.

1. The ____ is flying very high in the sky.

2. Have you ever visited the _____ of ______?

3. The ____ attacked the man.

4. The snake likes to crawl on ______.

5. This is the fattest ____ I have ever seen.

6. This little _______ sure likes to sing.

7. All of these students go to school at ____ ____.

8. ____ and ____ were January’s students of the month.

9. This ____ likes to play games with the sheep.

10. _______ is ready for the big race.

Closure

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?