Common Nouns
Identify the common noun(s) in this sentence:
"The cat sat on the chair."
cat and chair
Identify the proper noun in this sentence: "Sarah went to the mall."
Sarah
Identify both the common and proper nouns in this sentence: "Emily bought a new dress at the store."
Emily is a proper noun
dress and store are common nouns
Define what a common noun is.
A general name for a person, place, or thing.
Create a sentence using a common noun.
"The cat is sleeping."
Look at this list of words and identify which ones are common nouns: apple, Susan, dog, Paris.
apple
dog
Correctly capitalize the proper noun in this sentence: "jason lives in new york."
Jason
New York
Correctly capitalize both the common and proper nouns in this sentence: "tom plays soccer at the school."
Tom is a proper noun.
soccer and school are common nouns.
List 3 common nouns.
e.g.: book, car, teacher, office, etc.
Create a sentence using a proper noun.
"Jessica went to the beach."
Give a common noun for a place where people go to study.
school, library
Give an example of a proper noun for a country.
Canada
France
Italy
Replace the common noun "city" with a proper noun in this sentence: "We visited the city last summer."
"We visited New York/Los Angeles/Toronto, etc. last summer."
List 3 proper nouns.
e.g. Montreal, Melissa, Paris, etc.
Create a sentence with both a common noun and a proper noun.
"Emma loves her new bicycle."
Identify the common nouns in this sentence: "The girl walked her dog to the park."
girl, dog, and park
Identify the two proper nouns in this sentence: "Alex visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris."
Alex
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Identify three nouns in this sentence and label them as common or proper: "Alice took her cat to Central Park."
Alice is a proper noun, cat is a common noun, Central Park is a proper noun.
Explain the difference between a common noun and a proper noun.
A common noun names general things and is not capitalized; a proper noun names specific things and is capitalized.
Find and correct the improper capitalization in this sentence: "mark visited the park yesterday."
"Mark visited the park yesterday."
Find the common noun(s) in this short passage: "In the garden, the flowers bloomed brightly."
garden, flowers
Find the proper noun in this passage: "Michael went to Disneyland with his family."
Michael
Disneyland
Rewrite this short passage with proper capitalization: "lucy and her friend went to paris."
"Lucy and her friend went to Paris."
Write a sentence using one common noun and one proper noun.
"Brian went to school this morning."
Create a sentence using two common nouns and one proper noun.
"Lisa bought a dog and a cat."