Nouns
What are nouns?
Nouns are words that name something such as a person, place, animal or thing.
What are common nouns?
Common nouns name general people, animals, places, or things
What are Proper nouns?
Proper nouns name specific people, animal, places or things.
Is your name a common or proper noun
Proper noun
Name a common noun related to food.
corn, hot dog, milk...
True or False
Nouns are also called "naming words"
True
Which of the following is a common noun?
Mc Donalds
dog
Burger King
bike
dog
bike
Which of the following is a proper noun?
library
market
Disneyland
shopping mall
Disneyland
What are two differences between common and proper nouns?
Common nouns are general while proper nouns are specific. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns are capitalized at the start of a sentence.
Are your classmates' names common or proper nouns?
Proper
Name three common nouns for items you would find in the classroom.
pencil, desk, books
Are common nouns written with a capital or lowercase letter
lowercase
Are proper nouns written with a capital or lowercase letter?
Capital
Name ten proper nouns of people you would find at KGMS.
...
Name three cities which are Proper Nouns
Vancouver, Paris...
Are all names nouns?
Yes
Examples of common nouns are:
Bob, boy, girl, Rylin, Ryder, Ryan, car, pencil
boy, girl, car, pencil
Examples of proper nouns are:
Ben
Knott's Berry Farm
ball
Monday
Knott's Berry Farm, Ben and Monday
When is a proper noun NOT capitalized?
Never. It is always capitalized.
Is there a proper noun in this sentence?
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Yes