Common and Proper Nouns

Common Nouns 1

100

What is a common noun?

The name of a person, place, thing, animal, or idea. 

200

Name all the common nouns:

Our day at school ends at 4:15 pm.

day, school

300

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 My teacher has two dogs.

teacher, dogs

400

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The boy loves to ride his bike and skateboard.

boy, bike, skateboard

500

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The doctor travels around the country.

doctor, country

Common Nouns 2

100

Name all of the common nouns:

 Let’s go to the city.

city

200

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Pluto is no longer considered a planet in our galaxy.

planet, galaxy

300

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The population in our country is increasing daily.

population, country

400

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The coyote chased the rabbit.

coyote, rabbit

500

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The plane departed from the airport during the night.

plane, airport, night

Proper Nouns 1

100

What is a proper noun?

The name of a person, place, thing, or animal, and they begin with capital letters no matter where they occur within a sentence. 

200

Name all of the proper nouns:

Cleopatra is the cutest kitten ever.

Cleopatra

300

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 I’m craving Oreos and Hershey's chocolate milk.

Oreos, Hershey's

400

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Jacob and Cage like to go to Main Event. 

Jacob, Cage, Main Event

500

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Kobi Yamada wrote many books and Mae Besom illustrated them.

 Koby Yamada, Mae Besom

Proper Nouns 2

100

Name all of the proper nouns:

Let’s go to San Francisco.

San Francisco

200

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The names of my dogs are Pup and Pistol.

Pup, Pistol

300

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Caver Middle School is located in Waco.

Carve Middle School, Waco

400

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Beyonce married Jay-Z in 2008.

Beyonce, Jay-Z

500

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The state of Texas is bigger than the states of Ohio and Indiana combined. 

Texas, Ohio, Indiana

Grab Bag

100

Name a common noun that begins with the letter "z"

zebra, zoo, etc.

200

Name a proper noun that begins with the letter "P"

Peter Piper Pizza, Pashanet, Porsche, etc.

300

Name a common noun that begins with the letter "r"

rabbit, rose, riddle, etc.

400

Name a proper noun that begins with the letter "W"

Walmart, William, Waco, etc.

500

Name a proper noun that begins with the letter "M"

McDonald's, Mercedes-Benz, Mexico, etc.