Common Nouns
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.
Identify the common and proper noun in the sentence.
The girl wanted to play with Liam in Temecula at the park.
Common Nouns
girl, park
Proper Nouns
Liam, Temecula
Use the correct form of the noun to complete the sentence.
"I can only read one ________ (books) at a time."
book
Write all of the vowels in the English alphabet.
A E I O U
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
How many proper nouns are in these sentences?
One day, I was walking to the park, when I saw my friends Bob and Larry.
Which statement is true?
A) Singular = 1 and Plural = 2
B) Plural is one and singular is more than one.
C) Singular is one and plural is more than one.
D) None of these are true.
C) Singular is one and plural is more than one.
Are common nouns written with a capital or lowercase letter
lowercase
Are proper nouns written with a capital or lowercase letter?
Capital
Treasure Island
Proper (because it is a book's name)
A _______________ names a specific person, place or thing and ALWAYS begins with a capital letter.
proper noun
Which of these are examples of common nouns?
Bob, boy, girl, Rylin, Ryder, Ryan, car, cat
boy, girl, car, cat
Which of these are examples of proper nouns?
Ben
Knott's Berry Farm
ball
Monday
Knott's Berry Farm and Monday
Is "goose" common or proper? Also, what is the plural form?
geese
A ____________ _______ names more than one person, place, thing or idea.
plural noun
True or False
common nouns are only capitalized in the beginning of a sentence.
True
Do proper nouns require a capital letter even if it does not start a sentence?
Yes
Doctor
Common
Make this word plural.
fish
fish (lots of one type/kind of fish)
fishes (if there are lots of different types of fish)