Common Nouns
What is a common noun?
A. An action
B. A person, place, or thing
C. A special name
D. A color
B. A person, place, or thing
What is a proper noun?
A. A word that shows an action
B. A word that describes a color
C. A special name for a person, place, or thing
D. A mark at the end of a sentence
C. A special name for a person, place, or thing
How should every sentence begin?
A. With a capital letter
B. With a lowercase letter
C. With a number
D. With a period
A. With a capital letter
When should we capitalize the word I?
A. Only at school
B. Only in a name
C. Only at the start of a sentence
D. Every time we use the Pronoun I
D. Every time we use the Pronoun I
What is an action verb?
A. A special name
B. What someone or something does
C. A color
D. A place
B. What someone or something does
Which common noun names a person?
A. Jump
B. Blue
C. Teacher
D. Tuesday
C. Teacher
How does a proper noun begin?
A. With a capital letter
B. With a lowercase letter
C. With a number
D. With a period
A. With a capital letter
Which letter in the first word of a sentence needs a capital?
A. The last letter
B. Every letter
C. The middle letter
D. The first letter
D. The first letter
What does I mean in “I can read”?
A. A place
B. The person speaking
C. An animal
D. A thing
B. The person speaking
Which word shows an action?
A. Dog
B. Red
C. Run
D. Book
C. Run
Which common noun names a place?
A. School
B. Sing
C. Pencil
D. Happy
A. School
Which word is a proper noun?
A. Girl
B. Friend
C. Teacher
D. Celine
D. Celine
The sentence is “the cat naps.” How should it begin?
A. With a lowercase t
B. With a capital T
C. With a capital C
D. With a lowercase c
B. With a capital T
In “ i can jump,” how should the word I be written?
A. As a lowercase i
B. As the number one
C. As a capital I
D. As a capital J
C. As a capital I
Listen: “The bird flies.” Which word is the action verb?
A. Flies
B. Bird
C. The
D. The bird
A. Flies
Which group has only common nouns?
A. Celine, James, Samuel
B. Monday, Tuesday, Friday
C. Run, jump, clap
D. Teacher, park, book
D. Teacher, park, book
Which pair has only proper nouns?
A. Day and month
B. Tuesday and October
C. Teacher and child
D. City and school
The sentence is “my dog runs.” Which letter needs a capital at the beginning?
A. The D in dog
B. The R in runs
C. The M in my
D. The G in dog
C. The M in my
A student writes a lowercase i in “My friend and i play.” What should the student do?
A. Change i to a capital I.
B. Take out the word i.
C. Change every letter to a capital.
D. Keep the lowercase i.
A. Change i to a capital I
Which pair has only action verbs?
A. Pencil and school
B. Small and blue
C. Dog and bird
D. Jump and clap
D. Jump and clap
Listen: “The teacher reads a book.” Which two words are common nouns?
A. Teacher and reads
B. Teacher and book
C. Reads and book
D. The and reads
B. Teacher and book
Why is “New Hope School” a proper noun?
A. It tells what someone does.
B. It names any school.
C. It is the special name of a specific school.
D. It describes a color.
C. It is the special name of a specific school.
The sentence is “we see a bird.” Why should the W be a capital?
A. It is the first letter of the sentence.
B. Every letter must be a capital.
C. Bird is a proper noun.
D. It is the last letter of the sentence.
A. It is the first letter of the sentence
Listen to both sentences: “I can hop” and “Sam and I play.” In which sentence does I need a capital?
A. Only the first sentence
B. Only the second sentence
C. Neither sentence
D. Both sentences
D. Both sentences
Listen: “The dog runs.” Which answer correctly names the noun and the action verb?
A. Runs is the noun. Dog is the action verb.
B. Dog is the noun. Runs is the action verb.
C. Dog and runs are both action verbs.
D. Dog and runs are both nouns.
B. Dog is the noun. Runs is the action verb.