Types of Types of
Nouns: Nouns:
Common & Common &
Proper NounsProper Nouns
Common NounsCommon Nouns
•Common Nouns are any person, Common Nouns are any person,
place, or thing. Common nouns place, or thing. Common nouns
are not capitalized.are not capitalized.
–The cityThe city
–A policemanA policeman
–That newspaperThat newspaper
Proper NounsProper Nouns
•Common Nouns are the name of a Common Nouns are the name of a
special person, place, or thing. special person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized.Proper nouns are capitalized.
–CelineCeline
–Officer SmithOfficer Smith
–Florida Times UnionFlorida Times Union
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common or proper. Click the common or proper. Click the
noun to check your answer.noun to check your answer.
•Jameson Jameson visited the visited the mall mall
last last SaturdaySaturday..
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Common NounCommon Noun
It is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or names any person, place, or
thing.thing.
Proper NounProper Noun
It is capitalized and names a It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or special person, place, or
thing.thing.
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common or proper. Click the common or proper. Click the
noun to check your answer.noun to check your answer.
•Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse rode in a rode in a
trucktruck..
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Common NounCommon Noun
It is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or names any person, place, or
thing.thing.
Proper NounProper Noun
It is capitalized and names a It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or special person, place, or
thing.thing.
Tell if the underlined noun is Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the common or proper. Click the
noun to check your answer.noun to check your answer.
•The The lions lions and and monkeys monkeys
were at the were at the
Jacksonville ZooJacksonville Zoo..
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Common NounCommon Noun
It is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or names any person, place, or
thing.thing.
Proper NounProper Noun
It is capitalized and names a It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or special person, place, or
thing.thing.
Tell if the underlined noun is Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the common or proper. Click the
noun to check your answer.noun to check your answer.
•All of All of Jasper’sJasper’s paper is paper is
missing from his missing from his agendaagenda..
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Common NounCommon Noun
It is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or names any person, place, or
thing.thing.
Proper NounProper Noun
It is capitalized and names a It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or special person, place, or
thing.thing.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•mr. lauzon is louis mr. lauzon is louis
sheffield elementary sheffield elementary
school’s principal.school’s principal.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•MMr. r. LLauzon is auzon is LLouis ouis
SSheffield heffield
EElementary lementary SSchool’s chool’s
principal.principal.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•We celebrate We celebrate
thanksgiving on the thanksgiving on the
fourth thursday of fourth thursday of
november.november.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•We celebrate We celebrate
TThanksgiving on the hanksgiving on the
fourth fourth TThursday of hursday of
NNovember.ovember.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•We heard the We heard the
president’s speech on president’s speech on
television in january.television in january.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•We heard the We heard the
PPresident’s speech on resident’s speech on
television in television in JJanuary.anuary.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•Both zachary and Both zachary and
alex visited sea alex visited sea
world.world.
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proper nouns.proper nouns.
•Both Both ZZachary and achary and
AAlex visited lex visited SSea ea
WWorld.orld.