PROPER NOUN Presentation for ESL 3rd-5th

A lower elementary presentation on proper and common nouns.

1. Hello everyone! My name is Larry the llama and I’m here to teach you about common and proper nouns. We know that nouns are people, places, things, animals and ideas. Common nouns tell us what kind of noun, like llama (animal). Proper nouns give a name to a common noun, like Larry. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter! Let’s look at some more examples..

2. Here we have the common noun of cat . Can you think of any proper nouns that name a cat ?

3. Garfield is a cat name we all know! Notice it begins with a capital letter like all proper nouns.

4. Here we have the common noun of city . Can you think of any proper nouns that name a city ?

5. Philadelphia is a proper noun because it names a city. It starts with a capital letter like all proper nouns.

6. Here we have the common noun of cartoon . Can you think of any proper nouns?

7. Pokemon names a cartoon! How do you feel about proper nouns so far?

8. Here we have the common noun of state . What state are we in?

9. We live in New Jersey . Notice both the N and the J are capitalized. It is a proper noun! New Jersey

10. One more, can you think of a proper noun for the word student ?

11. If you said your name or the name of a classmate , you are correct! All of your names are proper nouns!

12. Common Noun: Proper Noun? superhero

13. Batman Spiderman Superman

14. Common Noun: Proper Noun? s tore

15. Aldi Walmart Goodwill

16. Common Noun: Proper Noun? c andy bar

17. Snickers Twix Milky Way

18. Common Noun: car Proper Noun?

19. Toyota Honda Volkswagen

20. Common Noun: book Proper Noun?

21. Hop on Pop Dogman Elephant and Piggy

22. Common Noun: team Proper Noun?

23. Eagles Phillies 76ers

24. Common Nouns Proper Nouns Movie/TV Nouns Hello everyone! For this activity, list as many common or proper nouns you can for the provided topic. You can do it! m ovie Frozen a ctor Bruce Lee s how Pokemon t elevision Samsung

25. Name:_________________________ Date:_______________ All the fruit has fallen off of the n oun trees! Put the fruit back on the tree it belongs to. If it is a common noun like shoe or food, put it on the common noun tree. If it is a proper noun like Nike or Sprite, put it on the proper noun tree. Common Noun Proper Noun c hicken llama Garfield book The Cat Abraham house China pizza Pikachu map music i n the Hat Lincoln