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 Common Nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized.Proper nouns are capitalized.– CelineCeline– Officer SmithOfficer Smith– Florida Times UnionFlorida Times Union

Tell if the underlined noun is Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click common or proper. Click the noun to check your the noun to check your answer.answer.

•Jameson Jameson visited the visited the mall mall last last SaturdaySaturday..

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Common NounCommon NounIt is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and names any person, place, names any person, place, or thing.or thing.

Proper NounProper NounIt is capitalized and names It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or a special person, place, or thing.thing.

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•Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse rode in a rode in a trucktruck..

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Common NounCommon NounIt is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and names any person, place, names any person, place, or thing.or thing.

Proper NounProper NounIt is capitalized and names It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or a special person, place, or thing.thing.

Tell if the underlined noun is Tell if the underlined noun is common or proper. Click common or proper. Click the noun to check your the noun to check your answer.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, names any person, place, or thing.or thing.

Proper NounProper NounIt is capitalized and names It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or a special person, place, or thing.thing.

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•All of All of Jasper’sJasper’s paper is paper is missing from his missing from his agendaagenda..

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Common NounCommon NounIt is not capitalized and It is not capitalized and names any person, place, names any person, place, or thing.or thing.

Proper NounProper NounIt is capitalized and names It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or a special person, place, or thing.thing.

Write this sentence Write this sentence correctly. Remember to correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.capitalize proper nouns.

•mr. lauzon is louis mr. lauzon is louis sheffield elementary sheffield elementary school’s principal.school’s principal.

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•MMr. r. LLauzon is auzon is LLouis ouis SSheffield heffield EElementary lementary SSchool’s principal.chool’s principal.

Write this sentence Write this sentence correctly. Remember to correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.capitalize proper nouns.

•We celebrate We celebrate thanksgiving on the thanksgiving on the fourth thursday of fourth thursday of november.november.

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•We celebrate We celebrate TThanksgiving on the hanksgiving on the fourth fourth TThursday of hursday of NNovember.ovember.

Write this sentence Write this sentence correctly. Remember to correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.capitalize 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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•We heard the We heard the PPresident’s speech resident’s speech on television in on television in JJanuary.anuary.

Write this sentence Write this sentence correctly. Remember to correctly. Remember to capitalize proper nouns.capitalize proper nouns.

•Both zachary and Both zachary and alex visited sea alex visited sea world.world.

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•Both Both ZZachary and achary and AAlex visited lex visited SSea ea WWorld.orld.