TYPES OF NOUNS: COMMON & PROPER NOUNS

COMMON NOUNS
Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized. The city A policeman The newspaper

PROPER NOUNS
Proper nouns are the name of a special person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized. Austin, Texas Officer Walker New York Times

Directions: Tell if the underlined noun is proper or common.

Olivia visited the school last Friday.

COMMON NOUN
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

PROPER NOUN
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing .

Directions: Tell if the underlined noun is proper or common.

The President rode in a limousine.

COMMON NOUN
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

PROPER NOUN
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

Directions: Tell if the underlined noun is proper or common.

The elephants and monkeys were at the DeYoung Family Zoo.

COMMON NOUN
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

PROPER NOUN
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

Directions: Tell if the underlined noun is proper or common.

All of Austins paper are missing from his notebook.

COMMON NOUN
It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or thing.

PROPER NOUN
It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or thing.

Directions: With your partner, find the common and proper nouns in the sentence. Remember proper nouns are capitalized, and common nouns are not.

My parents joined grover church last sunday.

Correction My parents joined Grover Church last Sunday.

Directions: With your partner, find the common and proper nouns in the sentence. Remember proper nouns are capitalized, and common nouns are not.

Uncle rob used to live in orlando, florida.

Correction
Uncle Rob used to live in Orlando, Florida.

Directions: With your partner, find the common and proper nouns in the sentence. Remember proper nouns are capitalized, and common nouns are not.

We heard the govenors speech on television in january.

Correction
We heard the Govenors speech on television in January.

Directions: With your partner, find the common and proper nouns in the sentence. Remember proper nouns are capitalized, and common nouns are not.

Both randal and sue visited marine world.

Correction
Both Randal and Sue visited Marine World.