1. Common or Proper? How can you tell?
Nouns
Common or Proper?
How can you tell?

2. Common Nouns person, place, thing word you can point at it - touch it
no capital letter
restaurant
statue
girl

3. Proper Nouns person, place, thing’s name
you can point at it - touch it
a capital letter
Hannah
Montana
McDonald’s
Statue
of Liberty

4. Common or Proper Noun? Is that noun common? (girl)
I wonder…
Is that noun common? (girl)
Is that noun proper? (Jan)

5. Let’s Practice get a dry-erase board get a dry-erase marker
read carefully
think before you write

6. Common or Proper? The girl was happy. common proper
Write common or proper on your board.
The girl was happy. common proper
Jill was eating. common proper
I shop at K-Mart common proper
Boys like to play. common proper

7. Choose the Common Noun My sister has the name Dot.
Write the common noun on your board. (4)
My sister has the name Dot.
My friend went to Wal-Mart today.
Barbie has a cat named Pam.

8. Choose the Proper Noun My sister has the name Dot.
Write the proper noun on your board. (4)
My sister has the name Dot.
My friend went to Wal-Mart today.
Barbie has a cat named Pam.

9. Use Common Nouns __________runs so very fast.
Write a common noun on your board.
__________runs so very fast.
I want to see _________ with you.
My _________is in Tennessee.
school Batman Jim movies Aunt Sally sister

10. Use Proper Nouns __________runs so very fast.
Write a common noun on your board.
__________runs so very fast.
I want to see _________ with you.
My _________is in Tennessee.
school Batman Jim movies Aunt Sally sister

11. Noun Review Common Nouns Proper Nouns person, place, thing word
point at it - touch it
no capital letter
girl
man
school
store
book
drink
Proper Nouns
person, place, thing name
point at it - touch it
capital letter
Jan
Bob
Ringgold Elementary
Wal-Mart
Magic Treehouse
Pepsi