1. Grammar Skill First Grade Unit 2 Week 3 Created by Kristi Waltke
Special Titles
Grammar Skill
First Grade Unit 2 Week 3
Created by Kristi Waltke

2. Nouns are words that name people, places, things, and animals.

3. Tennessee Sam New York City
Some nouns name a special person, place, thing, or animal. These nouns are called proper nouns, and they begin with a capital letter.
Tennessee
Sam
New York City

4. Officer Smith Mr. Vance Dr. Darby Mrs. Ingle Principal Forgety
People often have special titles that show respect for who they are or for the work they do.
When a person’s special title is written with their name, use a capital letter at the beginning of the special title. Let’s look at some special titles.
Officer Smith
Mr. Vance
Dr. Darby
Principal Forgety
Mrs. Ingle

5. Officer Smith helped me. The officer helped me.
When you write, it sounds better to use people’s names and special titles.
Officer Smith helped
me.
The officer helped
me.

6. principal Vick read my story.
Which word is a special title? P

7. I got a high five from mr. Dodson.
Which word is a special title? M

8. M mrs. Loveday said I was a great reader.
Which word is a special title? M

9. I saw officer Brown’s badge.
Which word is a special title? O

10. mrs. Hayes took me to dr. Parker.
Which two words are special titles? M D

11. Mr. ____ Dr. ____ Miss ____ Officer _____
Now it’s your turn to write. Pick a person with a special title. Write a story about that person. Use capital letters!
Mr. ____
Dr. ____
Miss ____
Officer _____

12. Learning about special titles will help you become a super writer!