COMMON PROPER nouns COMMON NOUNS A common noun

COMMON & PROPER nouns

COMMON NOUNS A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea.

A scarecrow is a common noun. Why do farmers put up scarecrows? It is used to keep birds out of gardens and grain fields.

A witch is a common noun. Why do witches wear name tags? So, they would know which witch is which!

A ghost is a common noun. What's a ghost's favourite dessert? I-scream!

A mummy is a common noun. What kind of music do mummies like most? Wrap music!

A vampire is a common noun. What does a vampire fear most? Tooth decay

A house is a common noun. Why did the vampire get thrown out of the haunted house? Because he was a pain in the neck!

Candy and pumpkins are common nouns. Where should a 500 pound monster go? On a diet!

At school, I asked a friend what she knew about a scarecrow. EXAMPLES A common noun is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence. school friend scarecrow

PROPER NOUNS A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.

Dracula is a proper noun. What do you call a dog owned by Dracula? a blood hound

Frankenstein is a proper noun. How does Frankenstein eat his dinner? He bolts it down!

Casper is a proper noun. Where does Casper the Friendly Ghost buy his food? At the ghost-ery store!

Hogwarts School is a proper noun. What did the ghost teacher say to her class? Watch the board and I'll go through it again.

At Mc. Donalds, I asked Frankenstein what he knew about Romania. EXAMPLES A proper noun will begin with a capital letter. Mc. Donalds Frankenstein Romania

COMMON NOUNS PROPER NOUNS coffee shop monster jeans ice cream country city teacher chair Starbucks Godzilla Levi’s Ben & Jerry’s America Texas Mrs. Hannigan Roll-O-Rocker

Noun Quiz 1. Which of the following words is a common noun? a. Dracula b. c. Transylvania Polyjuice Potion d. shadow

‘Shadow’ is common noun because it does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. d. shadow

Noun Quiz What kind of noun are the blue highlighted words? 2. Tarry Town is truly a beautiful place. a. common noun b. proper noun

Tarry Town is a proper noun because it names a specific place. b. proper noun

Noun Quiz What kind of noun is the blue highlighted word? 3. Why must you eat my candy? Don’t you know it’s mine, and not yours? a. common noun b. proper noun

Candy is a common noun because it does not name a specific type of candy. a. common noun

Noun Quiz What kind of noun is the blue highlighted word? 4. Hey, Casper! Give me that right now! You stole my favorite toy! a. common noun b. proper noun

Casper is a proper noun because it names a specific person. (Who happens to be a thief!) b. proper noun

Noun Quiz What kind of noun is the blue highlighted word? 5. When I went to Romanian class, my teacher told me to speak Romanian all the time. a. common noun b. proper noun

Romanian is a proper noun because it names a specific language. b. proper noun

Name _____________ Find all the common nouns. Help the Casper the Friendly Ghost through the maze by coloring each box that has a common noun. bat owl tombstone pirate castle run hop skip jump school bats costume treats tricks pumpkin witch ugly scary cry run ghost town grave river man How many common nouns did you find? Write the number next to the scarecrow.

Name _____________ Find all the proper nouns. Help the Casper the Friendly Ghost through the maze by coloring each box that has a proper noun. Harry Potter owl Twix Spanish Captain Jack Sparrow Hobbs Middle School school Skittles treat Black Pearl Connecticut costume Hudson River country Davy Jones October city Ron Weasley person Port Royal river Madagascar Sunday Snickers England How many common nouns did you find? Write the number next to the scarecrow.

Name _________________ Common or Proper Noun Sort A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. If the noun is common , color the pumpkin orange. If the noun is proper , color the pumpkin green. bat pumpkin monster Casper mummy Halloween Transylvania witch Wizard of Oz ballerina vampire October Twix

Name _________________ Common or Proper Noun Sort A common noun names a general person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. If the noun is common , color the pumpkin orange. If the noun is proper , color the pumpkin green. holiday wizard Oreo Pepsi mom soda Saturday dragon Doritos Judy movie creature dungeon

Name _________________ Common and Proper Noun Sort Proper Common Directions: Cut, sort and glue the nouns in the correct column. pig stadium shelf Miss Piggy Statue of Liberty Wrigley Field painter desk San Francisco restaurant town Van Gogh American Idol Warwick Castle city book Charlotte’s Web dog Snoopy Bill’s Burgers

answer key. Common and Proper Noun Sort Common Proper pig shelf San Francisco Miss Piggy stadium restaurant Statue of Liberty Wrigley Field painter desk American Idol Warwick Castle dog town Snoopy Van Gogh city book Charlotte’s Web Bill’s Burgers

Name: _____________ Find all the common & proper nouns. Read the story. Complete it with the correct nouns from the word bank. Write a C or a P above the word. C means common, P means proper. door October Halloween costumes Word Bank children candies house day Twizzlers ___________ is on the last _______ of the month of ___________. It is on October 31. On this special day, children wear ___________. They go from house to __________. The ___________ knock on the door or they ring the doorbell. Then they sing, “Trick or treat, smelly feet, give me something good to eat!” The _______ opens and they receive ___________, such as _______.

Name: _____________ Find answer key. all the common & proper nouns. Read the story. Complete it with the correct nouns from the word bank. Write a C or a P above the word. C means common, P means proper. Word Bank children candies door Halloween October costumes P C Halloween is on the last _______ day ___________ It is on October 31. On this special from house to C house __________. house day Twizzlers P October of the month of ___________. C costumes They day, children wear ___________. go C children The ___________ knock on the door or they ring the doorbell. Then they sing, “Trick or treat, smelly feet, give me something good to eat!” C C candy P Twizzlers doors The _______ opens and they receive ___________, such as _______.

forming Name _____________ proper nouns Create a proper noun from the common noun you see in the square. common NOUN man mountain proper NOUN common NOUN teacher hero ocean villain country candy bar building school proper NOUN

forming Answers will vary proper nouns Create a proper noun from the common noun you see in the square. common NOUN man proper NOUN Walt Disney common NOUN teacher proper NOUN Mr. Rooney Mount Fiji hero Batman Atlantic Ocean villain Joker country United States candy bar Three Muskateers building Trump Tower school mountain ocean Elmwood School