1. Types of Nouns:
Common &
Proper Nouns

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

3. Proper Nouns
Common Nouns are the name of
a special person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized.
Dallas
Officer Walker
New York Times

4. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun
to check your answer.
Mary visited the school
last Friday.
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5. Common Noun
It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or
thing.

6. Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or
thing.

7. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun
to check your answer.
The President rode in a
limousine.
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8. Common Noun
It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or
thing.

9. Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or
thing.

10. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun
to check your answer.
The elephants and
monkeys were at the
San Francisco Zoo.
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11. Common Noun
It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or
thing.

12. Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or
thing.

13. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun
to check your answer.
All of Amy’s paper is
missing from her
notebook.
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Sentence

14. Common Noun
It is not capitalized and
names any person, place, or
thing.

15. Proper Noun
It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or
thing.

16. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
My parents joined
grover church last
sunday.

17. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
My parents joined
Grover Church last
Sunday.

18. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Uncle rob used to
live in orlando,
florida.

19. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Uncle Rob used to
live in Orlando,
Florida.

20. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
We heard the
govenor’s speech
on television in
january.

21. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
We heard the
Govenor’s speech
on television in
January.

22. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Both randal and sue
visited marine
world.

23. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
Both Randal and
Sue visited Marine
World.

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