Common and Proper Nouns

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Common and Proper Nouns
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Introduction

• A noun is a person, place or thing.
• Examples man, book, bridge

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Introduction

• A proper noun names a specific person, place or
  thing.
• Examples Mr.Key, Harry Potter and the Chamber of
  Secrets, The Golden Gate Bridge

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Which of these is a common noun?

• McDonalds
• Restaurant
• Pizza Hut

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Which of these is a proper noun?

• Radio
• I-POD
• MP3 Player

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Which of these is a common noun?

• Dell
• Gateway
• Computer

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Which of these is a proper noun?

• Michael
• Child
• Boy

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We live in the state of Virginia.The underlined
word is a ________

• Common noun
• Proper noun

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We live in the state of Virginia.The underlined
word is a ________

• Common noun
• Proper noun

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Which of these is not a common noun?

• Coach
• Teacher
• Mr. Smith

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Which of these is not a proper noun?

• Amherst County
• Town
• Nelson County

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Does Jimmy really want to move to California?
The underlined nouns are ______

• Common
• Proper

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An impolite fish asked my brother for a worm.
The underlined nouns are all ______.

• Common
• Proper

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Amy will travel to Norway and Sweden. The
underlined nouns are all ______.

• Common
• Proper

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Which is larger, Microsoft or Intel? The
underlined nouns are all ______.

• Common
• Proper

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Which noun is always capitalized?

• Common
• Proper

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action figure, Bratz doll, car, Disney Princess,
electronic game, Fisher Price Little People,
___________
The next best toy to fit the pattern should be
______

• Game
• G I Joe

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Which of these is a common noun?

• Auto
• Dodge
• Ford

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Apple Jacks, Cheerios, Honey Comb,
Pop tarts, oatmeal The underlined word
doesnt belong because its a ________

• Common noun
• Proper noun

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Read the sentence below. All the nouns are
common except _______.Brendas smile became a
frown as she noticed the tiny insects crawling
out of her sandwich.

• sandwich

• frown
• insects

• smile
• Brenda

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Which of these is not a proper noun?

• Fido
• Spot
• Dog

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Which of these is a common noun?

• Grocery store
• Food Lion
• Kroger

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Which of these is a common noun?

• X-Box
• Hand held game
• PSP

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Which of these is a proper noun?

• English
• language
• speech

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