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English– Grade 4
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Common & Proper Nouns
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Nouns are naming words.
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Nouns name people, places,
and things.
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CommonNouns
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Common nouns name any person, place, or thing.
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Common nouns are not capitalized.
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Common nouns name ordinary things.
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EXAMPLES
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teacher
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policeman
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school
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principal
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newspaper
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friend
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town
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Can you think of some common nouns?
h
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ProperNouns
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Proper nouns name specific persons, places, or things.
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Proper nouns are capitalized.
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EXAMPLES
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Miss Mott
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Officer McCloskey
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East Elementary
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Mr. Bronson
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Record Argus
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Jimmy
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Greenville
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Proper nouns also include days of the week, months of the year, and holidays.
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Can you think of some proper nouns?
h
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Noun Practice #1
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Directions:Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns.
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The girl saw monkeys at the Pittsburg Zoo.
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Sam and Max are best friends.
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Toby got a bad haircut.
( Underline 1 common noun; Circle 1 proper noun)
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Kermit took a long nap on Tuesday.
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Dillon got a bath on Friday.
( Underline 1 common noun; Circle 2 proper nouns)
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Betty and Ben were fitted for shoes on Main Street.
( Underline 1 common noun; Circle 3 proper nouns)Copyright © 2009 Kelly Mott
Poogie was a spider for Halloween.
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Gus dresses up every December!
( Circle 2 proper nouns)
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Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate!
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Joey told his mom a secret!
( Underline 2 common nouns, Circle 1 proper noun)
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How did you do?
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