Nouns: Common & Proper3M

Types of NounsCommon Nouns

Person Place Thing Idea

Common nouns are only capitalized when they are at the beginning of a sentence.

Ex: Cats are friendly.

Proper Nouns A specific person A specific place A specific thing

Proper Nouns are ALWAYS capitalized.

Ex: My neighbor is Bill Smith.

Common Nouns Person

mom teacher priest friend

Place school church store library

Thing car boat ant hat

Idea bravery happiness joy sadness

Proper Nouns Person

Jesus Father Russ Mother Teresa Mrs. McGhee

Thing Chevrolet Great World Atlas Diary of a Whimpy

Kid Explorer Magazine

Place St. Ann School Mississippi River Stage Road Memphis Zoo Bartlett Tennessee United States of

America

What Type of Noun is it…?

book

Common Noun

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uncle

Common Noun

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Uncle Mark

Proper Noun

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pizza

Common Noun

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Jackson Avenue

Proper Noun

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skirt

Common Noun

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Texas

Proper Noun

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Hyde Park

Proper Noun

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Halloween

Proper Noun

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Tuesday

Proper Noun

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dinner

Common Noun

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movie theater

Common Noun

Find the Nouns!My dog Max likes to go to the park.

dogMaxpark

commonpropercommon

Find the Nouns!I have an aunt named Judy who wears a cape.

auntJudycape

commonpropercommon

Find the Nouns!Joe lives in Ohio, but he once lived in Paris near a bus stop.

JoeOhioParisbus stop

properproperPropercommon

Find the Nouns!People speak Spanish in Mexico.

PeopleSpanishMexico

commonproperProper

Find the Nouns!Every Tuesday we share our joy with the homeless in Memphis.

TuesdayjoyhomelessMemphis

propercommoncommonproper