COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS Bridgett Akins

LANGUAGE ARTS Content Area: Language Grade Level: 5 th grade Summary: The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation is to give the students the ability to learn to the difference between a common and proper noun. Learning Objective: Given examples of nouns, the students will be able to identify which nouns are common and which nouns are proper with 100% accuracy. Content Standard: Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns( including common/proper, singular/plurals, possessives, predicate nouns) Accomplishment: Demonstrate the knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling,

QUESTION 1 What is a common noun? Go to this website to learn more about what a common noun is: nouns.html

CORRECT ANSWER A general person, place, or thing.

QUESTION 2 What is a proper noun? Go to this website to learn more about what a proper noun is:

CORRECT ANSWER! A noun that names a specific person, place, or thing.

QUESTION 3 Is the name of a city a common or proper noun?

CORRECT ANSWER! proper noun

QUESTION 4 Is the noun cake a proper or common noun?

CORRECT ANSWER! common

QUESTION 5 Cat is a proper noun? TRUE or FALSE

CORRECT ANSWER! FALSE

QUESTION 6 Which noun is a proper noun? A.dog B.Memphis C.ball D.park

CORRECT ANSWER! B. Memphis

CONCLUSION The students are able to identify the difference between a common noun and a proper noun.