Unit 2—Work and Play WEEK 1—WHAT JO DID

Common and Proper Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. A common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters.

Examples Common Nouns The game will be next week. Proper Nouns Amy will play Saturday. Some proper nouns have more than one word, such as Boston Red Sox. Some include titles that tell what a person is or does, such as Ms. Gomez or Professor Chu.

Which underlined word is the noun in the sentences—Common or Proper? Our local soccer team is the Comets. The Comets play their home games in Burgess Field. Julio Lopez led the team in scoring last year. He will play in the all-star game next month. The Comets don’t have as many fans as our team.

Continued… I’m getting my friends to go to soccer games with us. They like the atmosphere at Burgess Field. The food is good, and tickets are cheap.

Find 3 nouns in each sentence—Common or Proper? Do you enjoy football, basketball, or hockey best? In New England my favorite team is the Patriots. My family attended a game last December. Snow was falling, and a cold wind was blowing that Sunday.

Continued… We saw our neighbor, Mr. Liano, in his heaviest coat. Mrs. Liano had her scarf wrapped around her face. The players were slipping on patches of icy mud. Our hands were freezing, but we had food and hot drinks.

Fill in the blanks with common or proper nouns. The big game is next ________ at seven o’clock. ___________ says that his team is ready to play. All the players are healthy and eager to meet their rivals from __________.

Test Prep—Find the common nouns. Did you watch the Nuggets in the playoff game last year? watch B. Nuggets C . game D. Last 2. I don’t follow soccer, but this game was exciting. follow B. this C. soccer D. but

Continued… common nouns Everyone in Springfield went wild at the final whistle. A. Springfield B. final C. wild D. whistle 2. They drove their cars up and down Main Street all night. A. cars B. Main Street C. down D. all

Find the proper nouns. The Ice Bears is the name of our hockey team. Ice Bears B. hockey name D. team 2. Practices are every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 o’clock. practices B. Thursday C. every D. o’clock

Continued—Proper Nouns The team plays all its games at the Tey Arena. team B. games plays D. Tey Arena That’s the big green building on Elm Avenue. that’s B. building C. green D. Elm Avenue

Find the common or proper noun. My brother Carlos plays baseball for Lincoln High. (C) Next Tuesday he’s pitching in a big game.(P) This is a playoff against the Marauders. (P) Carlos’s team is the Leopards. (P) The Leopards have one loss-to the Marauders last September. (C)

Continued… The winner will be champs of the Eastern Division. (P) The game will be played at Rugby College. (C) The winning team plays in the state final in June. (C) Mr. Morrison is taking me to the stadium. (P) We’ll catch the train from Washington Street. (C)

Find the 3 nouns in the sentences—Common or Proper? The Red Sox hadn’t won a championship in 86 years. Then the team faced New York in the playoffs. The series lasted for seven games, and the Sox won! Next they beat the Cardinals from St. Louis in the World Series.