1. Common and Proper Nouns Theme 3

2. Common Nouns A common noun is a person, place, or thing that is generic and not specific. –A common noun begins with a lowercase letter, unless it is the beginning of the sentence. The box slid across the floor. The boy ate a sandwich.

3. Find the common nouns. Mary bought a computer at the store.

4. Find the common nouns. The hungry dog ate his food quickly.

5. Find the common nouns. The flowers looked beautiful in the garden.

6. Find the common nouns. The books sat on the shelf all summer.

7. Find the common nouns. Peter and Robert ran to the park to play baseball.

8. Proper Nouns A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. –Names of organizations, magazines, and newspapers are proper nouns. –Titles of books, songs, and works of art are also proper nouns. –Begin each proper noun with a capital letter. I would like to visit New York City. Mary read the book entitled Poppy.

9. Abbreviations An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. A period is used after most abbreviations. –Remember to capitalize the first letter of abbreviations for titles and the first letter of abbreviations for proper nouns. Titles of people Mr. (mister) Capt. (captain) Dr. (doctor) AddressesSt. (street) Rd. (road Blvd. (boulevard) Directions in Addresses N. (north) S. (south) E. (east) W. (west)

10. Find the proper nouns. Sammy, Erin, and Ariana swam at the Macungie Pool on Saturday.

11. Find the proper nouns. Mrs. O’Connor loves to shop at Kohls for gifts.

12. Find the proper nouns. Paul celebrates his birthday in September.

13. Find the proper nouns. The book entitled Poppy by Avi is my favorite.

14. Find the proper nouns. The play took place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.