1. Common and Proper Nouns

2. Definitions Noun- a word that names a person place or thing
Common noun- names any person place or thing: sister, museum, house.
Proper noun- the name or title of a specific person, place or organization: Aunt Ida, Brazil, House of Representatives

3. Examples of common nouns
sister
brother
table
floor
school
playground

4. Examples of proper nouns
Mr. Milligan
Alfred
Markham School
Student Council
World Series
Days of the week
Months of the year

5. Rules
In English we capitalize all proper nouns, including days of the week, months of the year and nationalities.
In English we do not capitalize common nouns.

6. Practice: Below, you will find a list of common nouns and proper nouns
Practice: Below, you will find a list of common nouns and proper nouns. Write them correctly as your teacher dictates them to you, capitalizing the proper nouns and writing the common nouns with lower case letters.
summer new york hank aaron
home dodger stadium shortstop
california vacaville stadium
park andrews park diamond
mexico july saturday

7. More practice: Below, you will find a list of common nouns and proper nouns. Write them correctly as your teacher dictates them to you, capitalizing the proper nouns and writing the common nouns with lower case letters.
mitt january boxer
foot monday tuesday
foul ms. mulligan world series
game chivas america