1. Common and Proper Nouns

2. Objectives
Content
Students will be able to identify common and proper nouns.
Language
Students will be able to use common nouns and proper nouns in a sentence.

3. Common Nouns A word that names ANY person, place, or thing.
Rule: We do not capitalize common nouns - unless they are at the beginning of the sentence.

4. Examples of common nouns
house
cat
river

5. Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are words that name a PARTICULAR person, place, thing, event, or idea.
Rule: We always capitalize proper nouns.

6. Examples of proper nouns
New York
Shaq
Super Bowl

7. Use your white boards to fill in the blanks to the following sentences with a common or proper noun. Remember to capitalize the proper nouns.

8. 1. The ____ is flying very high in the sky.

9. 2. Have you ever visited the _____ of ______?

10. 3. The ____ attacked the man.

11. 4. The snake likes to crawl on ______.

12. 5. This is the fattest ____ I have ever seen.

13. 6. This little _______ sure likes to sing.

14. 7. All of these students go to school at ____ ____.

15. 8. ____ and ____ were January’s students of the month.

16. 9. This ____ likes to play games with the sheep.

17. 10. _______ is ready for the big race.

18. What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Closure
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?