COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

OBJECTIVE: DISTINGUISH BETWEEN COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

READ THE SENTENCE BELOW. NAME THE NOUNS. WHAT NOUNS NAME A SPECIFIC PERSON PLACE OR THING?

Florida is a state in the southeastern corner of the United States.

A NOUN THAT NAMES ANY PERSON, PLACE, OR THING IS CALLED A COMMON NOUN. A NOUN THAT NAMES A PARTICULAR PERSON, PLACE, OR THING IS CALLED PROPER NOUN.

Common Proper Common Proper

girl Maria bay Bay of Fundy

uncle Uncle George park Glacier National Park

Queen Queen Elizabeth Day Saturday

state Kansas pet Patches

country Canada holiday Fourth of July

GIVE ME A PROPER NOUN FOR EACH COMMON NOUN,

•TOWN

GIVE ME A PROPER NOUN FOR EACH COMMON NOUN

•BOY

GIVE ME A PROPER NOUN FOR EACH COMMON NOUN

•STORE

GIVE ME A PROPER NOUN FOR EACH COMMON NOUN

•COUNTRY

GIVE ME A PROPER NOUN FOR EACH COMMON NOUN

•PET

1.tanya is an explorer.2.Her kitten magellan is too!3.Their trips to florida are always excited.4.Do the alligators in everglades national

park look scary?5.The guides at cape Canaveral are helpful.6.On tuesday timmy brought in a book

about famous explorers.7.The book told about brave sailors from

europe.