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Common Nouns • Common nouns are the words that refer to any person, place, thing, or idea. • They are not capitalized unless they come at the beginning of a sentence. Proper Nouns • Proper nouns are the names of specific people, places, things, or ideas. • Proper nouns should always be capitalized. Examples Common Noun Proper Noun boy Shinchan river ⇒ Ganga River car ⇒ Maruti doctor ⇒ Doctor Kapur city ⇒ New Delhi chocolate ⇒ Dairy Milk Note: The first letter of all⇒ parts of proper nouns must be capitalized. Ex.: Mahatma Gandhi Underline the common nouns and circle the Proper Nouns. 1. The house is on Kings Street. 2. Doyle played with her brother. 3. Frank went to Sainsbury Store. 4. He rides bicycle very carefully. 5. Lahore Boulevard is a busy street. 6. Derrick and his friends chased the robbers. 7. Did you see Kelvin at the party? 8. Laura looked at the sea for hours. 9. There were no bottles in the fridge. 10. The burgers at Burger King are yummy. Underline the common nouns and circle the Proper Nouns. 1. The house is on Kings Street. 2. Doyle played with her brother. 3. Frank went to Sainsbury Store. 4. He rides bicycle very carefully. 5. Lahore Boulevard is a busy street. 6. Derrick and his friends chased the robbers. 7. Did you see Kelvin at the party? 8. Laura looked at the sea for hours. 9. There were no bottles in the fridge. 10. The burgers at Burger King are yummy. Write the proper noun for each common noun: 1. author Sudha Murty 2. singer Lata Mangeshkar 3. planet __________________________ 4. country __________________________ 5. school __________________________ 6. hospital __________________________ 7. sportsman __________________________ 8. city __________________________ 9. cartoon __________________________ 10. musician __________________________ Write the proper noun for each common noun: 1. author Sudha Murty 2. singer Lata Mangeshkar 3. planet Mercury 4. country India 5. school Summer Fields School 6. hospital Max Hospital 7. sportsman Sachin Tendulkar 8. city Jaipur 9. cartoon Doraemon 10. musician Pandit Ravi Shankar Note: Answers may vary Common Nouns Proper Nouns Common Nouns Proper Nouns birthday August bicycle Mrs. Jones doctor Saturday museum Canada bakery Uncle Dave dolphin February carousel Baltimore Zoo parent River Park prize Ben Franklin family Logan Lake 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJy4PV6kETM 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGz1acC3Wew 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQsZr8yrsno 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piv7Eosu9xc 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4POQ7NVhw .

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