Common and proper nouns

1. Proper & Common
Nouns

2. What is a Noun?
A N O U N is a word that names a
person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
person
place
thing
idea

3. IDEA?
Why can’t we identify the idea in this picture?
Ideas are thoughts
and cannot be
seen. Examples of
ideas include
happiness, joy,
pain, and fairness.

4. Kinds of Nouns
There are two basic kinds of nouns:
1.Common 2.Proper

5. Common Nouns
A COMMON NOUN names a general
person, place, thing, or idea. It does
not refer to something specific.
cat
house
shoe

6. Prope r Nouns
A PROPER NOUN names a specific
person, place, thing, or idea. It refers
to a NAME of a noun.
Felix
White House
Nike

7. P ra ctice
Read the sentences below. Underline any
common nouns in each sentence once and any
proper nouns twice.
1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective.
2. This character was created by the author Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle.
3. Holmes appeared in 56 stories and several novels written by
Doyle, including The Sign of Four.
4. He was often assisted by his friend Dr. John Watson.
5. They worked together on mysteries throughout the city of
London.