The document discusses common and proper nouns. It defines common nouns as nouns that name persons, places or things in general and are not capitalized, such as "city" or "newspaper". Proper nouns name specific persons, places or things and are always capitalized, such as "Dallas" or "New York Times". The document then provides examples asking the reader to identify underlined nouns as either common or proper by checking if they are capitalized. It concludes with exercises asking the reader to write sentences correctly capitalizing proper nouns like names and locations.

1. Types of Nouns:
Common & Proper
Nouns
Fourth grade

2. Common Nouns
• Common Nouns are any person,
place, or thing. Common nouns are
not capitalized.
• The city
• A policeman
• That newspaper

3. Proper Nouns
• Common Nouns are the name of a
special person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns are capitalized.
• Dallas
• Officer Walker
• New York Times

4. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun to
check your answer.
•Mary visited the school last
Friday.
Next Sentence

5. It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or
thing.
Common Noun

6. It is capitalized and names a special person, place, or
thing.
Proper Noun

7. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun to
check your answer.
•The President rode in a
limousine.
Next Sentence

8. It is not capitalized and names any person, place, or
thing.
Common Noun

9. It is capitalized and names a
special person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun

10. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun to
check your answer.
•The elephants and
monkeys were at the
San Francisco Zoo.
Next
Sentence

11. It is not capitalized and names any
person, place, or thing.
Common Noun

12. It is capitalized and names a special
person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun

13. Tell if the underlined noun is
common or proper. Click the noun to
check your answer.
•All of Amy’s paper is
missing from her notebook.
Next
Sentence

14. It is not capitalized and names any
person, place, or thing.
Common Noun

15. It is capitalized and names a special
person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun

16. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•My parents joined
grover church last
sunday.

17. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•My parents joined
Grover Church last
Sunday.

18. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•Uncle rob used to live
in orlando, florida.

19. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•Uncle Rob used to
live in Orlando,
Florida.

20. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•We heard the
govenor’s speech on
television in january.

21. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•We heard the
Govenor’s speech on
television in January.

22. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•Both randal and sue
visited marine world.

23. Write this sentence correctly.
Remember to capitalize proper
nouns.
•Both Randal and Sue
visited Marine World.

24. Common and Proper
nouns