Names of persons Names of animals Names of places
Names of things Names of events
mom
doctor
boy
teacher
Sammy
Jessa
NAMES OF PERSONS
cat
fish
dog
Max
Bella
Choco
NAMES OF ANIMALS
school
hospital
zoo
park
house
mall
NAMES OF PLACES
table
bag
ball
book
lamp
bed
NAMES OF THINGS
NAMES OF EVENTS
- names of a particular or
specific person, place, things,
animals and events.
- it begins with a capital
letter.
Merryhills Academy of Sogod
English Book
Cebu City
Philippines
Adidas
New Years Day
- the general name for a
person, place, or thing in a class or
group.
- Unlike proper nouns, a
common noun is not capitalized
unless it either begins a sentence
or appears in a title.
school
book
city
country
shoes
holiday
Common Nouns Proper Nouns
school Merryhills Academy
of Sogod
book English Edge
city Cebu City
country Philippines
shoes Adidas
holiday New Years Day
Common Nouns Proper Nouns
boy James
river Mississippi River
car Ford
doctor Doctor Jefferson
town Rockledge
candy bar Baby Ruth
Common Nouns Proper Nouns
Example: girl Jessa
Directions: Copy the table and give 5
examples of common nouns, then write a
proper nouns for each common nouns.

Lesson 3. Nouns