📚 Quick Study Guide
- 🗣️ A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Think of it as a naming word!
- ✏️ A common noun names a *general* person, place, thing, or idea. It is NOT capitalized unless it starts a sentence.
- 🏠 Examples of common nouns: boy, girl, city, park, dog, book, car.
- 🌟 A proper noun names a *specific* person, place, thing, or idea. It ALWAYS starts with a capital letter.
- 📍 Examples of proper nouns: John, New York City, Central Park, Rover, Harry Potter, Toyota.
- 💡 Remember: Common nouns are general (like "river"), proper nouns are specific (like "Nile River").
🧠 Practice Quiz
1. Which word in the sentence is a common noun?
"The boy played with his toy."
A) boy
B) played
C) with
D) his
2. Which word in the sentence is a proper noun?
"My favorite dog is Buddy."
A) My
B) favorite
C) dog
D) Buddy
3. Which of these is a common noun?
A) Paris
B) Teacher
C) Monday
D) Amazon River
4. Which of these is a proper noun?
A) school
B) book
C) Mr. Smith
D) car
5. Choose the sentence where the proper noun is used correctly.
A) I live in a big city.
B) My city is called new york.
C) My city is called New York.
D) My City is called New York.
6. "My teacher, Ms. Davis, always tells us to be kind." Which word is a common noun?
A) Ms. Davis
B) teacher
C) always
D) kind
7. Which pair of words has one common noun and one proper noun?
A) table, chair
B) cat, Whiskers
C) run, jump
D) happy, sad
✅ Click to see Answers
1. A
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. B