Identify common and proper nouns

Key Notes:

📝 Identify Common and Proper Nouns

What is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names a person 👩, place 🏠, thing 🖊️, or idea 💡.

Examples:

• Person: teacher 👨‍🏫, doctor 🧑‍⚕️
• Place: school 🏫, park 🌳
• Thing: book 📖, pencil ✏️
• Idea: happiness 😊, freedom 🕊️

Common Nouns 🐱

Definition: A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

Key Features:

• Not capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence.
• Refers to any member of a group.

Examples:

• boy 👦, city 🏙️, car 🚗, dog 🐶, school 🏫

Tip: Think of it as “general names”.

Proper Nouns 🌟

Definition: A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing.

Key Features:

• Always starts with a capital letter.
• Refers to one unique person, place, or thing.

Examples:

• Person: Raju 👨, Maria 👩
• Place: Delhi 🏛️, Amazon Rainforest 🌳
• Thing: Taj Mahal 🏰, Mona Lisa 🖼️

Tip: Think of it as “special names”.

How to Identify Common vs Proper Nouns

Clue 🔍	Common Noun 🐱	Proper Noun 🌟
Capitalized?	Usually no	Always yes
Specific or general?	General	Specific
Example	city, river	Paris, Nile

Activity: Identify the nouns in the sentence:

“Raju went to the park with his dog.”

• Common nouns: park 🏞️, dog 🐕
• Proper nouns: Raju 👦

Quick Rules ✅

• Common nouns = general names (cat 🐱, school 🏫)
• Proper nouns = special names (Tom 👨, Oxford University 🎓)
• Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.
• All proper nouns are nouns, but not all nouns are proper nouns!

Fun Tips 💡

• If it’s a name of someone or something unique → Proper noun 🌟
• If it’s a general item or idea → Common noun 🐱
• Emoji trick: Proper nouns get a 🌟, common nouns get a 🐱

Let’s practice!✒️