Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 2 Answers

Common and Proper Nouns - 6th Grade Grammar

Common and Proper Nouns

A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea, and it is not capitalized.
Examples:
        scientist
        restaurant
        hammer
        opinion
        The professor pointed to the country on the map. (common nouns)

A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It is capitalized.
Examples:
        Clara Barton,
        The Library of Congress
        Friday
        Fourth of July
        Dr. Aya located Brazil in The Explorer’s Atlas. (proper nouns)

Common and Proper Nouns Activity

Identify the underlined word in each sentence as a proper or common noun.