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Common Nouns and Proper Nouns (p. 418 of Writer’s Express)
1. Match the common noun to the proper noun it is an example of.
2. Write them side by side in two lists in your word study notebook.
3. Write your own pair of nouns in your notebook: 1 common and 1 proper noun
that is an example of the common noun.
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
school
Uncle Raymond
waterway
King Kong
uncle
Dr. Rubin
artwork
Memorial Spaulding School
gorilla
Star Market
sneakers
Mona Lisa
physician
Elsie the Cow
cattle
Adidas
grocery store
Charles River
Challenge:
Sort the following words into abstract or concrete nouns (see p. 418):
love
tornado
toothpaste
science
Ms. Meyer
challenge
sky
ketchup
shoelaces
Statue of Liberty
Islam
inspiration