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Common Nouns Week 3 - Term 1

Common Nouns Week 3 - Term 1

A  noun is a naming word.

Common nouns are nouns that refer to non-specific persons, places, objects or periods of time. For example: mother, student, kitchen, paddock, house, that, week, century.

1. Highlight the common nouns in the following sentences.

• The dog wagged its shaggy tail.

• The sailor threw the rope to the people in the boat.

• The freshly cooked chocolate cake had been baked in the oven.

• The student grabbed the encyclopedia from the shelf to help with research.

• The mountain seemed huge as the people gazed from the lookout.

2. Use the common nouns in the box below to complete the following passage.

Shannon     beach    jandals    track    towel    rays    Shannon    creek    shed   Ashley  water     Ashley

Ashley  and Shannon walked down the rutted track to the creek  . They passed the broken utility  shed  and jumped the farm.Ashley  lay down on her  towel to catch some rays  while Shannon   slipped off her jandalsn and ran into the cool, inviting water  .

3. Now out your own nouns in to complete this passage.

Jay placed his back  against the bricks . He entered the cool jem and after investigating the contents of the crime he finally decided upon and killing. The sea was deep blue with brilliant gold at the bottom. He stepped out into they and began to eat his smooth, chilled ice cream .

Proper nouns

Proper Nouns Week 3 - Term 1

Proper nouns are nouns that refer to a specific person, place, object or period of time.

Proper nouns are a special group of nouns that should always have a capital letter. They are as follows

Names of people: Mr White, Russell, Fiona

Names of cities, towns and suburbs: Auckland Hastings, Frimley

Names of regions: Hawkes Bay, North Island, South Island

Names of Countries: New Zealand, Australia, South Africa

Names of days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday

Names of months in the year: June, July, August, September

Names of organisations: The Cancer Society, National Heart Foundation

Names of titles: Bob Smith, Governor-General, Dr Baker

Names of important dates: Waitangi Day, Labour Day, Boxing Day

1. Highlight the proper nouns in the following sentences.

• Mr Marple caught a bus to Wellington via Palmerston North.

• Adam and Ruth both went to St Marys Primary School.

• On Wednesday afternoon Jess had a doctor’s appointment.

• Connor had recently moved to New Zealand from Ireland.

• Fiona visited Te Papa while staying in Wellington.

2. Circle where there should be capital letters in the following sentences.

• We are going to surfers paradise in the september school holidays.

• The waikato river flooded a lot of low lying farmland last year.

• I had to visit dr mcbride at the starship children’s hospital last monday.

• diana, princess of wales, died on the 31st january 1997. She is survived by sons, william and harry.

• My mother bought me hot cross buns on good friday and easter eggs on sunday.

DID YOU KNOW: Names of seasons are NOT proper nouns and DO NOT have capital letters.