Common and Proper Nouns Common nouns name any person, place, or thing. Proper nouns name a particular person, place, or thing. They begin with a capital letter. Capitalize each important word in a proper noun. Common nouns: We will go to the city one day. Proper nouns: We will go to Houston on Tuesday. @) write cif the undertined noun in the sentence is a common noun. Write P ifthe noun is a proper noun. 1. The young birds cannot fly. 2. A little girl named Halla guards them carefully. 3. The other children of Heimaey Island help too, 4. Soon the birds will fly away from the high cliffs. 5. They never go far from the Arctic Circle, Write the sentences. Underline each common noun and circle each proper noun. 6. The Everglades is a giant wetland. 7. It covers acres of land in southern Florida. 8. Are there marshes all over the United States? 9. In November, the colorful spoonbills start to breed. 10. Huge alligators live in wetlands in Louisiana 11. Texas and other states are protecting these areas. 62 Grammar Nights of the Pufflings