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 A common noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea.

 A common noun names any person, place, thing or idea. Begin a
common noun with a lowercase letter.
 A proper noun names a specific person, place thing or idea. Begin each
important word or proper noun with a capital letter.
 Common nouns that name measurements are often abbreviated.
 Use a period after most abbreviation. Do not use periods after
abbreviations of metric measures.
 Some proper nouns are often abbreviated. These include names of
days of the week, months of the year and titles of people.
 Begin the abbreviation of proper nouns a capital letter.

Underline each common noun once and each Write P if the list shows proper nouns. Write C if the
proper noun twice. list shows common nouns. Add an example to each
list.
1. Travis ran up the street towards the creek. 1. baseball, basketball, football ..........................................
2. Little Joey was in the water with his puppy. 2. New York, Miami,
3. He held the leg of his pet. California ..............................................
3. April, July,
4. Travis tried to get to his brother quickly.
September .........................................................
5. Rover helped rescue the boy.
4. infants, toddlers, teenagers ...............................................
6. Alex Brown lives in Seattle, Washington. 5. Fifth Ave, Main St. Monroe
7. Our family lives near the beach. Blvd. ........................................
8. Have you read The Wind in the Willows?
9. Club meetings will be held on Mondays in
Write sentences using the full words of each
May.
abbreviation shown.
10. I am writing a letter to Aunt Millie.
11. All teachers attended the shower. 1. Sat. ......................................................................
12. Mrs. Bailey was having a baby. 2. Dr. .......................................................................
13. Her first child is a boy. 3. cm ......................................................................
14. Now she is having a girl whom she will 4. Dec. ......................................................................
name Sasha. 5. mi. ........................................................................
15. The food at the party was delicious!

Circle the abbreviation(s) in each sentence and spell them out in full.

1. Mr. Daniel, the principal talked to Andrew. .................... 2. Andrew lives on Sullivan
St. ..................................
3. Dr. Kilmer examined the boy. ......................... 4. In his report he wrote ‘Cut measures 2 in.
long. ......................

Write a proper noun 1. state......................................... 8. continent .................................

that names a specific 2. city .......................................... 9. river ..........................................
example of each 3. country .................................... 10. ocean ......................................
common noun. 4. building .................................... 11. street ......................................
Remember to
5. friend ....................................... 12. author ......................................
6. relative .................................... 13. book .......................................
capitalize.
7. music group ............................... 14. day ..................................... ....
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 A common noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea.
 A common noun names any person, place, thing or idea. Begin a
common noun with a lowercase letter.
 A proper noun names a specific person, place thing or idea. Begin each
important word or proper noun with a capital letter.
 Common nouns that name measurements are often abbreviated.
 Use a period after most abbreviation. Do not use periods after
abbreviations of metric measures.
 Some proper nouns are often abbreviated. These include names of
days of the week, months of the year and titles of people.
 Begin the abbreviation of proper nouns a capital letter.

Underline each common noun once and each Write P if the list shows proper nouns. Write C if the
proper noun twice. list shows common nouns. Add an example to each
list.
16. Travis ran up the street towards the creek. 1. baseball, basketball, football ..........................................
17. Little Joey was in the water with his puppy. 2. New York, Miami,
18. He held the leg of his pet. California ..............................................
3. April, July,
19. Travis tried to get to his brother quickly.
September .........................................................
20. Rover helped rescue the boy.
4. infants, toddlers, teenagers ...............................................
21. Alex Brown lives in Seattle, Washington. 5. Fifth Ave, Main St. Monroe
22. Our family lives near the beach. Blvd. ........................................
23. Have you read The Wind in the Willows?
24. Club meetings will be held on Mondays in
Write sentences using the full words of each
May.
abbreviation shown.
25. I am writing a letter to Aunt Millie.
26. All teachers attended the shower. 1. Sat. ......................................................................
27. Mrs. Bailey was having a baby. 2. Dr. .......................................................................
28. Her first child is a boy. 3. cm ......................................................................
29. Now she is having a girl whom she will 4. Dec. ......................................................................
name Sasha. 5. mi. ........................................................................
30. The food at the party was delicious!

Circle the abbreviation(s) in each sentence and spell them out in full.

1. Mr. Daniel, the principal talked to Andrew. .................... 2. Andrew lives on Sullivan
St. ..................................
3. Dr. Kilmer examined the boy. ......................... 4. In his report he wrote ‘Cut measures 2 in.
long. ......................

Write a proper noun 8. state......................................... 8. continent .................................

that names a specific 9. city .......................................... 9. river ..........................................
example of each 10. country .................................... 10. ocean ......................................
common noun. 11. building .................................... 11. street ......................................
Remember to
12. friend ....................................... 12. author ......................................
13. relative .................................... 13. book .......................................
capitalize.
14. music group ............................... 14. day ..................................... ....
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 A common noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea.
 A common noun names any person, place, thing or idea. Begin a
common noun with a lowercase letter.
 A proper noun names a specific person, place thing or idea. Begin each
important word or proper noun with a capital letter.
 Common nouns that name measurements are often abbreviated.
 Use a period after most abbreviation. Do not use periods after
abbreviations of metric measures.
 Some proper nouns are often abbreviated. These include names of
days of the week, months of the year and titles of people.
 Begin the abbreviation of proper nouns a capital letter.

Underline each common noun once and each Write P if the list shows proper nouns. Write C if the
proper noun twice. list shows common nouns. Add an example to each
list. All examples are possible responses
1. Travis ran up the street towards the creek. 1. baseball, basketball, football C - soccer
2. New York, Miami, California P - Houston
2. Little Joey was in the water with his puppy.
3. April, July, September P - March
3. He held the leg of his pet. 4. infants, toddlers, teenagers C - adults
4. Travis tried to get to his brother quickly. 5. Fifth Ave, Main St. Monroe Blvd. P - Centreville Rd.
5. Rover helped rescue the boy. 6. aunts, uncles, cousins C - grandparents
6. Alex Brown lives in Seattle, Washington. 7. Friday, Monday, Wednesday P - Tuesday
7. Our family lives near the beach.
8. Have you read The Wind in the Willows? Possible answers shown
9. Club meetings will be held on Mondays in 1. Sat. ......................................................................
May. 2. Dr. .......................................................................
3. cm ......................................................................
10. I am writing a letter to Aunt Millie.
4. Dec. ......................................................................
11. All teachers attended the shower. 5. mi. ........................................................................
12. Mrs. Bailey was having a baby. Saturday is my favourite day of the week.
13. Her first child is a boy. Doctor Kemp delivered many babies.
14. Now, she is having a girl who she will name Did you measure using centimetres or inches?
Sasha. Christmas is celebrated in December.
15. The food at the party was delicious! How many miles do you walk daily?

Abbreviations are highlighted.

1. Mr. Daniel, the principal talked to Andrew. Mister 2. Andrew lives on Sullivan St. Street
3. Dr. Kilmer examined the boy. Doctor 4. In his report he wrote ‘Cut measures 2 in. long. inches
5. The report was dated ‘Fri., Aug. 14. Friday , August 6. Prof. Arthur is an expert on bears. Professor

15. state – Florida 8. continent - Asia

16. city - Nassau 9. river - Nile
POSSIBLE ANSWERS 17. country - England 10. ocean - Pacific
SHOWN 18. building Birmingham Palace 11. street - Bay Street
19. friend Vanessa 12. author - James Patterson
20. relative Aunt Jane 13. book - Love Story
21. music group The Beatles 14. day - Thursday