Lesson Plan in ENGLISH 3 – Common and Proper Nouns

I. Objectives
 Recognize the difference of common and proper nouns
 Use common and proper nouns correctly (EN3G-If-2.2)
 Appreciate the use of common and proper nouns in our daily life

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Proper and Common Nouns

Reference: SLM in English 3, Module 6

Materials: Visual Aids, PowerPoint presentation, flashcards

Values: appreciation and understanding

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Pupils’ Activity

A. Review
Yesterday, we have studied about nouns. Who Nouns are name of a person, place, things,
can tell the class what are nouns? animals or events.
Give an example of a noun and use it in a
sentence.

B. Motivation
Now I have here a picture. Can you tell what is A farmer.
in the picture? He plants different crops. / He plows the field.
What does a farmer do?
Today, I’m going to read a short story about a
farmer. Listen to me as I read the story because Be quiet.
later, you are going to answer some questions Listen carefully to the teacher.
about the story. But before that, what are the
things you should do in listening to a story?

Read the story entitle The Farmer

“The Farmer”
Mang Efren is a farmer. He has six children,
namely: Maria, Marta, Pedro, Juan,
Ben, and Kiko to feed. That’s why he needs to
work hard to earn
money.

He gets up before sunrise while the air is still

fresh and cool to
work on the field. He leaves the house to go to
his farm by
walking. As soon as he arrives in his farm, he
 actively works by
plowing, applying needed fertilizers, and
pruning.
Around 9:00 in the morning, he takes a break,
changes his
wet clothes, and takes his breakfast. At 9:30, he
returns to finish his
work. In the afternoon during the hottest hours
of the day, Mang
Efren takes a rest at the shaded part of the farm.
Every late afternoon, he checks and monitors
the growth of
his plants. While in the evening, he spends his
time with his family.
After a week of hard work, Mang Efren spends
his Sunday with his
family, and they go to church together.

Answer the following questions:

Who is the main character in the story?
How many children does Mang Efren have? 1. Mang Efren
Why does Mang Efren work hard? 2. Six
What day does the family go to church? 3. For his six children.
Where does Mang Efren sit when he takes a 4. Sunday
rest? 5. Shaded part of the farm

C. Presentation/Discussion

I have here sentences from the story. Lets read

them.

What can you notice in the underlined words?

They are nouns. But some of them are written Some are written by starting with a small and
starting in small letter and some starting in big letter. big letter.
The nouns starting in small letter are called Common
nouns while the nouns starting in big letter are called
Proper nouns.

Common noun names a kind or type of persons,

places, things, or ideas. It is usually not capitalized
unless it begins a sentence or is part of a title.
Examples of these are: teacher, school, dog, pencil,
holiday
(The children will give examples of common
nouns and proper nouns. They are going to
use them in a sentence.)

Proper noun names a particular person, place, thing,

or idea and begins with a capital letter.
Examples of these are: Mr. De Vera, Dumpay ES,
 Brownie, Monggol, Rizal Day.

Identify the nouns in the following sentences.

Tell if it its common noun or proper nouns
1. We live in the Philippines. (The children will answer the given activity.)
2. The tables are long.
3. Do you like fruits?
4. Many people are visiting the Lingayen beach.
5. My mother planted different flowers.

Identify the proper noun for each sentence and

write them correctly when found incorrect.
Example: What time should jolina call? Jolina
1. elizabeth is happy. ______________
2. He lives in basista. ____________
3. How much money did you spend during vacation in
pangasinan? ___________
4. Aren’t you glad that tomorrow is saturday?
____________
5. juan memorized the song well.

D. Activity
Now we are going to have a group activity. I will
divide you into three groups. Each group will
assigned a corresponding activity. But before we
proceed, here are the rules in doing a group
activity.

1. Be cooperative.
2. Avoid noise while doing the activity.
3. Follow the time limit given.

Group 1 – Match Common Noun to its Proper Noun

Group 2 – Encircle the common noun in each sentence
Group 3 – Underlined the proper noun in each sentence

I will give you 5 minutes to finish the task and later we

will check your work. There should be a representative
in presenting your work in the class.
(The groups will perform the activity. One
representative will explain their work.)
E. Generalization
What are common nouns?
What are proper nouns?
 Common noun names a kind or type of
persons, places, things, or ideas. It starts with
small letter.
Proper noun names a particular person,
place, thing, or idea and begins with a capital
letter.

IV. Assessment

Determine whether each noun is common or proper noun. Write P if it’s a proper noun and C if it’s a
common noun.

___ 1. Basista

___ 2. barangay

___ 3. Samsung

___ 4. pencil

___ 5. Bear Brand

___ 6. bed

___ 7. hospital

___ 8. cat

___ 9. mall

___ 10. Robinson’s Place

V. Assignment

Write 5 examples of Common and proper nouns in your notebook.

Prepared by: Checked:

JEVREEL S. DE VERA CATHRINE S. DE LEON

Teacher I Master Teacher I

Noted:
MYLA P. VERGARA
Principal III