📖 What You Need to Know

Common nouns name general things like 'city', 'dog', or 'car'. Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things and always start with a capital letter, like 'London', 'Fido', or 'Toyota'.

🔍 Part 1: Identify the Nouns

✏️ Part 2: Write Your Own

a) country: _______________

b) person's name: _______________

c) shop: _______________

d) book: _______________

a) Tesco: _______________

b) Scotland: _______________

c) Harry Potter: _______________

d) Friday: _______________

last tuesday, emma went to harrods in london to buy a present.

📝 Answer Key

1. Identify the nouns:

• Manchester - Proper (specific city)

• teacher - Common (general job)

• River Thames - Proper (specific river)

• school - Common (general place)

2. Proper nouns:

✓ Wednesday, ✓ December, ✓ Christmas

(month, holiday, birthday are common nouns)

3. Correct sentence:

My friend Sarah lives in London.

4. Sample proper nouns:

a) France/Spain/Italy (any country)

b) James/Emma/Oliver (any person's name)

c) Tesco/ASDA/Sainsbury's (any shop name)

d) Harry Potter/Matilda (any book title)

5. Common nouns:

a) shop/supermarket

b) country

c) book/character

d) day

6. Corrected sentence:

Last Tuesday, Emma went to Harrods in London to buy a present.

7. Sample answer:

I love visiting the park near my house. My favourite place is Hyde Park in London because it has beautiful flowers.

(Proper nouns: Hyde Park, London)