Lesson 2: Proper vs. Common Nouns
🖋️ Proper vs Common Nouns
Proper nouns = specific names
Examples: London 🌍, Harry 👦, Monday 📅.
💡 Rule: They always begin with a capital letter 🅰️.
Common nouns = general names
Examples: city 🏙️, boy 👦, dog 🐶.
👉 They are not capitalised unless at the start of a sentence.
Proper vs Common Noun Table 📊
| Proper Noun 🖋️ | Common Noun 📘 |
|---|---|
| London 🌍 | city 🏙️ |
| Harry 👦 | boy 👦 |
| Monday 📅 | day ☀️ |
| Christmas 🎄 | festival 🎉 |
| Mount Everest 🏔️ | mountain ⛰️ |
| River Nile 🌊 | river 🏞️ |
| India | country 🌐 |
| Asia 🌏 | continent 🌍 |
| Avanti School 🏫 | school 🎓 |
Interactive: Can you write the name of your best friend? ✍️ That is a proper noun. Now write 'friend' as a general word → common noun!
💡 Tip: Unique = Proper. Otherwise = Common.
✏️ Example sentences with explanations:
| Sentence | Common Noun(s) 🟦 | Proper Noun(s) 🟥 |
|---|---|---|
| 🏙️ London is a busy city. | 🟦 city (any city) | 🟥 London (special place) |
| ⚽ Harry plays football. | 🟦 football (object’s name) | 🟥 Harry (person’s name) |
| 👦 The boy is running. | 🟦 boy (any boy) | — |
| ⛰️ We climbed Mount Everest. | 🟦 mountain (any mountain) | 🟥 Mount Everest (special mountain) |
Poem lines: 🎵
"A noun is a naming word." 🎈
"Proper nouns are special, common nouns are plain." 🖋️