A common noun names any one of a kind: a girl, a city, a day. A proper noun is the special name of one particular person, place or thing — Aisha, Tokyo, Friday — and it always starts with a capital letter.
Apa yang akan dipelajari anak anda
- Tell a common noun from a proper noun
- Use a capital letter for names of people, places, days and months
- Match a proper noun to its common noun
- Find and fix missing capital letters
One of many, or the only one?
“River” could be any river, so it is a common noun. “Nile” is the name of one river, so it is a proper noun and needs a capital. The same goes for dog and Rex, month and April, teacher and Mrs Tan.
Contoh soalan
Berikut ialah beberapa soalan seperti dalam misi pertama. Bolehkah anda menjawabnya?
1. Which sentence is written correctly?
- My friend sara lives in Spain.
- my friend Sara lives in Spain.
- My Friend Sara lives in spain.
- My friend Sara lives in Spain.
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: My friend Sara lives in Spain.. Sara and Spain are proper nouns; friend is a common noun.
2. A proper noun is the special name of…
- any person, place or thing
- an action
- a describing word
- one particular person, place or thing
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: one particular person, place or thing. Proper nouns name one particular thing and take a capital letter.
3. Which word is the name of a planet and needs a capital letter?
- planet
- star
- Mars
- rocket
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: Mars. Mars is the name of one particular planet.
Tip untuk orang dewasa
- Sort words on cards into “any one” and “special name”.
- Write the names of family members, pets and places you know — all with capitals.
- Spot proper nouns on signs, maps and book covers.