ENGLISH 4

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First Quarter Activity 3
Proper Nouns and Common Nouns
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Name __________________________________________________ Score ___________________________

Section _________________________________________________ Date ___________________________

 Proper Noun is the specific name of a person, place, thing, or event. Their first
letters are capitalized.
Examples: Meggie Ledesma, Manila City Hall, Philippines
 Common Noun is the general name of a person, place, thing, or event. The first
letter of a common noun is usually not capitalized except when it is used as the first
word of the sentence.
Examples: candidate, hand, nomination, election, school

Here are some proper nouns whose letters or first letters are capitalized.

1. Abbreviations of proper nouns

FVR (Fidel V. Ramos) GMA (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)
2. Titles of newspapers and magazines
The Manila Bulletin Home Life Magazine
3. Acronyms (Acronyms may or may not have periods.)
SSS - Social Security System
WHO - World Health Organization
GSIS - Government Service Insurance System
NHA - National Housing Authority
4. Academic subjects in school (The first letter of any general field of knowledge like
language, science, and math is not capitalized.)
Language 4 Science and Health 6
5. Titles of people
Sen. Joel Villanueva Ms. Ramirez
Dr. Josefina Rodrigo Mrs. Alcantara
Mr. Renato Reyes, Jr. Sr. Nora
6. Titles of work like paintings, books, novels, stories, poems, and movies
Spoliarium English This Way
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Noli Me Tangere
7. Languages and nationalities
English Spanish Filipino
8. Religions
Christianity Islam Buddhism
9. Places
Parañaque City Quiapo Rizal Park
10. Bodies of water
Pacific Ocean Pagsanjan Falls The Philippine Deep

I. Encircle the letter (or letters) that should be capitalized in each sentence. Then, rewrite the
sentence.

1. ms. tomas visited the chocolate hills in july and the mayon volcano in august.
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2. maria and peter had a picnic at rizal park. afterward, they went to the manila zoo.
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3. joan dined at ferdinand’s on tenth street.
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4. are you going to attend the party on new year’s day?
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5. when arlene went to robinsons, she bought shoes from nike.
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II. Replace the underlined words with proper nouns and rewrite the sentence. The first sentence
is done for you.

1. Our teacher bought a new car.

Ms. Camarines bought a Toyota Avanza.______________________________________________
2. Next month, my classmate will go abroad.
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3. The president of our country delivered his speech.
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4. The fan cheers for his favorite player.
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5. My sister studies in that school.
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6. My brother loved the movie.
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4. are you going to attend the party on new year’s day?

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5. when arlene went to robinsons, she bought shoes from nike.
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III. Replace the underlined words with proper nouns and rewrite the sentence. The first sentence
is done for you.

1. Our teacher bought a new car.

Ms. Camarines bought a Toyota Avanza.______________________________________________
2. Next month, my classmate will go abroad.
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3. The president of our country delivered his speech.
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4. The fan cheers for his favorite player.
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5. My sister studies in that school.
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6. My brother loved the movie.
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