Objective:

Differentiate common
from proper noun.
Ni: Gng. Michelle Daz - Pascual
 NOUNS- names of PERSONS, THINGS, ANIMALS AND PLACES

1. PROPER NOUNS – big letters, specific name

2. COMMON NOUNS – small letters, not specific

·San Miguel ●Miss Ana

·flower ●Rainforest Park
·kid ●pencil
·teacher ●church
Motivation
Distribute word card and pictures
of common and proper noun. Ask
pupils to who holds proper noun
pictures to find the common noun.
Presentation: Mango tree, man, woman,
Look at the picture house, Philippine eagle

What so you see in the picture?

On a weekend, the Trinidad Family
took a trip to their farm. They
rode in a train. They COMMON NOUNS

farm
saw a lot of trees on their way.
train
trees

Three hours later, they reached

weekend
trip

the farm. Lolo Enteng and

Lola Lina were very happy.
Lolo Enteng: Come, I shall
show you my trees. PROPER NOUNS

Lolo Enteng
COMMON NOUNS

trees

Lia: That’s great

Lia family
farm

The family saw different

trees in the farm.
Yaekov: I am tired. Let us
rest under the Balete tree. PROPER NOUNS
Yaekov
Balete tree

Mr. Castillo: It’s nice to stay

Mr. Castillo
Mrs. Castillo

here. Trees give us COMMON NOUNS

trees
shade

shade. mangoes

Mrs. Castillo: Oh, mangoes!

Can we have some?
Mr. Castillo went up the
tree. He put the mangoes in
a basket. He also pickedPROPER NOUN
Mr. Castillo
Santol

fruits from
Sampaloc tree

the Santol and Sampaloc

COMMON NOUN
tree
mangoes
fruits

trees. basket
Yaekov: Why are there many trees here?
Lola Lina: We planted them years ago.
Trees
give us fruits, wood,medicine and
shade. They also help prevent oods.

The family had a wonderful trip. The

following day, they went home very
happy.
Discussion
Who are the characters
in the dialogue?
Where did they go?
What are the things that
they saw?
Group them using a tree
map.
How are the
words in common
noun written?
Words in proper
noun start with?
Remember
Common nouns are common names of persons,
things, places, animals, or events.
They start with a small letter.
Proper nouns are specific names of persons,
things, places, animals, and events. They
always start with a capital letter.
The common nouns and proper
nouns got mixed together in the
cloud. Write each noun under the
proper heading.
Common Nouns Proper Nouns
Match the proper noun with a
common noun by drawing a line.
Poland ● ● teacher
Miss Young ● ● building
Sunday ● ● month
Christmas ● ● country
January ● ● day
White House ● ● holiday
Generalization
How is common
noun differ proper
noun?
Application
Color the proper
nouns red and
yellow for common
nouns.
____ 1. teacher
____ 2. Pinaglabanan
Elementary School
____ 3. restaurant
____ 4. Pasig River
____ 5. day
____ 6. doctor
____ 7. April
____ 8. NationalBookstore
____ 9. Luneta Park
____ 10. Book
Assignment
Write five common
nouns. Give an example
of proper noun for each
common noun.