Lesson 2 - Proper nouns and Common nouns

There are two main types of nouns: common nouns and proper nouns.
Common Nouns
Words for people, places and things are called common nouns.
These common nouns are words for things.
ruler chair hammer bicycle truth
pen table saw ship calculator
crayons sofa axe truck television
pencil loyalty drill ferry fridge
book lamp ladder train cooker

dictionary carpet lawnmower bus computer
courage telephone spade laziness printer
These common nouns are words for animals. Notice that special names for
young animals are included.
animal its young
dog puppy
cat kitten
cow calf
horse foal
sheep lamb
goat kid
frog tadpole
These common nouns are words for places.
bank airport
hotel gas station
library park
museum farm
mall zoo
theater factory
hospital nursery
animal its young
fox cub
elephant calf
kangaroo joey
bear cub
lion cub
tiger cub
whale calf
school post offie
university police station
offie restaurant
mosque supermarket
temple stadium
shop synagogue
gym church
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These common nouns are words for people who do certain things.
singer manager sailor gardener
dancer secretary pilot police offier
artist teacher driver plumber
photographer doctor writer farmer
magician dentist friend clerk
athlete lawyer brother technician
Proper Nouns
The names of particular people, places and things are proper nouns. They
always begin with a capital letter.
These people’s names are proper nouns.
Robin Hood Florence Nightingale Mom Miss Park
Aladdin Muhammad Ali Dad Mrs. Taylor
Frankenstein George Washington Granny Mr. Young
Harry Potter David Beckham Grandad Dr. Lee
Santa Claus Julia Roberts Uncle David Professor Raj
Mahatma Gandhi Nelson Mandela Aunt Diana Jose
Confucius Alex Rodriguez Ms. Hall Yang Ming
The names of the days of the week and the months of the year are proper
nouns. days of the week months
Monday January July Tuesday February August 
Wednesday March September
Thursday April October
Friday May November
Saturday June December
Sunday
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Nouns: Proper Nouns
AUGUST
Sunday 4 11 18 25
Monday 5 12 19 26
Tuesday 6 13 20 27
Wednesday 7 14 21 28
Thursday 1 8 15 22 29
Friday 2 9 16 23 30
Saturday 3 10 17 24 31

Nouns: Proper Nouns
The names of special days and celebrations are also proper nouns.
New Year’s Day Veterans' Day
Mother’s Day Thanksgiving
Independence Day Memorial Day
Valentine’s Day Halloween
Labor Day Christmas
Ramadan Yom Kippur 
The names of famous places, buildings and monuments are proper nouns.
Big Ben the Empire State Building
the Sphinx the Taj Mahal
Graceland the Eiffel Tower
the Grand Canyon the Golden Gate Bridge
the Sydney Opera House the Great Wall of China
Buckingham Palace Chaco Canyon Pueblo
the Leaning Tower of Pisa the Statue of Liberty
The names of people who live in a particular country are also proper
nouns.
country people
Afghanistan Afghans
Australia Australians 
Britain the British
China the Chinese
France the French
Germany Germans
India Indians
Indonesia Indonesians
Italy Italians
Japan the Japanese
Korea Koreans
Malaysia Malaysians
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country people
Samoa Samoans
New Zealand New Zealanders
Pakistan Pakistanis
the Philippines Filipinos
Russia Russians
Nicaragua Nicaraguans
South Africa South Africans
Spain Spaniards
Switzerland the Swiss
Thailand Thais
USA Americans
Vietnam the Vietnamese