Grade-3 English Q1 Week-6 SLM

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English
Quarter 1 – Module 6:
Into the World Full of Proper and
Common Nouns
What I Know

Directions: Read and understand each question carefully. Choose the letter of
the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is a word or a group of words that is used to name a person, place,


thing, or idea. What is it?
a. adjective b. noun c. pronoun

2. The name of our province is Davao Oriental. The underlined word is an


example of ________________________.
a. proper noun b. common noun c. verb

3. Mrs. Nancy Sumagaysay is beautiful. What is the noun in the sentence?


a. beautiful b. Mrs. Nancy Sumagaysay c. none

4. How should a proper noun be written? It should start with a _________.


a. capital letter b. small letter c. bold letter

5. The people in Japan celebrate many holidays. The word holidays is an


example of _______________.
a. proper noun b. common noun c. mass noun
Lesson

1 Proper and Common Nouns


In the previous lesson, you have understood that words which tell
names of persons, places, things, and events are called nouns. In this lesson,
you will know the two types of noun: proper and common nouns.

What’s In
Activity 1

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Underline the nouns found in the
passage.
The Farmer

Mang Efren lives in one of the barangays in Tarragona. He is a farmer. He


has six children, namely: Maria, Marta, Pedro, Juan, Ben, and Kiko to feed on.
That’s why he needs to work hard to earn money.

He gets up before sunrise while the air is still fresh and cool to work on
the field. He leaves the house to go to his farm by walking. As soon as he
arrives in his farm, he actively works by plowing, applying needed fertilizers,
and pruning.

Around 9:00 in the morning, he takes a break, changes his wet clothes,
and takes his breakfast. At 9:30, he returns to finish his work. In the afternoon
during the hottest hours of the day, Mang Efren takes a rest at the shaded part
of the farm.
Every late afternoon, he checks and monitors the growth of his plants.
While in the evening, he spends his time with his family. After a week of hard
work, Mang Efren spends his Sunday with his family and they go to church
together.

Activity 2
Directions: From the passage in the previous page, answer the questions
below. Write the letter of your chosen answer.

1. Who is the main character in the story?


a. Mang Ambo
b. Mang Efren
c. Mang Eddie

2. How many children does Mang Efren have?


a. 6 b. 5 c.4

3. Why does Mang Efren work hard?


a. just to enjoy
b. to earn money for the needs of his family
c. the story does not tell

4. What day does the family go to church?


a. Friday b. Saturday c. Sunday

5. Where does Mang Efren sit when he takes a rest?


a. under the tree
b. at the shaded part of the farm
c. on the table

What’s New
Direction: Replace the italicized proper nouns in the sentence with a common
noun.
Example: Mr. Satinitigan awarded Mary Ann for the best reading
corner.
The supervisor awarded the teacher for the best
reading corner.

1. Ana likes to use Mongol in sketching different flowers.


2. Angeline wrote the song.
3. Peter plays basketball together with his father every Saturday.
4. My youngest brother drinks a glass of Nido every morning.
5. I use Colgate in brushing my teeth.

What is It
Common noun names a kind or type of persons, places, things, or ideas.
It is usually not capitalized unless it begins a sentence or is part of a title.
Proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea and begins
with a capital letter.
Examples:
Common Nouns Proper Nouns
man Dr. Cruz
teacher Davao City
mountain Juan dela Cruz
pencil Davao Oriental
love Mt. Hamiguitan
doctor Mongol
driver Barangay Matina

What’s More
A. Directions: Identify the nouns in the following sentences.
Underline the common nouns and encircle the proper nouns.

1. The people in Japan celebrate many holidays.


2. Many groups work together to build these giant sculptures of snow.
3. Do you recognize any of the statues or buildings?
4. Many villages are colorful.
5. Different flowers bloom on different seasons of the year.

B. Directions: Identify the proper noun for each sentence and write them
correctly when found incorrect.

Example: What time should jolina call? Jolina


1. elizabeth is happy. ______________

2. “Everything I need to make the spaghetti sauce is right here,”


nanna said. ____________

3. How much money did you spend during vacation in davao city?
___________

4. Aren’t you glad that tomorrow is saturday?


____________

5. My sister precious memorized the song well.


____________

What I Have Learned

Direction: Answer the following questions.

A. What is the difference between common noun and proper noun?

B. Give 2 examples of common noun.

C. Give 2 examples of proper noun.


What I Can Do
Direction: Write a sentence using proper and common nouns for the following
pictures below.

1. Proper Noun :
___________________________________________
Common Noun:
___________________________________________

2. Proper Noun :
___________________________________________
Common Noun:
___________________________________________
Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Mc Steve is a proper noun. Use it in a sentence.


a. Mc Steve plays basketball every Saturday.
b. Mc Steve played basketball every Saturday.
c. Mc Steve playing basketball every Saturday.
2. Which sentence is correct?
a. Parents loves to read in the library.
b. Ann loves to read in the library.
c. Children loves to read in the library.
3. Which sentence is correct?
a. My book are on the table.
b. My book were on the table.
c. My book is on the table.
4. The methodist quoted a verse from the bible. Which word should be
capitalized?
a. Verse b. Bible c. Methodist
5. Filipinos live in the pilippines. What is the correct way of writing the
italicized word?
a. philippines b. Pilippines c. Philippines

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