Capitalize proper nouns: people, places, days of the week
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~2 min eng.g1.f.ex_18

Sort

Prompt

Sort these into COMMON and PROPER piles: cat, Tuesday, school, Maria, doctor, Chicago, park, Mr. Smith, Monday, friend

How it's presented
mode card sort
Answer criteria
type sort
correct
COMMON
['cat', 'school', 'doctor', 'park', 'friend']
PROPER
['Tuesday', 'Maria', 'Chicago', 'Mr. Smith', 'Monday']
Hints
  1. Common = general (cat, dog, day).
  2. Proper = specific name (capital first letter).
Misconceptions to watch
  • Confuses 'Mr. Smith' as common
Used in lessons