Proper and common names

Proper and common names they are words that give names to beings, objects, people, places, etc. You own names give a name to a certain person, such as Catarina, Luiza, Heitor, João. They can also name places like states, cities, neighborhoods, countries, rivers, forests. See some examples:

• Amazon rainforest

• Pernambuco

• Sao Paulo

• Brazil

• Florianopolis

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It is important to remember that the own names are always written with the capital letter.

Let's look at the following phrases with proper names:

• my dog ​​is called Spike.

• I went for a walk in the city of Sao Paulo on past vacations.

• my sister is called Luiza.

• At ForestAmazon, there are still a lot of indigenous villages.

You common names they are the words that give names to fruits, objects, animals, etc. For example: window, cell phone, glass, car, apple.

Let's look at the following phrases with common names:

• my sister likes to eat Apple.

• O cell from my mom spoiled last night.

• I dropped the glass of juice in the dining room.

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Activities

1) In the box below, write what is required.

A white fruit that has no seeds.	Brazil Flag Circle Color
The country that won the World Cup in 1994	Folklore character who has only one leg
Object used to open bottles	Largest state in Brazil
King of the jungle	Watermelon rind color

2) If we could divide the names in the previous chart into two different groups, which ones would they be?

The) Group 1 - __________________________________

B) Group 2 - __________________________________

ç) Write two names that you would put in group 1.

_____________________________________________________________

d) Write two names that you would put in group 2.

____________________________________________________________

Answers

1)

A white fruit that has no seeds.	banana	Brazil Flag Circle Color	blue
The country that won the World Cup in 1994	Brazil	Folklore character who has only one leg	I sat down
Object used to open bottles	opener	Largest state in Brazil	For
King of the jungle	Lion	Watermelon rind color	green

2)

The) Own names

B) common names

ç) Brazil, Saci

d) lion, green