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How proper! Proper nouns are different from regular nouns -- they’re things like names, cities, businesses, titles, and more. Proper nouns get special recognition in sentences, usually in the form of a capital letter at the beginning. But how do you know what’s a proper noun and what isn’t? Learn about how to write the names of proper nouns in sentences and paragraphs with our worksheets, games, and more.

What’s something special you can do for one-of-a-kind nouns? Well, in sentences, you make them extra special by capitalizing them! They’re called proper nouns, and they get special treatment because they are unique. Learning proper nouns means capitalizing specific people, places, and things, like Hermione Granger, Tibet, and Oreos. (Yum!)

You don’t need to look any further to get proper nouns help! Our proper noun resources give your child a chance to underline, fill in the blanks, think up words within a category, or write a short story. Most kids learn proper nouns in the third grade. But teaching proper nouns can challenge younger kids too.

Need more proper noun help? It might be useful to review our resources on common nouns as well.