SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR 4

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
a. Recognize the difference between common and proper noun
b. Use capital letters properly
c. Appreciate the use of common and proper nouns in our daily lives

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Common noun and Proper noun
B. Reference: Grammar essentials 4 (Conche) p. 1-4
C. Materials: visual aids, worksheets
D. Values: appreciation and understanding

III. PROCEDURE
A. Preparation
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Checking of attendance
4. Classroom rules

B. Motivation
Now, I have here a table with 5 columns. (persons, places, animals,
things and ideas/events) beside the table are list of words.
May I ask for volunteers to help me fill out this table?

PERSONS PLACES ANIMALS THINGS IDEAS/EVENTS

baby Quezon City frog book holiday
Ms. Luna park Philippine eagle cellphone Christmas
mother Philippines dog shoes New Year
Anna Palawan rabbit Samsung party
doctor town lizard pencil Labor Day

C. Presentation/Discussion
Noun
Take a look at the table. Any idea of what noun means?

There are many kinds of nouns, but today, let’s focus on the first two kinds
of nouns. Proper nouns and Common nouns.
 Let’s define Proper Nouns. Everybody read.
- Proper nouns are the specific names of persons, places, animals,
things, and ideas/events. They begin with capital letters.
Examples: Andrew, Japan, Christmas

How about common nouns? Kindy read.

- Common nouns are the general names of persons, places, animals,

things and ideas/events. They are written in small letters.
Examples: toothpaste, cat, watch

For our next activity, I have here another table, but this time it has only 2
columns (Proper nouns and Common Nouns). Going back to our first
table, classify all the words if it is a proper noun or a common noun.
Any volunteers?

PROPER NOUNS COMMON NOUNS

baby lizard Ms. Luna
mother book Anna
doctor cellphone Quezon City
park pencil Philippines
town party Palawan
frog rabbit Philippine eagle
dog holiday Samsung
shoes Christmas
holiday New Year
Labor Day

D. Generalization
- What is noun again class?
- What are the two kinds of nouns we discussed today?
- What is a proper noun?
- How about common noun?
- Proper nouns always begin with __?

IV. ASSESSMENT

Make It Proper!

On the left is a list of common nouns. On the right, you need to write a proper noun that goes
along with the common noun on the left.

1. boy

2. planet
3. holiday

4. city

5. month

6. teacher

7. movie

8. flower

9. country

10. cellphone

IV. ASSIGNMENT

Box the common nouns and encircle the proper nouns in the sentences.

1. My dad and I went to Palawan.

2. We boarded Phoenix Airlines early in the morning.
3. We arrived in Puerto Princesa at eight o’clock in the morning.
4. Jeffrey Reyes, the tour guide, immediately took us to our hotel for a rest.
5. He toured us around the island.
SEMI-DETAILED LESSON
PLAN IN ENGLISH
GRAMMAR 4

Prepared by:
Josephine T. Guamos