Grammar & Punctuation Nouns Key Stage 1 Q1  There are two kinds of nouns – common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns are the names of things you can see and touch, like book, car or horse. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter and are the names of special things like people or places. Names like Thomas, England or Jane. 1. Which is a proper noun in this sentence? We went to London last week with our horse and our case. Week Horse Case London