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Common Noun and

Proper Noun Exercises

Nouns are basically classified as common

nouns and proper nouns. Learning to identify
proper nouns and common nouns might be one
of the first steps when learning English
grammar. To help you with this, this article
provides you with some practice exercises on
proper nouns and common nouns.

Common and Proper Nouns

Exercises with Answers
Are you sure what a common noun and a
proper noun are? Why not check if you know
them well? Try out the following exercises to find
out.

Exercise 1: Identify the type of noun

Read the following sentences and identify the
common or proper nouns in them.

1. I gave my book to Riya to read.

2. The Taj Mahal in India is very beautiful.

3. Red Riding Hood met the fox in the forest.

4. Mr Tony Stark walks his dog everyday.

5. The boy ran to his mother.

6. The flat was in the middle of Lenin Street.

7. The reporter went to Noida to collect news.

8. This milk tastes sour.

9. Rose is a beautiful girl.

10. I have read the novel by Emily Bronte.

11. King Arthur was a noble king.

12. The author wrote a crime novel.

13. The captain steered the ship from hitting

the iceberg.

14. The old judge passed a unique judgement.

15. The Milky Way is a big galaxy.

16. The Indian Express is the newspaper I read

regularly.

17. Sheldon Cooper is an intelligent physicist.

18. The Ganga is an important river of India.

19. J.K Rowling wrote the famous novels on

Harry Potter.

20. My uncle works in the Reserve Bank of

India.

Answers –

1. Book – Common noun, Riya – Proper noun

2. Taj Mahal, India – Proper nouns

3. Red Riding Hood – Proper noun; fox, forest

– Common nouns

4. Mr Tony Stark – Proper noun; dog –

Common noun

5. Boy, mother – Common nouns

6. Flat – Common noun; Lenin Street – Proper

noun

7. Reporter, news – Common nouns; Noida –

Proper noun

8. Milk – Common noun

9. Rose – Proper noun; Girl – Common noun

10. Novel – Common noun; Emily Bronte –

Proper noun

11. King Arthur – Proper noun; king – Common

noun

12. Author, novel – Common nouns

13. Captain, ship, iceberg – Common nouns

14. Judge, judgement – Common nouns

15. Milky Way – Proper noun; galaxy –

Common noun

16. The Indian Express – Proper noun;

newspaper – Common noun

17. Sheldon Cooper – Pronoun noun; physicist

– Common noun

18. Ganga, India – Proper nouns; river –

Common noun

19. J.K Rowling, Harry Potter – Proper nouns;

book – Common noun

20. Uncle – Common noun; Reserve Bank of

India – Proper noun

Exercise 2: Categorise the Nouns

Given below are some nouns which you have to
categorise as common nouns and proper
nouns.

new budapes
orleans king key lake t

great
white teac gwe united
shark lotus her n nations

fore mot
titanic sailor st her sun

mac duc steve

jupiter beth tiger hess rogers

Answers –

Common Noun Proper Noun

king New Orleans

key Gwen

lake Great White Shark

lotus Budapest

teacher United Nations

sailor Titanic

forest Sun

mother Jupiter

tiger Macbeth

duchess Steve Rogers

Frequently Asked Questions on

Common Noun and Proper Noun
Exercises

Q1 What is a common noun?

Common nouns refer to those nouns that

don’t refer to particular people, things,
places or animals. For example, “The man
goes to the office.” Here, ‘man’ and ‘office’
are common nouns.

Q2 What is a proper noun?

A proper noun refers to the

particular/specific names of places,
animals, places or things. For example, “The
Eiffel Tower is in Paris.” Here, ‘Eiffel Tower’
and ‘Paris’ are names of particular places.

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