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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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Common Noun and

Nouns are basically classified as common

Common and Proper Nouns

Exercise 1: Identify the type of noun

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

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

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

20. My uncle works in the Reserve Bank of

1. Book – Common noun, Riya – Proper noun

2. Taj Mahal, India – Proper nouns

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

4. Mr Tony Stark – Proper noun; dog –

5. Boy, mother – Common nouns

6. Flat – Common noun; Lenin Street – Proper

7. Reporter, news – Common nouns; Noida –

8. Milk – Common noun

9. Rose – Proper noun; Girl – Common noun

10. Novel – Common noun; Emily Bronte –

11. King Arthur – Proper noun; king – Common

12. Author, novel – Common nouns

13. Captain, ship, iceberg – Common nouns

14. Judge, judgement – Common nouns

15. Milky Way – Proper noun; galaxy –

16. The Indian Express – Proper noun;

17. Sheldon Cooper – Pronoun noun; physicist

18. Ganga, India – Proper nouns; river –

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

20. Uncle – Common noun; Reserve Bank of

Exercise 2: Categorise the Nouns

mac duc steve

Common Noun Proper Noun

king New Orleans

lake Great White Shark

teacher United Nations

duchess Steve Rogers

Frequently Asked Questions on

Q1 What is a common noun?

Common nouns refer to those nouns that

Q2 What is a proper noun?