proper and common
nouns
proper noun
a specific name for a person, place, or thing.
Common noun
People: boy, teacher, doctor, friend, neighbor
Places: city, school, restaurant, park, beach
Things: car, book, computer, table, phone
Ideas: happiness, love, truth, time, freedom
,1. Identify the proper (P) and common nouns (C) in the
following sentences.
1. Rohan (P), match (C).
2. lady (C), market (C).
3. Students (C), Sports' Day (P).
4. Flamingos (C), Navi Mumbai (P), Maharashtra (P).
5. Cow (C), animal (C), Hindu Religion (P).
6. Eiffel Tower (P), monument (C).
7. Bob (P), builder (C), building construction (C).
8. Gandhinagar (P), capital city (C), Gujarat (P).
9. Mount Everest (P), mountain (C).
10. Cinderella (P), girls (C).
11. India (P)
12. Sunita (P), Sister (C)
13. Boys (C), football team (C)
14. Children (C), November (P)
15. Pacific (P), ocean (C)
,1. Identify the proper (P) and common nouns (C) in the
following sentences.
1. Rohan won the match.
2. I met a lady in a market.
3. All the students actively participated in Sports' Day.
4. Flamingos are the main attraction of Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
5. The cow is a sacred animal in the Hindu Religion.
6. The Eiffel Tower is a famous monument.
7. Bob the builder took care of the building construction.
8. Gandhinagar is the capital city of Gujarat.
9. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain.
10. Cinderella is famous among young girls.
11. I live in India.
12. Sunita is my sister.
13. All the boys have joined the football team.
14. Children's Day is celebrated on 14th November.
15. The Pacific ocean is very vast.
, B. Pick out the common noun from the given
sentence.
1. We cannot live without water.
2. Mankind should love nature.
3. My brother is a chef.
4. I always wash my plates after eating my meal.
5. We should always take care of our siblings.
6. The boy threw the ball.
7. The doctor cured the patient.
8. The family of the village head was welcomed
with great honour.
9. The storm blew off the roofs of people's homes.
10. Artificial Intelligence is a great asset to
mankind.
nouns
proper noun
a specific name for a person, place, or thing.
Common noun
People: boy, teacher, doctor, friend, neighbor
Places: city, school, restaurant, park, beach
Things: car, book, computer, table, phone
Ideas: happiness, love, truth, time, freedom
,1. Identify the proper (P) and common nouns (C) in the
following sentences.
1. Rohan (P), match (C).
2. lady (C), market (C).
3. Students (C), Sports' Day (P).
4. Flamingos (C), Navi Mumbai (P), Maharashtra (P).
5. Cow (C), animal (C), Hindu Religion (P).
6. Eiffel Tower (P), monument (C).
7. Bob (P), builder (C), building construction (C).
8. Gandhinagar (P), capital city (C), Gujarat (P).
9. Mount Everest (P), mountain (C).
10. Cinderella (P), girls (C).
11. India (P)
12. Sunita (P), Sister (C)
13. Boys (C), football team (C)
14. Children (C), November (P)
15. Pacific (P), ocean (C)
,1. Identify the proper (P) and common nouns (C) in the
following sentences.
1. Rohan won the match.
2. I met a lady in a market.
3. All the students actively participated in Sports' Day.
4. Flamingos are the main attraction of Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
5. The cow is a sacred animal in the Hindu Religion.
6. The Eiffel Tower is a famous monument.
7. Bob the builder took care of the building construction.
8. Gandhinagar is the capital city of Gujarat.
9. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain.
10. Cinderella is famous among young girls.
11. I live in India.
12. Sunita is my sister.
13. All the boys have joined the football team.
14. Children's Day is celebrated on 14th November.
15. The Pacific ocean is very vast.
, B. Pick out the common noun from the given
sentence.
1. We cannot live without water.
2. Mankind should love nature.
3. My brother is a chef.
4. I always wash my plates after eating my meal.
5. We should always take care of our siblings.
6. The boy threw the ball.
7. The doctor cured the patient.
8. The family of the village head was welcomed
with great honour.
9. The storm blew off the roofs of people's homes.
10. Artificial Intelligence is a great asset to
mankind.
