In English, there are two types of nouns: common and proper. Common nouns refer to general things (like “cat” or “tree”), while proper nouns name specific people, places, or things (like “Mr. Johnson” or “France”). Here are 20 common and proper nouns examples to help you better understand the difference.
20 Common Noun and Proper Noun Examples
- Common noun: cat || Proper noun: Garfield
- Common noun: mountain || Proper noun: Everest
- Common noun: book || Proper noun: The Cat in the Hat
- Common noun: river || Proper noun: Nile
- Common noun: street || Proper noun: Elm Street
- Common noun: country || Proper noun: USA
- Common noun: company || Proper noun: Google
- Common noun: school || Proper noun: Harvard
- Common noun: team || Proper noun: Yankees
- Common noun: city || Proper noun: London
- Common noun: animal || Proper noun: Lassie(dog.
- Common noun– teacher || Proper noun– Mrs. Kravitz
- Common noun– president || Proper noun– Barack Obama
- Common noun– car || Proper noun– Ferrari
- Common noun– cup || Proper noun– coffee cup
- Common noun: computer || Proper noun: Macintosh
- Common noun: table || Proper noun: conference table
- Common noun: spoon || Proper noun: tablespoon
- Common noun: month || Proper noun: October
- Common noun: year || Proper noun: 1965
20 Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
List of Common Noun
- Leg
- Tree
- State
- Tea
- Drink
- Bisquit
- Foot
- Laptop
- Sock
- Website
- Woman
- School
- Weed
- Cat
- Building
- Man
- Car
- Castle
- Planet
- Mouse
- Ocean
- Mountain
List of Proper Noun
- Argentina
- Jim
- Central Park Zoo
- Dolli Crown
- Germany
- Oreo
- Morgan
- New York
- Mercedes
- Titanic
- Sydney
- The President
- Atlantic Ocean
- Tom
- Tuesday
- Agatha Christie
- Pepsi-Cola
- September
- April
- Russian
- Simon
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