Common Noun and Proper Noun

The common noun and proper noun are the two different types of nouns in the part of speech. Both nouns are used to represent nouns in different ways.

Here we learn about the differences between common nouns and proper nouns.

Difference between Common and Proper Nouns

Common Noun	Proper Noun
1. A common noun is the general name of any person, place, thing, object, or idea.	1. The proper noun is a noun that is used to determine a specific person, place, thing, object, or idea.
2. The common noun is a noun that comes either at the beginning or anywhere in the sentence.	2. The proper noun is a noun that comes either at the beginning or anywhere in the sentence.
3. The common noun does not begin with capital letters. It can only begin with a capital letter when it begins the sentence.	3. The proper noun always begins with capital letters.
Example: The delivery boy delivers the parcel to the destination on time.	Example: The Pizza delivery boy delivers the pizza to the destination on time.

Examples of Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

1. Common Noun: This man is an Olympic gold medalist.
   Proper Noun: Usain Bolt is an Olympic gold medalist.
2. C.N: This place is a nice visiting city to enjoy.
   P.N: Florida is one of the nice visiting cities to enjoy.
3. C.N: Pass me that book.
   P.N: Pass me the Autobiography of Martin Luther King 2.
4. C.N: He has spread perfume in the entire house.
   P.N: He has spread the Fogg deodorant in the entire house.
5. C.N: Jonathan is coming from that place by taking the evening’s flight.
   P.N: Jonathan is coming from Tokyo by taking the evening’s flight.
6. C.N: She was born this month.
   P.N: She was born in January.
7. C.N: This day is a day of lovebirds.
   P.N: Valentine’s day is a day of lovebirds.
8. C.N: These plywoods are considered the best plywoods.
   P.N: The Greenply plywoods are considered the best plywoods.
9. C.N: This city is suffering from power failure.
   P.N: New York City is suffering from power failure.
10. C.N: This guy is coming with us to mountain trekking.
    P.N: Andrew is coming with us to mountain trekking.

more examples of a common and proper noun

List of Common Noun and Proper Noun

No.	Common Noun	Proper Noun
1	President	Abraham Lincoln
2	State	Alaska
3	Ecommerce	Amazon
4	Country	America
5	Fruits	Apple
6	Continent	Asia
7	Car	Audi
8	Toy	Barbie
9	Herbs	Basil
10	Color	Black
11	Dog	Bulldog
12	Food	Burger
13	Cat	Buttons
14	School	Cambridge University
15	Camera	Canon
16	Park	Central Park Zoo
17	Festival	Christmas
18	Drink	Co-cola
19	Animals	Cow
20	Sports	Cricket
21	Student	David
22	Currency	Doller
23	Tower	Eiffel Towet
24	Building	Empire State
25	Language	English
26	App	Facebook
27	Search Engine	Google
28	Book	Grammar
29	Lady	Helen
30	Printer	HP
31	Movie	Iron Man
32	Month	January
33	Singer	Justin Bieber
34	Cosmetic	Kylie
35	Laptop	Mac book
36	Planet	Mars
37	Mountain	Mount Everest
38	Holiday	New Year Day
39	News Paper	New York Times
40	River	Nile
41	Biscuit	Oreo
42	University	Oxford
43	Ocean	Pacific ocean
44	Bulb	Philips
45	Software	Photoshop
46	Tree	Pine
47	Fruit	Pineapple
48	Season	Rainy
49	Author	Robert
50	Flower	Rose
51	Television	Samsung
52	Tools	Screwdriver
53	Chocolate	Snickers
54	Week	Sunday
55	Company	Tesla
56	Ship	Titanic
57	City	Tokyo
58	Vegetables	Tomato
59	Fish	Tuna
60	Website	Wikipedia