Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 100 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Special name, capital letter): A common noun is a general word for any person, place, animal or thing: girl, river, mango, festival. A proper noun is the special name of one person, place, river, day, month or festival: Riya, Ganga, Monday, Diwali. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter; common nouns do not (unless they begin a sentence).

1. 1.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) Diwali (c) Lucknow (d) Kaveri
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) June (b) teacher (c) train (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Chennai (c) Nepal (d) elephant
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) ball (c) mango (d) Pune
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Kaveri (c) India (d) Delhi
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) book (c) garden (d) boy
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) garden (c) kite (d) month
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) day (d) month
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) city (d) Riya
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) Friday (c) book (d) October
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) school (c) festival (d) Monday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) month (c) Japan (d) Ganga
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) March (b) festival (c) kite (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) book (c) boy (d) elephant
16. 16.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) city (c) Sunday (d) Mumbai
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) mango (c) river (d) Mumbai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Pongal (c) school (d) Onam
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kaveri (b) festival (c) city (d) ball
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) January (c) kite (d) ball
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) garden (c) boy (d) Ishaan
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) Kenya (d) festival
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) month (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Tara (b) girl (c) festival (d) mango
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) month (c) festival (d) Kunal
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) city (c) school (d) Eid
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) river
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) city (c) ball (d) Jaipur
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) day (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) Friday (d) ball
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) boy (c) Japan (d) Diwali
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) river (c) city (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) day
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) month (d) festival

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