Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 108 · 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) book (b) Delhi (c) Lucknow (d) Mumbai
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Farhan (c) book (d) train
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) day (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Eid (c) ball (d) Kolkata
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) ball (c) month (d) city
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) month (b) Mumbai (c) Ganga (d) June
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Kolkata (c) India (d) Holi
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) city
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) country
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) river
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Arjun (b) month (c) pencil (d) ball
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) month
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) Diwali (d) train
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) river (c) Japan (d) Friday
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) kite (d) Meera
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) city (d) Delhi
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Kenya (c) Onam (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) Ananya (d) city
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) festival (d) day
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) March (c) Diwali (d) train
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) teacher (c) Yamuna (d) Jaipur
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Tara (c) garden (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Eid (c) Kaveri (d) boy
25. 25.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) festival (d) country
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Sunday (c) Onam (d) festival
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) city
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) city (d) January
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Eid (c) book (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) ball (c) girl (d) Chennai
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) book (d) Kaveri
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) June (c) Eid (d) school
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Friday (b) girl (c) October (d) Japan
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) river
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) garden (c) kite (d) Sneha
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) month

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