Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 132 · 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) Kolkata (c) January (d) Delhi
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Jaipur (b) Ganga (c) mango (d) Delhi
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) city (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Japan (c) Narmada (d) book
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) day
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) month (d) day
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) Eid
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) boy (d) June
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) teacher (c) school (d) Sunday
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) river (c) boy (d) Rohan
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) month
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) ball (c) Sunday (d) Diwali
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) country
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) Chennai (d) train
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) boy (c) ball (d) Aisha
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) elephant
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pongal (c) month (d) Japan
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Delhi (c) Ganga (d) teacher
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Sunday (c) Jaipur (d) kite
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) day (d) river
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) Delhi (c) river (d) Mumbai
22. 22.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) January (c) garden (d) Pune
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) teacher (c) pencil (d) Nepal
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) country
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Onam (c) Kaveri (d) city
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Nepal (b) elephant (c) Japan (d) Pongal
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: January is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) festival (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) girl (c) Pongal (d) river
30. 30.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) festival (d) country
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) city (d) river
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Diwali (c) month (d) book
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Kolkata (c) book (d) festival
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) festival (c) garden (d) school
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) river (d) month
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) month
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Arjun (c) kite (d) girl
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) month (c) Myra (d) city
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) city (d) day

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