Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 137 · 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) Ganga (b) Holi (c) kite (d) Pune
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) teacher (c) mango (d) boy
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Ganga (c) Japan (d) Delhi
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Ganga (c) Kolkata (d) festival
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) Yamuna (c) January (d) school
6. 6.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) train (c) June (d) Kolkata
7. 7.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) city (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) Onam (c) city (d) June
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) city (d) country
10. 10.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Mumbai (c) Kaveri (d) elephant
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) book (c) girl (d) Narmada
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) city (d) country
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) June (d) mango
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) country (b) month (c) festival (d) city
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Diwali (c) teacher (d) ball
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) city (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) elephant (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) Aditya (d) mango
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Lucknow (b) ball (c) book (d) month
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Onam (b) garden (c) boy (d) book
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Delhi (c) Nepal (d) month
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) elephant (c) Pongal (d) boy
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) train (c) ball (d) March
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) country (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) teacher (b) Kenya (c) Sunday (d) Holi
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) girl (c) Nepal (d) Mumbai
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) river (d) festival
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) river (d) festival
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Jaipur (c) Diwali (d) ball
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Meera (b) river (c) month (d) kite
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) day
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) city (c) pencil (d) Yash
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Monday (b) Mumbai (c) boy (d) Sunday
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) month (c) train (d) Aarav
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) boy (c) train (d) Friday
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) day (b) country (c) river (d) month
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) January (b) train (c) pencil (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) garden (c) month (d) boy
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) garden (b) Monday (c) Jaipur (d) Friday

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