Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 152 · 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 proper noun (a special name)? (a) Ganga (b) festival (c) month (d) river
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
3. 3.Which word is a common noun? (a) Ganga (b) river (c) Lucknow (d) Holi
4. 4.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) boy (b) Godavari (c) Eid (d) Onam
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) country (d) river
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) train (c) school (d) Onam
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) day (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kaveri (b) Narmada (c) kite (d) Nepal
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) festival
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) kite (c) June (d) pencil
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) garden (c) Holi (d) Sunday
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) Lucknow (d) Kenya
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) June (c) elephant (d) Narmada
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) school (b) Ganga (c) Delhi (d) Chennai
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) Dev (d) teacher
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) country
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) festival (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) month (d) day
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Jaipur (b) festival (c) school (d) garden
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) Mumbai (c) ball (d) teacher
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Delhi (b) month (c) mango (d) garden
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Kolkata (c) Godavari (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Diwali (b) Nepal (c) Chennai (d) month
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) country (d) city
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) Chennai (b) Pune (c) October (d) teacher
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) festival (c) Nepal (d) train
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) garden (c) ball (d) Monday
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Rohan (c) girl (d) ball
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Holi (c) garden (d) kite
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Narmada (b) mango (c) festival (d) month
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
35. 35.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Kaveri (c) June (d) Pune
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Myra (c) river (d) book
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Yamuna (c) garden (d) girl
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) river (b) city (c) month (d) country
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Eid (c) Yamuna (d) Godavari

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