Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 199 · 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) girl (b) school (c) train (d) Karan
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) river (c) country (d) festival
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) pencil (d) Monday
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) June (d) mango
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) book (c) Delhi (d) boy
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) river (c) boy (d) India
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diya (b) mango (c) train (d) river
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Godavari (c) Jaipur (d) kite
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) city (d) month
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) country (d) river
12. 12.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) festival (d) river
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Nepal (b) garden (c) boy (d) festival
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Holi (b) school (c) ball (d) month
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Godavari (b) January (c) Chennai (d) pencil
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) festival (c) school (d) Ishaan
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) country
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) month (c) river (d) Meera
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) river (d) city
21. 21.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) Kolkata (d) train
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) month (d) day
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) school
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) train (d) Narmada
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) Sunday (c) Japan (d) river
28. 28.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) mango (c) Ganga (d) Lucknow
29. 29.Which word is a common noun? (a) October (b) Jaipur (c) India (d) boy
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) Pongal (d) mango
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
32. 32.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Jaipur (c) Nepal (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Pune (c) Nepal (d) elephant
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) river
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) girl (c) book (d) Kavya
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) pencil (c) Pune (d) festival
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Kenya (c) train (d) school
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) river (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) elephant (c) boy (d) Ganga
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) Aditya (c) book (d) month

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