Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 205 · 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) Aditya (b) city (c) river (d) pencil
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Delhi (b) city (c) June (d) Kaveri
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) book (b) Godavari (c) kite (d) mango
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) March (c) kite (d) boy
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) kite (c) festival (d) Farhan
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) Mumbai (c) city (d) festival
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Eid (b) city (c) boy (d) ball
8. 8.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) January (c) mango (d) Diwali
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) Diwali (c) kite (d) Yamuna
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) ball (d) Meera
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) teacher (d) Holi
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) kite (b) school (c) Nepal (d) ball
13. 13.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Onam (d) teacher
14. 14.Fill the gap with a common noun: Monday is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) day
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) pencil (c) school (d) Aarav
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Japan (b) book (c) train (d) city
17. 17.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) day (d) festival
18. 18.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) city (d) festival
19. 19.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) Nepal (c) Delhi (d) train
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) book (c) city (d) Chennai
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) mango (c) teacher (d) Monday
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Lucknow is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Dev (b) book (c) month (d) school
24. 24.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) festival (d) river
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Japan (c) Chennai (d) garden
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Monday (c) Friday (d) month
27. 27.Which word is a common noun? (a) pencil (b) Ganga (c) Pune (d) Jaipur
28. 28.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) book (c) boy (d) Pongal
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) kite (c) teacher (d) Karan
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) school (c) boy (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Fill the gap with a common noun: Japan is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) day (d) country
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) day (c) festival (d) city
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) month (c) girl (d) Ganga
34. 34.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) Ishaan (d) elephant
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Delhi is a ___. (a) river (b) country (c) day (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) festival (c) Aisha (d) kite
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) Godavari (c) boy (d) Pune
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) country (d) festival
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) March (b) elephant (c) Onam (d) Sunday
40. 40.Which word is a common noun? (a) book (b) Pune (c) Eid (d) Diwali

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