Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 211 · 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) pencil (b) girl (c) school (d) Omkar
2. 2.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Chennai (c) school (d) pencil
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) mango (b) Friday (c) kite (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) train (d) Kenya
5. 5.Which word is a common noun? (a) train (b) Yamuna (c) Monday (d) Kolkata
6. 6.Fill the gap with a common noun: June is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) day (d) city
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) girl (c) kite (d) Dev
8. 8.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) river (c) India (d) city
9. 9.Which word is a common noun? (a) June (b) pencil (c) Yamuna (d) Delhi
10. 10.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) month (d) city
11. 11.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) month (d) Godavari
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Sunday (b) January (c) Kolkata (d) mango
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) country (b) city (c) festival (d) river
14. 14.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Lucknow (c) river (d) pencil
15. 15.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) country (d) festival
16. 16.Fill the gap with a common noun: October is a ___. (a) month (b) river (c) country (d) festival
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Eid (b) January (c) India (d) book
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) month (c) Godavari (d) Pongal
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) Sunday (c) elephant (d) kite
20. 20.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Kaveri (c) Delhi (d) school
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) festival (c) Kunal (d) elephant
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) month (d) river
23. 23.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) festival (c) ball (d) Pune
24. 24.Which word is a common noun? (a) India (b) Kenya (c) Japan (d) girl
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Kolkata (b) city (c) school (d) festival
26. 26.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) teacher (b) boy (c) mango (d) March
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) ball (c) Aarav (d) river
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Sunday is a ___. (a) day (b) festival (c) month (d) city
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Diwali (b) book (c) garden (d) school
30. 30.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) Meera (d) city
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aditya (b) kite (c) city (d) ball
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Vivaan (b) ball (c) book (d) mango
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: Godavari is a ___. (a) festival (b) month (c) river (d) country
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) city (b) Jaipur (c) Pune (d) Diwali
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Mumbai is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) river
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) day (d) river
37. 37.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) month (d) festival
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) country (d) month
39. 39.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) river (b) day (c) city (d) festival
40. 40.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) river (d) day

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