Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 219 · 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.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kolkata is a ___. (a) day (b) river (c) festival (d) city
2. 2.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) country (d) river
3. 3.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Pune (d) boy
4. 4.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Narmada (c) boy (d) elephant
5. 5.Fill the gap with a common noun: Chennai is a ___. (a) city (b) festival (c) river (d) day
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) kite (c) girl (d) Yash
7. 7.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) teacher (c) Friday (d) mango
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
9. 9.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) garden (c) river (d) Dev
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) garden (d) Diwali
11. 11.Which word is a common noun? (a) festival (b) Pune (c) March (d) Friday
12. 12.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) kite (c) city (d) Nepal
13. 13.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) elephant (d) Onam
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) girl (b) India (c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur
15. 15.Which word is a common noun? (a) Mumbai (b) school (c) Holi (d) Pongal
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) train (c) school (d) Lucknow
17. 17.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) pencil (c) Vivaan (d) kite
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) city (c) Japan (d) Chennai
19. 19.Fill the gap with a common noun: Onam is a ___. (a) day (b) month (c) festival (d) country
20. 20.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) month (c) train (d) Jaipur
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) Omkar (c) pencil (d) river
22. 22.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) country (d) festival
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) ball (b) Holi (c) Mumbai (d) India
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) river (b) Pooja (c) boy (d) city
25. 25.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) month (c) Sunday (d) Lucknow
26. 26.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kolkata (b) Pune (c) India (d) train
27. 27.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kaveri is a ___. (a) festival (b) river (c) month (d) day
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) festival (b) country (c) city (d) month
29. 29.Fill the gap with a common noun: Narmada is a ___. (a) month (b) day (c) river (d) country
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Pune (c) teacher (d) Kaveri
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) elephant (b) ball (c) Kaveri (d) school
32. 32.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) pencil (c) garden (d) Riya
33. 33.Fill the gap with a common noun: India is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) country (d) day
34. 34.Fill the gap with a common noun: March is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) country (d) month
35. 35.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) river (b) festival (c) month (d) city
36. 36.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pongal (b) garden (c) Pune (d) Kaveri
37. 37.Which word is a common noun? (a) Holi (b) Jaipur (c) mango (d) Yamuna
38. 38.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) river (c) Rahul (d) teacher
39. 39.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) train (c) India (d) river
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) girl (b) Holi (c) kite (d) month

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