Common and Proper Noun Worksheet

English grammar lesson 1: Common and proper nouns · Set 220 · 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) school (b) pencil (c) kite (d) Omkar
2. 2.Which word is a common noun? (a) Japan (b) October (c) teacher (d) Yamuna
3. 3.Fill the gap with a common noun: Friday is a ___. (a) month (b) country (c) day (d) river
4. 4.Which word is a common noun? (a) January (b) Jaipur (c) pencil (d) Chennai
5. 5.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Mumbai (b) elephant (c) book (d) festival
6. 6.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) India (b) ball (c) kite (d) train
7. 7.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) ball (c) Kolkata (d) Narmada
8. 8.Fill the gap with a common noun: Eid is a ___. (a) city (b) country (c) day (d) festival
9. 9.Fill the gap with a common noun: Yamuna is a ___. (a) festival (b) city (c) month (d) river
10. 10.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Aarav (b) kite (c) boy (d) teacher
11. 11.Fill the gap with a common noun: Diwali is a ___. (a) river (b) month (c) city (d) festival
12. 12.Which word is a common noun? (a) Narmada (b) river (c) Diwali (d) Godavari
13. 13.Fill the gap with a common noun: Jaipur is a ___. (a) day (b) city (c) festival (d) month
14. 14.Which word is a common noun? (a) Kenya (b) Monday (c) elephant (d) June
15. 15.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) garden (c) teacher (d) Diwali
16. 16.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) month (b) Yamuna (c) elephant (d) teacher
17. 17.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) June (c) garden (d) Chennai
18. 18.Which word is a common noun? (a) Onam (b) Sunday (c) Kenya (d) girl
19. 19.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) Isha (b) train (c) river (d) month
20. 20.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pune is a ___. (a) city (b) month (c) river (d) country
21. 21.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) mango (c) pencil (d) Ira
22. 22.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) ball (b) girl (c) June (d) kite
23. 23.Which word is a common noun? (a) Yamuna (b) Monday (c) India (d) school
24. 24.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) garden (b) Pooja (c) mango (d) train
25. 25.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) school (b) month (c) river (d) Godavari
26. 26.Fill the gap with a common noun: Pongal is a ___. (a) festival (b) day (c) city (d) country
27. 27.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) festival (c) teacher (d) Tara
28. 28.Fill the gap with a common noun: Ganga is a ___. (a) country (b) festival (c) day (d) river
29. 29.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) train (b) Lucknow (c) girl (d) river
30. 30.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Godavari (c) month (d) Lucknow
31. 31.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) city (b) boy (c) Vivaan (d) river
32. 32.Fill the gap with a common noun: Nepal is a ___. (a) month (b) city (c) river (d) country
33. 33.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) Monday (c) ball (d) river
34. 34.Which word is a common noun? (a) Lucknow (b) Monday (c) India (d) kite
35. 35.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) October (b) festival (c) month (d) girl
36. 36.Fill the gap with a common noun: Kenya is a ___. (a) city (b) day (c) month (d) country
37. 37.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) festival (b) month (c) book (d) Friday
38. 38.Fill the gap with a common noun: Holi is a ___. (a) month (b) festival (c) river (d) city
39. 39.Which word is a common noun? (a) Pune (b) Mumbai (c) festival (d) Kaveri
40. 40.Which word is a proper noun (a special name)? (a) boy (b) kite (c) Aditya (d) river

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